Today I found what I suspect to be the contents of a money box or a cash box of some sort.  There was no box as such, but in amongst the coins were what look to be a clasp and a handle.  Whatever it was, it produced over 200 decimal coins.

First find of the day was...

Whilst on leave from work I spent a few hours at a location that has served me well in the past - and I wasn't disappointed this time either.

1921 King George V Half Penny

Unknown Date Prairie 45 Toy Gun

I've found parts of toy guns before, but never a whole one so I...

Last weekend was the first weekend of real spring weather.  Sunshine and warm enough to go to the beach!

Whilst I did go to the beach and came home $4 richer, I did visit a couple of spots before I hit the sand.  Here are the finds... and facts! 

Scout Woggle with B...

When original plans change and your day suddenly becomes free, what do you do?  You arrange with your mate to go metal detecting of course!  After some research we decided to visit a pathway alongside a creek.  Amongst the loads of trash and a few ammunition casings, a...

Back at the honey hole, for want of a better phrase.  I found these coins in the same general area as the 1917 florin.  

At the end of this blog there is video footage of the finds.  

Straight out of the hole, 1863 half penny

Date close up

Reverse

Obverse

Straight out o...

Today marks a hat trick in coin spills that are pre decimal and seven coins long.  What makes this one special to me is that the youngest coin in this spill was born in 1858.

On the far left, the largest coin is an 1858 Queen Victoria penny and it's larger than the mod...

I recently made a purchase of a new coil, the 5 x 8" DD coil, primarily for hunting trashy areas but since it was a new toy I was keen to get out and give it a go.

I do love a good coin spill, especially when there are seven pre decimals in the one hole.  You can only s...