Mr.T
Hero Member
Hi All,
I don't usually post my finds, but this last two day hunt brought up such an array of items I thought I would post.
These finds are in Europe, at a site I have had great luck with before, but involves a lot of travel to get to. There was a lot of activity
at this site up to the 1920s, and then the structure was demolished.
The temp was between 0 and 3 degrees, and I have just started sneezing, so won't go back til Friday, weather and tide permitting.
First off the concretions. Four of the items in the group photo came out of these !
Next is the junk-
Its kind of weird because both days, my very first targets were spoons- 1 stainless which I wanted to make an electrolysis bath with, and one Nickel silver. Anyway next is a find that was on my top ten list after I saw a member here post one recently.
After a lot of searching online I found he came from a kids lead foundry kit from the 30s. WW1 sniper. Just shows how times have changed! BTW This was in my junk pile, as I was finding a lot of scrap lead! Here is a pic of what came in the kit.
Now A group shot of the decent stuff.
Bottom left is a toasted Young Headed Victoria half penny, so pre 1860. No Date visible
Second in is another toasted penny, but oddly it has had two notches deliberately cut out at ten to two. Does anyone know if there is a reason for this? I have heard of cut coins and clipped coins but not notched.
Third in is a 1860 Bun Head Victoria. This is a shame because a Young head Victoria of the same year in mint condition goes for 1000e.!!!!
Forth penny from left has no date, and the fifth item in is a copper earring or pin.
Now to the Bizarre part. One of the pennies was about a foot deep down this hole.
I rechecked the hole and got another signal. Another ten inches down- another of the pennies. Rechecked again Another signal! Tried to dig but was on a layer of rocks.Rolled up my sleeves and was way past my elbow in freezing cold water. My feet were soaking also, so it's fair to say the conditions were less than ideal. Took out some large rocks and managed three shovel fulls, my shovel being completely submerged.
Up pops this.
The tiniest gold ring I have ever seen. It's so fragile I packed up and left the beech, because I had nowhere to put it safely. It has the most ornate microscopic scrollwork all around inside and out. Cant make out if its writing or art its so small. On my friends inaccurate scale it says 2grms. I am afraid to clean some dirt off the inside it's that delicate.
Straight back yesterday morning and found some of the other bits and bobs.
At about three o clock I got a banging signal four foot from where I found the ring!
Guess what, a copper penny. Rechecked and got another signal- the Vicky halfpenny! Checked again and yet another signal even further down.
And now for the most bizarre find I have had bar none. Cannot figure this out!
Its a gold round disk, not perfectly circular. Reminds me of a struck coin. On this side I can see everything from an alien head to half a harp, depending on which way I turn it. On the reverse it's even more peculiar
The ring and the disk are two different shades. My friend showed me a russian wedding band with White, Rose, and yellow gold. The ring looks rose, and the disk yellow. However on the reverse side of the disc seems to be a rose gold inlay, as the color matches the ring perfectly.
Heres a pic of them both together
It's a total mystery to me what this disc could be. BTW it measures 3/4 inch across and weighs 4grm on the same dodgy scale.About half a mill thick.
So there it is. A mystery wrapped up in an enigma.
Here's what I learned from this site regarding all of this.
Keep your concretions.
Keep your rubbish.
Always recheck your holes.
Leave no stone unturned
The ace250 does just fine in wet sand!
Sorry for the long post, and the dirty hands,
Happy Hunting to you all
Rory
I don't usually post my finds, but this last two day hunt brought up such an array of items I thought I would post.
These finds are in Europe, at a site I have had great luck with before, but involves a lot of travel to get to. There was a lot of activity
at this site up to the 1920s, and then the structure was demolished.
The temp was between 0 and 3 degrees, and I have just started sneezing, so won't go back til Friday, weather and tide permitting.
First off the concretions. Four of the items in the group photo came out of these !
Next is the junk-
Its kind of weird because both days, my very first targets were spoons- 1 stainless which I wanted to make an electrolysis bath with, and one Nickel silver. Anyway next is a find that was on my top ten list after I saw a member here post one recently.
After a lot of searching online I found he came from a kids lead foundry kit from the 30s. WW1 sniper. Just shows how times have changed! BTW This was in my junk pile, as I was finding a lot of scrap lead! Here is a pic of what came in the kit.
Now A group shot of the decent stuff.
Bottom left is a toasted Young Headed Victoria half penny, so pre 1860. No Date visible
Second in is another toasted penny, but oddly it has had two notches deliberately cut out at ten to two. Does anyone know if there is a reason for this? I have heard of cut coins and clipped coins but not notched.
Third in is a 1860 Bun Head Victoria. This is a shame because a Young head Victoria of the same year in mint condition goes for 1000e.!!!!
Forth penny from left has no date, and the fifth item in is a copper earring or pin.
Now to the Bizarre part. One of the pennies was about a foot deep down this hole.
I rechecked the hole and got another signal. Another ten inches down- another of the pennies. Rechecked again Another signal! Tried to dig but was on a layer of rocks.Rolled up my sleeves and was way past my elbow in freezing cold water. My feet were soaking also, so it's fair to say the conditions were less than ideal. Took out some large rocks and managed three shovel fulls, my shovel being completely submerged.
Up pops this.
The tiniest gold ring I have ever seen. It's so fragile I packed up and left the beech, because I had nowhere to put it safely. It has the most ornate microscopic scrollwork all around inside and out. Cant make out if its writing or art its so small. On my friends inaccurate scale it says 2grms. I am afraid to clean some dirt off the inside it's that delicate.
Straight back yesterday morning and found some of the other bits and bobs.
At about three o clock I got a banging signal four foot from where I found the ring!
Guess what, a copper penny. Rechecked and got another signal- the Vicky halfpenny! Checked again and yet another signal even further down.
And now for the most bizarre find I have had bar none. Cannot figure this out!
Its a gold round disk, not perfectly circular. Reminds me of a struck coin. On this side I can see everything from an alien head to half a harp, depending on which way I turn it. On the reverse it's even more peculiar
The ring and the disk are two different shades. My friend showed me a russian wedding band with White, Rose, and yellow gold. The ring looks rose, and the disk yellow. However on the reverse side of the disc seems to be a rose gold inlay, as the color matches the ring perfectly.
Heres a pic of them both together
It's a total mystery to me what this disc could be. BTW it measures 3/4 inch across and weighs 4grm on the same dodgy scale.About half a mill thick.
So there it is. A mystery wrapped up in an enigma.
Here's what I learned from this site regarding all of this.
Keep your concretions.
Keep your rubbish.
Always recheck your holes.
Leave no stone unturned
The ace250 does just fine in wet sand!
Sorry for the long post, and the dirty hands,
Happy Hunting to you all
Rory
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