A windy beach day - 5th February 2011

[Neil]

Following last night gale force winds (during which I lost a fence panel!  } I thought as I had a few hours to spare today I would pop to a local beach for two hours.

Upon arrival my hopes were soon dashed of it being anything like my visit a few years ago {when you really didn't need  a detector to find coins} as the sand was as high as I have seen it. I hit my normal spot where I always find milled silvers and pre decimals to find it was so sanded in it was pointless. I did manage to turn up a childs broken silver band but that was it.

I worked the shore line for a while and pulled out around two quid in coins and at last a couple of deep cruded up coppers.

I soaked the green crudded one in boiling water for half an hour and gave it a gentle crack with a rock hammer. This is my patented "get the coin out of the crud method" that has always served me well! Out popped a bun head vicky to my suprise. Not in too bad shape for over 150 years in the water.

The other cruded coin I am still waiting to soak - any idea on what it is going to be guys? Photo of it to follow later.

Cheers
Neil

[Chef Geoff]

Well it's not your fence panel if that's what your hoping  

Well done Neil, They look as if they have come up from some depth with that amount of concretion. I'm betting on a George V.

[Kev]

well done Neil you braved the weather not like most of us.not a bad morning find wise.

[dances with badgers]

nice one neil,i just got bullets and a 10p piece today

[Debbie]

The pre decimal were well winkled Neil - just modern coins for me today 

[viking]

well done neil, well saved from the wet sand, im going to brave it out tomorrow with saxon no matter what the condition of the weather........     

[Roman (Ray)]

welldone neil on the bunhead mate.great find for the beach.great stuff.
ray.

[dances with badgers]

where's your local beach neil ?