Metal Detecting Perth’s Swan River
18 CT Ladies Gold and Diamond Ring - Swan River Metal Detecting Find
Recently I have not had much time to do any metal detecting, as my partner and I have just bought a Post Office and News Agency in my rural town in the Great Southern of Western Australia, Dumbleyung. We have been very busy doing some training courses in Perth.
Swan River Metal Detecting Finds
But last week I found the time whilst I was in Perth to head down to the Swan River for a few hours to do a bit of treasure hunting on the sandy banks of the Swan River.
Mens Silver Ring as I found it
I decided to find a new metal detecting spot, so I had a look through my Street Directory and I found a nice little spot where there would be a good chance to find some rings, relics and coins, an area which has been well used by people for the last 100 years or more.
I have uploaded photos of what I found that day and evening, and also before and after photos after I have cleaned my finds, such as the Silver Ring above and below.
Mens Silver Ring - after Electrolsys Cleaning
The place when I went metal detecting, was Clarkson Reserve on the Maylands Foreshore.
When I was there, I met a curious lady who asked me what I was doing. Her name was Jenny Seaton, a media, radio and television personality who currently has her own program on Curtin FM a radio station broadcasting in the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia.
Beautiful Art Deco Broach
So today she is going to interview me on the radio, so thats a bit exciting and a first for me.
I told Jenny I would post photos of the items I found that night for her listeners to look at.
I found some great items, especially the Ladies 18ct Gold and Diamond Ring, which I found in about 3 foot of water. And also the Mens Silver Wave Ring which was in about the same depth.
So here is what I found on the evening I met Jenny on the Swan.
If your interested in seeing what I have recently found, please go to my other website Metal Detecting Photos or just click on the links below.
Favourite Finds
- 18 CT Ladies Gold and Diamond Ring
- Mens Silver Wave Ring
- Gold Chain
- Silver Chain with Silver Love Heart Pendant
- Ladies Hair or Chest Broach
- Beautiful Silver Hair Broach – Found buried under Grass
- Beautiful Brass Art Deco Broach – Found under Paperbark Tree
- WW2 Anti Aircraft Bullet Shell Base Marking – FA 41 – Very Unusual Find on the Swan River
Other Finds
- 1945 Australian Penny
- 1945 Australian Penny
- Corroded Australian Penny (Date Unknown)
- Corroded Australian Penny (Date Unknown)
- 1927 Silver Three Pence
- 1910 Silver Three Pence
- 1953 Silver Three Pence
- 1956 Silver Three Pence
- Silver Six Pence – Date Unknown
- Around $20 in Australian Coins
- Heaps of Fishing Sinkers
- Very Old Toy Car – 1940’s
Have you lost your Ring or any Gold, Silver Item of Value?
If you have lost any Jewellery or Rings recently at any Perth Beaches, Swan River, Parks, Playgrounds or at your home in the garden, please get in quick and book me to hopefully find your Lost Jewellery
If I can’t help you, I’ll find someone who can, I have some good metal detecting contacts who have helped me in the past.
How much do I charge?
I charge nothing at all to search for your lost item, but my services is based on a reward only if found basis that is, if I find your lost ring, jewellery etc, then it is up to you what you’d like to give me as a reward.
A small fuel surcharge may be required depending on the distance I need to travel.
If I don’t find your lost item, then I don’t expect anything.
I do not hire out my metal detectors.
Stephan’s lost Gold Wedding Ring found!
Stephan reunited with his lost Gold Wedding Ring
The other day I got a phonecall from a German guy living in Perth, his name is Stephan and he told me he lost his gold wedding ring at Point Peron near Rockingham whilst he was fishing at the beach.
He wanted me to do a search of the beach to find his ring, unfortunately I had to say no, because I was just too busy to do the search, but I promised him if he sent me his contact details and number I would find a person who could do the job and find his lost ring possibly.
So he sent me his details via email and I rang up a metal detecting friend by the name of David, who has a Minelab Excalibur, and the next day David arranged to meet Stephan at Point Peron.
David spent around 4 hours trying to search for the ring, but unfortunately had no luck, and both gave in on the search.
Then around 2 weeks later I emailed David again to see if he was going down that way again to do a search again and he said no, but the next day he changed his mind and once again gave Stephan a ring to arrange another search.
David told me the beach and water was littered with junk, such as lead fishing sinkers, copper and brass, aluminum cans, bottle tops and much more.
