I have been very limited with my time detecting lately as my wife had a mini stroke 3 weeks ago, fortunately no physical lasting symptoms but definitely left her with some anxiety and stress. She is with me 24/7 at the moment while she gets some confidence back and although it is a bit hard to get out she will happily sit in the car reading a book while a get an hour in here and there. Today she decided that she would like to get out on her own and try some retail therapy as long as I wasn’t too far away. Well just so happens there was a park only 5 minutes from where she was and given that my detectors are always in my car it meant that we would both have a bit of time out. The first 10 mins was spent wandering around a bit aimlessly worrying like hell if she was ok but then the detector started to give of a few nice high tones and the coins started to flow as I also started to relax. My first few coins were the cursed brown buggers (Australian 1 & 2 cent pieces) before the goldies started to flow (Australian 1 & 2 dollar coins). I was keen for some old coins and relics and eventually I popped out a couple of kangaroo pennies from the same hole and about a meter away I got a solid 12:45 that turned out to be a pretty chunky silver necklace. I kept at it and scored plenty more goodies including a very bent rising sun badge that took some straightening and an 1891 – 92 South Australian dog tag that was pretty deep. Well after about an hour I was starting to get a bit concerned but then my phone rang and to my surprise she wanted another half an hour so with a feeling of relief and happy that she was coping well I kept at it for another half an hour. My end total was $28 which was great and I had some old stuff to top it off.Anyway happy hunting all and keep swinging you just never know what’s coming next.
Hour & A Half Of Therapy Detecting
18 Monday Aug 2014
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Marty said:
Way to go Mark , Marty
Mark said:
WOW! some awesome finds! i don’t suppose you will give up the area of the find, but can you at least say if it was country or beachside? i do a lot of detecting around the beaches and find some cool stuff but am thinking about doing a country trip. Are there any dramas detecting in a public park (i live in Sydney and generally the rangers dont like it)
coinrelicdownunder said:
I dont have many dramas as I often hunt on private proerty with permission. parks are always an interesting place as some days it is not a problem and then other days it depends who is around. Best to go early before too many people get out and about.
Danny marsh said:
Hey mate, great work on the detecting!! I’m in Adelaide if you fancy teaming up on day.
Cheers
Danny
coinrelicdownunder said:
Hi Danny I usually dont have much time to catch up for hunts these days and I am usually testing coils and detectors so it is often a no go. Good luck and happy hunting
Deb Usmar said:
Wow, I just bought a very inexpensive no name discrimination detector, I have only been out a couple of times, I found a buckle the same as the 2nd one in from the left on the 2nd row – what do you suppose that is from ?
Alice Dent said:
I have a dog tag, different from the one shown. Don’t know anything about it but was fascinated with it. It is predecimal, an oval shape and has the rising sun at the top. July 1st 1898-June 30th 1899 district number 230, registered number 4. It is in fairly good condition & we are able to identify the symbols in the shield that make up the coat of arms. Seeing the kangaroo & emu looking away from the shield was interesting. Are you familiar with the history of the tags or just lucky to have found some? I tried to research the coat of arms & decided it was closest to the SA one. I have been unable to find out anything in relation to the tag I have.
coinrelicdownunder said:
Try this link it should help you on your way thanks Mark
http://forum.kimbucktwo.com/index.php?topic=16199.0
Alice Dent said:
Tar muchly, will check it out.
benjamin said:
That is awrsome
coinrelicdownunder said:
Yes was a great hunt with an awesome coil