Todays hunt results.

[silver]

I still have to learn how to safely remove that black coating without affecting the coin(silver) in any way.

A good haul of coins Silver, funny how a majority of the threepence come out of the ground still in excellent condition, I guess it's down to the size of the coin vs the larger silvers. The silvers in the previous post look fantastic.

 

[silver]

It all depends on the operator and the knowledge they posses, you could probably do the same with a pair of divining rods with the correct method and knowledge. With a good spot to try in as well, one that has coins where-ever you dig(haha).

WOW, many nice coins. man, yer killing it. you have some great sites in your area.,great history. an update tecta must find more,deeper targets. the ace has limits.

 

[Paulmarr]

I still have to learn how to safely remove that black coating without affecting the coin(silver) in any way.

A good haul of coins Silver, funny how a majority of the threepence come out of the ground still in excellent condition, I guess it's down to the size of the coin vs the larger silvers. The silvers in the previous post look fantastic.

Electrolysis will remove the black tarnish

 

[silver]

When I try electrolysis, I will try it your way with that 1920 threepence first, I will just have to bite the bullet and give it a go.

I still have to learn how to safely remove that black coating without affecting the coin(silver) in any way.

A good haul of coins Silver, funny how a majority of the threepence come out of the ground still in excellent condition, I guess it's down to the size of the coin vs the larger silvers. The silvers in the previous post look fantastic.

Electrolysis will remove the black tarnish

 

[silver]

What do you estimate its worth at Reeko?

That 54 shilling is nice mate, slight off strike on the tails side too.
Could be worth a bit.
Reeko

 

[silver]

here is a penny, a gun and a thing, the other side of the penny is burnt toast.

the gun is about 2cm long and used to be mounted on something.

And the thing is pretty enough on its own, I'm thinking light switch or door bell.

Mother (80) says it could be a light switch from an old stove.

 

[AtomRat]

The "thing" looks like an old door bell push button or a switch maybe

 

[silver]

That was my first thought as well Atom Rat, it has that feel about it as well, although I don't want to force it inwards as it will probably break. As I hold it in my hands though, the button part has no sidewards movement in relation to the flat sides of the ceramic piece on the back, but it does have give a little in the right angle plane to that. It has no give at all if I press it inwards(the button).

The "thing" looks like an old door bell push button or a switch maybe

 

[slipped disc]

I think a door bell would have a spring loaded setup. I have found the same but cover only.
remember them well when I was a kid growing up in the 1850's errrr 1950's.
hell, we still had horse and cart deliveries every day, one for bread,one for milk and one for ice deliveries and this was in the Adelaide square mile. ! mmmm the smell of horse dung on a hot day. :lol:

 

[Goldpick]

It is most likely an old light switch, here is a similar unit:

 

[silver]

Thank you all, that's that one solved then. Imagine living in those times when the light switches looked like that, one can only imagine(I'm not that old). although I do remember all the light switches being Bakelite along the same lines as above except very plain in comparison. Maybe I just didn't grow up in a house with a silver spoon sticking out of my gob(mouth), although they may have been like that on the other side of the fence(so to speak).

 

[silver]

found this Edwardian sixpence with the old bell together in the same hole still touching each other, mind you I'm glad the crazy shoveler didn't get them, as there were signs he had been all over the place in a frenzied mad search(fill yer holes ya old b).
All I can say is lucky old me who fills my holes(and more) in nicely and gets the just rewards.
here are the pickys(I wonder what the 26th of may 1907 was all about).

bell looks like silver plated copper to me.

I had already cleaned up the old clock piece, there may have been a sceric of clr in the water it was soaking in as it came up easy to clean.

not very clear, but I think these two were slung together for some reason, bell and a coin ? old dead cat maybe(named sixpence)

You can see the good job that was done on the may 26th engraving, I would think it was done by a professional jeweller, but who would risk that back then, defacing a coin of the realm was a big no no.

Maybe it was to celebrate some ones actual birth 107 years ago(from 2014), the head side looks smoothed more, maybe from rubbing against clothing(or cat hair) up until it was lost. Set out to find silver and found that nice little bit of history told in that tiny little dated coin, takes you right into that year and more, may 26th of 1907 was a Sunday, most probably cool enough for a jumper in SEQ back then at that time of year. And in 2019 on may 26th it will be a Sunday again on that date 112 years later.

 

[Goldpick]

Amazing how so few pieces of history can tell a probable story, thanks for sharing that Silver - you didn't by any chance see a cat skeleton nearby.

 

[Sandta]

Very cool finds Silver ... Like your imagination .... Quite possible

 

[silver]

No old cat skeletons nearby, but I have found an old copper head gasket nearby and another Victorian sixpence about 7-8 metres away, and there have been numerous pieces of thin copper that are that old that they are always breaking up into small pieces anytime I snag them. It's an old fishing spot near the coast that used to have a shop in the vicinity, so I guess if it was a cat it was just after a feed, the bullet shell about 16 metres away(old big and decaying) may have been the end of the old cat, but that may be a pretty big stretch of the grey matter as a supposition.

 

[Sandta]

Maybe 'puss in boots' ,became 'puss on hook' ... Cat? ... What cat?

 

[silver]

His name may have been "crab pot bait",....but then why take his collar off and throw it in the bushes.

 

[silver]

Went out for a hunt today with old mate(minelab xterra305)(his young fella listened to music in the car) for two hours and came up with a few coins each
Mine are on the plate.As you can see the ACE250 got heaps more coins(old mate recons he didn't want to flatten his batteries).

three of my silvers cleaned up.
1963 sixpence.

1962sixpence.

it might look worn but it's just a very soft strike as you can see by the state of the pearls.

1951 sixpence.

so all up between us we got 11 silvers with mate taking out the highest denomination with his 1954 shilling.
and me getting the oldest with a 1911 penny.
so I got 3 x 6d 1951, 1962, 1963.
2 x 3d 1928, 1943.
7 x 1d 1911, 1939, 1943, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1964.
1 x 1/2d 1952.
1 x 10c 1975.
1 x 5c 1998.
2 x 2c 1966, 1973.
5 x 1c 1966, 1966, 1966, 1966, 1974.
and an aluminium kids ring.
and that's a knob in the middle of the plate.

 

[kemjak57]

Great day out silver. Some good finds there.

 

[kirkn]

is that from the park or beach