Northeast And The GM 1000

[Northeast]

Having a bit of fun with the GM 1000 so thought I might chronicle my finds in the one spot (if that's allowed??). 

Went out this afternoon with the literal dog, the figurative dog and the 3 hounds (the kids ). 

Took the GM to a spot where I had been before with the SDC and the Zed and had never found anything but rubbish.  Old quartz vein site that had been pretty well smashed by the old boys.  Lots and lots of targets with a little bit of sign of previous detectorists but I am assuming they were put off by the rubbish too.   

Today I strapped on the big coil for a bit of a change.  Have almost exclusively used the little fella as I think it's a bit more stable and sensitive - although I have absolutely nothing to back that up with.  

A few small pieces of lead and a bit of ? tin.  And one nice little specie ??  Also had a bit of a noise in the quartz wall but it was hard to get close enough so will be heading back there with the little coil to get a better swipe at it.  

Only out for about 45 mins so plenty more to this story (hopefully )

[Bhogg]

Hi Northeast 

Mmm very nice bit and there indeed mate!!  You've gotta be wrapped with that mate.

I haven't used the bigger coil yet either only due to the majority of gold found around the Northeast Victoria region either being flour gold or very small nuggets and most being sub gram from what I've been able to find researching,  but still having trouble finding places to detect around this area , but I'm not very savvy on the computer/ technology side of things unfortunately. 

Anyway mate nice to see some nice gold being found with the GM1000 it's certainly a sweet little machine, I've been talking to another guy around bendigo finding plenty with it some beautiful little bits of gold! Just a matter of finding where it is and putting the coil over it.

Regards Hoggy

 

[Northeast]

Had an outing to Reef Hills State Park near Benalla in northeast Victoria today.  My first time there and also met up with prospectingaustralia forum member XIV for the first time. He was interested in learning a bit about the GPZ. 

He swung the Z and I swung the GM.  Lots of lead and rubbish and only 1 bit of yellow - scored by the GM 

Not great GM ground as it is very mineralized with 4 buzzilion hot rocks. But lowered the sensitivity to 4, all metal mode and it was purring along OK. 

Not massive but yellow!! 

 

[Northeast]

A mate who lives nearby plowed one of his paddocks last week - first time since he was a kid.  He knew that somewhere on that paddock had been an old house site and sure enough a few bits of porcelain plate, etc, poked its head up. 

He asked if I would swing the detector over and I obliged for about an hour this morning - thought we might get some coins or something. 

Took the Gold Monster as I thought I would just have it in non ferrous mode - digging every bit of iron crap didn’t enthuse me much. 

Found the general bits of lead, bits of metal, a blade off an old butter knife, a spoon handle, etc. 

Then something special popped up.

Thought it was just junk jewelry at first but it had 2 rivets on the back and remnants of leather.  Off a saddle??  

I went to work, mate took it home to clean and sent me this pic. 

Turns out it is an English Cavalry Military Breast Plate.  Similar to this one but a different pattern. 

My first genuine, WOW factor relic. 

[phoenix]

That`s a fantastic find mate. Well done 

[Northeast]

Thanks Phoenix.  It is a bit spesh, eh?  Not something you think would turn up in a paddock in northeast Vic! 

[egixe4]

Nice Find Northeast

Some finds just have no business being found where you find them,

Take this one, dug out of a very early colonial cottage site on the Shoalhaven River in NSW.

This cottage was burnt down in the late 1880's and this was found in the burnt rubble, and is it self burnt

Yet this symbol should not appear until the 1900's how it got to be where it was found is a mystery.

[GB_Amateur]

1 hour ago, egixe4 said:

This cottage was burnt down in the late 1880's and this was found in the burnt rubble, and is it self burnt

Yet this symbol should not appear until the 1900's how it got to be where it was found is a mystery.

And that coin even more so. 

The swastika has been around for millenia in one form or another. You can read until your eyes tire here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#Historical_use

[Northeast]

3 hours ago, egixe4 said:

Yet this symbol should not appear until the 1900's how it got to be where it was found is a mystery.

That is a strange one egixe.  I assume the breast plate was brought back by one of our diggers from WW1 or maybe even the Boer war - either with harness intact or as is.  

2 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

The swastika has been around for millenia in one form or another. You can read until your eyes tire here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#Historical_use

Interesting bit of reading GB. Had no idea the swastika was around before the Nazis 

[egixe4]

Yeah that coin would be a mystery to our American friends

It depicts a Platypus, one of only five mammals that lays eggs.