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Identifying copper sheathing from old boats?
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<blockquote data-quote="timbuckley" data-source="post: 576931" data-attributes="member: 13798"><p>Hi, Im a new member.</p><p>Ive been prospecting for a number of years.</p><p>Lately Ive been detecting on the beaches around my area NQ and keep finding small, broken pieces of copper sheeting - flat, thin heavily corroded. It snaps rather than bends and much of it is covered in 'beach concrete'. I figure its from a ship that was copper sheathed and has been breaking up over the years with the pieces getting washed up on the beaches around the area.</p><p>My question is - Is there any way of working out how old it is - either by its degradation or by the coral/sand build up?</p><p>Thanks for any replies.</p><p>Waiting for low tides for a couple of weeks now. I know there has been no detecting on these beaches ever so im hoping to work out where heavier items might end up in general but its a lot of beach.</p><p>I did manage to find a rear axle and a possible meat grinder auger, an old silver plated spoon (very heavily corroded copper base with silver plate lifting off all edges) and a few 1c and 2c pieces. Also endless bottle tops and alum ring pulls.</p><p>Never gets old. I dig every target and use an SDC2300</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13798/1601691333_img_09691.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timbuckley, post: 576931, member: 13798"] Hi, Im a new member. Ive been prospecting for a number of years. Lately Ive been detecting on the beaches around my area NQ and keep finding small, broken pieces of copper sheeting - flat, thin heavily corroded. It snaps rather than bends and much of it is covered in 'beach concrete'. I figure its from a ship that was copper sheathed and has been breaking up over the years with the pieces getting washed up on the beaches around the area. My question is - Is there any way of working out how old it is - either by its degradation or by the coral/sand build up? Thanks for any replies. Waiting for low tides for a couple of weeks now. I know there has been no detecting on these beaches ever so im hoping to work out where heavier items might end up in general but its a lot of beach. I did manage to find a rear axle and a possible meat grinder auger, an old silver plated spoon (very heavily corroded copper base with silver plate lifting off all edges) and a few 1c and 2c pieces. Also endless bottle tops and alum ring pulls. Never gets old. I dig every target and use an SDC2300 [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13798/1601691333_img_09691.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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