Todays finds

[Ken (Australia)]

My neighbour told me about a spot on the river about 10 minutes from my home where people used to picnic and swim so I went down for a couple of hours this morning. The top section has been pushed around to make a track down to the water but the bottom portion looks pretty original. My finds were :-
1 x Florin 1957
1 x shilling 1956
2 x sixpences 1958 and 1962
3 x threepences 1910, 1916, 1944
1 x penny 1917
1 x halfpenny 1919
There's still a fair bit left to do so I'll be going back next week.
Thanks for looking......Ken.

 

[beachguy777]

Nice stuff Ken. That's a good idea, about the picnic area. That makes a lot of sense that people could lose stuff in a picnic setting. Good thinking.

 

[Ken (Australia)]

of the picnic area and yesterday afternoons finds....Ken

 

[B.RATNY]

Wow thats a nice handful of finds. Looks like a great spot to hunt.
HH Butch NY.

 

[Ken (Australia)]

Looks as though your not doing too bad yourself, hoping to find some older silver...............Ken

 

[Golden]

very nice photos there! I notice the old pine trees, how old would you say they were? The pines trees on the northern goldfields in Victoria often signify old house or building sites. It's what I look for when I'm exploring the bush. I reckon there'll be more coins Kens buried, and possibly a few relics too. Is that hall used as a hire hall for functions. It's very nice. Golden

 

[beachguy777]

Ken, I wish I knew how you got such great pictures of your stuff. It's amazing how good the clairty and lighting is on those pictures. Do you use a digital camera or something and down load it first to your computer? I'm really amazed at how good they look. Marc Trainor.

 

[Ken (Australia)]

The site is supposd to date from the about the 1890's so I suppose the trees are from about then, although I haven't found any coins prior to 1910. The site is now owned by a church group whose members still go down there and I think they must still use the hall as I've found a couple of $1 and $2 coins. Like you I'm always interested when I see those old pine trees or old fruit trees as it usually signifies some type of building nearby.....Ken.

 

[Ken (Australia)]

mate, to tell you the truth, I don't know much about cameras or computors. I have a 4 megapixel digital camera with a macro mode for close shots. I just take a few shots with differing light, download them to the computor and then pick the best one. One of the great advantages of a digital camera, delete the shots you don't like. All the best..........Ken.

 

[beachguy777]

Thanks Ken. Well you may not know much about photography, but you sure take good pictures in my opinion. I guess I need to get one of those "bad boys", myself and then try and find something really interesting to shoot. Thanks again, and keep sending those pictures. They're great.