More goldies from the park

We just had to go back to the park for a quick hunt after work this evening after yesterday's success. We went over the same ground just to make sure we hadn't missed anything................ Well we sure did!
Dug another 30 coins, $24.10 in spending, old decimal and another 2 florins, 1948 & 1964. Plenty of ground we havn't been over yet so hoping for lots more spendies!

And now for something completely different.....

Headed off to our local park this afternoon for a goldie hunt. This park hosts an international music festival over 3 days in March each year, we did well there last year after the festival so thought we would try again. Goldie tally $42.00, the usual old decimal, a '61 penny and '64 florin as well. The little ring is stg silver but the bangle is junk jewellery. 51 coins in total plus all this other non ferous scrap for the recycle bin. The brass dish thing is interesting, not quite sure what it is, I'd appreciate any ideas you might have. It measures 2 1/2" at the widest diameter and 3/4 of an inch high. I'm sure there are plenty more goldies to be had here, and as it's close to home we will hit it quite a bit in the comming weeks.

Anzac Day hunt at the Field........ironic?

I think this will be our last hunt at this field, we managed to eke out 37 coins with 3 silvers. I'm about 99% sure there is not much more to be had here except under a few patches of long grass. Interestingly, for Anzac day, we dug an Australian 1916 penny, a British 1878 penny and 7 Kiwi pennys. Not to mention the squashed NZ forces button..........All very Anzac. The badge is another jnr Red Cross, that makes 2 from this field now. Must mention the US dime (1965) also, the first US coin form this field. Plenty of old decimal including an Aussie 10c.We probably will return sometime in the future.............just to make sure. I do, however have my eye on 2 or 3 more old schools in the reigon that have been closed for a few years and date from the late 1800s...........Stay tuned as they say.

Lucky Horseshoe at the Field.

Back again this afternoon for another going over. We were sure this would be the last rites......... but as is the case with this field we were suprised again. The first find was the horseshoe.......I'm not supersticious, but as omens would have it we had plenty of luck in finding more silver today. Also dug another penkinfe, must have been a favorite thing with the boys at this school. 36 coins today, including 5 silvers, only 2 pennys and 1 copper nickel shilling for a total of 8 pre decimals. We still have about 1/2 of the field to go over again to clean up the bits and bobs that register over the iron range. Obviously we are picking up plenty of copper nickel old decimals now, and less pennys, but the elusive silvers keep comming.
Here are some pics, the first is "The Field" from the entrance, the next is the old school directely across the road. The last few are the days finds. Enjoy...........We did!

Totals from the Field to date:

602 Coins
255 Pre Decimals
48 Silvers
324 Old decimals
$26 spending Goldies
3 pieces silver jewellery
1 10ct gold locket.
4 pen knives, (1 modern returned to owner)
1 old camera lens
2 toy sheriff's badges
1 old lead horse
1 old watch
half a dozen bits of junk jewellery
All this in a field aproximately 100m X 100m...........................SO FAR!
The "trash" count would only be about 10% of the total finds and most of that was Tui caps in one corner of the field.
Metal Detecting Heaven!

The Field..............again

How could we not go back................The steers have been doing a grand job, the finds are few and far between but we still managed another 34 coins today including 5 more silvers. Only 2 pennys, but of the 5 1/2 pennys, 4 are British. Oh and another "non" Kiwi silver with the Aussie 6d. Rescanned about 1/4 of the field for this little lot. How much more can there possibly be? This field truely has been, and still is, a metal detectorists heaven.

The lure of the "Field"............

...........Called us back this afternoon in search of some more steer shortened grass. We were not dissapointed, 44 coins, with 5 more silvers, an old watch, part of the dial from a barometer and the usual old decimal. We did the corner with the Tui caps and cleaned out about 20 or so with the reward being a penny and one of the silver shillings. All the other goodies came from grass that was short enough to swing over. I keep saying that we must have cleaned it out but I think until the day we come home with nothing we will keep going back.

The knives are out at the Field.......

 After the hunt on Friday,I was almost certain that there was very little "treasure" left in the field................ WRONG! After a very slow start this afternoon we eventually came home with another 42 coins including 2 more silvers, and two more pen knives, along with the shank of a bone handled dinner kinfe. I'm now going over the areas where the grass was too long before, its getting harder and harder to find a signal, so I think I'm nearly done here. There is still one corner of the field that I have avoided after discovering about 20 or so bottle caps aroud 2-3" deep. I'll probably go back just to clean that up and make sure none are coins masquerading as Tui caps. The only other area not done is the fenceline along the road side, the grass here is up to my knees, if the land owner moves the steers in that direction and they get it down to swingable length I'll do that too.

The Field episode ?.........too many to remember!

Back again today to do some more cleaning up on the shorter grass thanks to the steers. Another 30 coins including 4 silvers and a 1892 Victoria penny. The pen knife is quite old I think with an ivory handle, got a bit excited with the gold looking chain but it turns out to be plated junk jewellery. Not finished yet, still another 3 days hunting this long weekend if the weather holds out.

We all know where this is going........

You guessed it back to the field again this afternoon. I'm begining to wonder when it will all end. Not too may words tonight, I'm cream crackered. (knackered). Another 66 coins, 3 silvers, plenty of pennys including a young head Victoria 1875. And another sheriff badge. Grand total from this one field to date: 452 coins, 32 silvers, 196 pre decimals, 3 pieces of silver jewellery and 1 gold locket.

I'll Give it a couple of weeks for the steers to shorten some more grass and we will give it another go. Some of these pennys have been 8" plus deep so I figure there will be more missed small silver under the grass.