big day out yesterday :ausflag:

[lazyaussie]

got out yesterday for 8 hours +.
the first beach i was going to hit was sanded it so i moved to a likely looking spot a bit farther up the bay were the sand had been washed away. the area was loaded with coins, sinkers & heavy junk so i was hoping to get some gold here but it didn't happen the highlights at this spot were a 1882 half penny ( this is my first 100 + year old coin outta the water ) a 1914 silver two shilling/florin ( about the same size as a US half dollar ) & a 1921 silver sixpence i also found 3 more silver florins from the 40s-50s an unidentified silver threepence + a pile of Penny's.
at 11:30 i headed over to my old faith full beach as the water was getting to deep.
i was finding the odd coin & small bits of lead + the usual junk when out pops another 1914 coin a penny wow two 95 year old coins in one day a little later on after removing a choppy junk signal i get a faint signal about 2 inch away after digging a DEEP hole out pops an old silver ring with a sparkler in it then about 10 foot away i get a silver wave ring this is wave ring number 8-9 i think after that all i found was coins & junk.
so all up i had a great day out even without finding any yellow stuff, i got 124 coins, two silver rings, about 1kg of lead & a pile of cool do-dads to add to the collection.
lazyaussie
the loot
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the lead
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junk & stuff
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silver rings
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silver & copper oldies
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my best old coins of the day
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[OldBeechnut]

1914 silver & 1882 half penny.1921 silver .. Now Those are some Great Finds! Congrads On the Rings Also..Nothing Like a Good Day at the Beach..I Like all the Pics, shows how much a Good Hunter works for his finds. Thanks for Sharing....HH..........Obn

 

[PaPa-Joe-Fla.]

I would love to see some pics. from your country. Some shots of your beaches where you hunt, without you giving up any secret places. Congrats. and HH

 

[tvr]

Excellent! Over the next few weeks I plan to scout some new areas to get wet in. If I can do half as well as your hunt, I'll be tickled pink!
tvr

 

[koki]

Excellent days work! ..... was that all out of the water, or the sand?

 

[lazyaussie]

thanks all
Obn me a good hunter i"m just learning the excal so don't class me as a good hunter yet .
PaPa Joe i"ll try to remember to get some pic"s next time i get out .
tvr good luck & hope ya find more yellow stuff than i did.
koki most came outta the gravel from about ankle deep to up on the dry the a bit came outta the water about wast deep hope this helps
lazyaussie

 

[Gulf Hunter]

n/t

 

[aushunter]

Oh yeah, thats the way to go.
Almost the whole eastern seaboard of Australia is getting pounded severly and now is a good time to go hunting.
We had some major flooding up here on the North coast too.
Thats a good haul LA, keep up the good work.
HH & cheers
Aushunter

 

[RickIowa2009]

You were very busy, looks like some of the junk I dig up, I guess that comes wth the good stuff my friend!

 

[werewolf]

Hey Lazy - nice haul!

I added a Whites Surfmaster Pro to my arsenal and have been hitting the wet sand/shallows quite a bit over the past 3 weeks with good results. Recent storms have ripped our NSW beaches up quite a bit so it's a great time to be out. Some of the erosion is quite incredible - 2mtr high cuts in some places. Gotta be quick though as some of the missing sand is returning!

Had a very good 2 days of hunting with virtually no junk bar a few sinkers and fish hooks. Not a pull tab or bottle top in sight. Dream hunting where virtually every target is a coin!!

Close to 300 coins, just over $90 worth. Nearly 100 5 cent pieces in one 20 mtr section of beach. Oh my blisters....

1951 penny, 1914 sixpence, 2 other 1960s sixpences. Odd coins from India, Ecuador & China! Plus the usual 1 and 2 cent junk.

Strangely, no bling to speak of. Whereas the week prior I found an 18k white gold wedding band and a nice Pipeline watch and hardly any coin!!

Gotta love this hobby.

Steve

 

[lazyaussie]

sounds like great hunting there Steve hope the gold turns up for ya soon.
lazyaussie