Popular Post Steve Herschbach Posted November 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2022 The last day of my recent trip to Australia I was hunting a spot several people had just found some little gold nuggets on. We were all using the new Garrett Axiom PI detector. I wanted to what, if anything, they had left behind. I got a couple small high/low tones, that can mean small gold, but turned out to be shotgun pellets. Still, they should not have missed those. Then I got a soft low/high tone. This can mean a larger gold nugget, but usually means a trash target. But the spot had produced gold, so I went ahead and dug it, just in case. Imagine my surprise when out popped what was obviously a coin, with a hint of silver showing. I had found my only coin of the trip, a silver 1914 Australian sixpence. I had a dozen nuggets also, but the coin is for me the better find, as nuggets are something I find a lot of. Silver not so much, and Aussie silver - my first! 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 They can be worth a bit too depending on grade. https://www.allcoinvalues.com/australian-coins-and-notes/1914-australian-sixpence-value.html Nice find as well…..love finding old silver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fogrider Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Always nice to find a George V silver. Looks to be in nice shape. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Sweet Aussie silver and gold! It looks like it was a great trip and congrats on your finds! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Sounds like you had to much fun on this business trip, but it couldn't have happened to a better man. Good luck on your next hunt and I hope you get plenty of rest from your trip. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathray Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Right on man! Cool surprise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul (CA) Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Nice Steve, Agree with Valens, Couldn't have happened to a better guy. This silver was the icing on the cake, made the trip even better. Solf/low high tone was a sneaky surprise ? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 That must have been a fun time. I always dream of hunting nuggets in Australia or the hammered fields of England. But I'm afraid I'd get skunked ? so I stick close to home. Boy gold nuggets do have their appeal ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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