Then just as he was once again to give up on the search, he found the ring! After two weeks of being in the water with numerous big storms coming through, I was just amazed that David found Stephans ring!
All up David spent 8 hours search for Stephans lost wedding ring.
David received a $550 reward for his efforts in finding Stephans wedding ring, which is fantastic!
It was a miraculous find! And thanks for your dedicated help on this David!
If I can’t do the job, I will find someone who can!
Stephan's lost Gold Wedding Ring found!
Metal Detecting Old Homestead Ruins
The Old Homestead Remains - Great Metal Detecting Spot
Well the last couple of days I have been up to quite a bit, Metal Detecting and Bottle Hunting.
I went for a drive just outside of my hometown, around 20kms out and I decided to go looking for old bottle dumps, along the way I came across the remains of an old homestead, which appears to have fallen victim to a fire a long time ago.
I thought what a perfect opportunity to get the detector out and do a bit of coinshooting, and hope I would find a penny of two.
The area was very trashy, but the sandy ground was perfect for detecting.
I found a few interesting things as follows:
- 1942 Australian Penny
- 1945 Australian Half Penny
- Gold Back of a Pendant which says 9ct Silver Lined
- An Old Brass Coat Hook
- Silver Plated Fork (Unknown Silver Stamp Marking)
- Gold Plated Leadwork (Dove) I like this one!
- Big Old Brass Belt Buckle
- other things
I plan on going back there in the near future!
Click on the images to see a better quality photo
Gold Plated Leadwork remains (Dove) I like this one!
Gold Back of a Pendant which says 9ct Silver Lined
1942 Australian Penny
Silver Plated Fork (Unknown Silver Stamp Marking)
1945 Australian Half Penny
Old Brass Coat Hook
Beautiful Gold Art Deco Pendant Found
Gold Art Deco Pendant - Beach find
The other day when I was metal detecting at one of the beaches in Perth Western Australia, I was swinging the coil just along to bottom of the beach were the white wash of water was washing onto the beach line, I got a nice signal. And thought it may have been a gold ring. Anyhow on this particular day I did not remember to bring my beach scoop, so I frantically got onto my needs and started digging into the soft wet sand.
I was very happy when I finally found the lost treasure, it was the beautiful gold art deco style pendant.
I believe this pendant may have been in the water for many years, possibly 50 or more.
I gave it to my girlfriend for christmas, she loves it!
I really love metal detecting, its the best hobbie in the world!
Is this Gold? I wish I had a Gold Tester!
Gold?
Today I went out to one of my favourite haunts, an old ghost town, well there are no buildings there anymore, just old traces of civilisation, bottle dumps, bits of building foundations, an old abandoned chicken pens, bits of old cars, etc.
Any how I was doing a bit of metal detecting around an old fence line and found this melted gold object, it is around 2 inches by 2 inches, it weighs 1.721 ounces (49 grams)
It is not magnetic, it not lead, maybe copper, brass or bronze?
Unfortunately I do not have a gold tester… I wish I did because I am desperate to find out what it is!
I have asked at Metal Detecting Forum maybe someone there can help out!
But in the meantime, I am seriously looking at investing in a Gold Tester from Ebay!
But on my E-Trac when I got the signal the digital reading read 1.42.
I tested my 9ct gold ring and that digital reading was 12.30.
Any gold experts out there wanna offer me some ideas what it it?
Reverse Side
Old Gold Ring – One of My Favourite Finds!
I found this Gold Ring at Scarborough Beach near Perth in Western Australia, it is very old and I just love it, one of my favourite rings I have found so far, because it is the ring is very unusal, its rough and worn, the design is quite unique.
Old Gold Ring
Silver Love Hearts Ring
A while back, whilst Beach Metal Detecting with my Minelab E-Trac Detector, I found a great little spot on the beach where the sand had been washed away, and new that it would be a perfect spot to find some lost treasure!
I actually found alot of treasure, namely gold and silver rings and lots of coins.
Anyhow here is the silver ring I found, a beautiful girls matching hearts silver ring, it was likely given to her by her boyfriend and she lost it swimming.
Girls Silver Hearts Ring - Beach Detecting Find
10 Horseshoes and the Lost $10,000 Ring
If you are a reader of this Metal Detecting Blog, you may remember around a week ago I wrote about 10 Horseshoes and 6 hours later and no $10,000 Ring!
Well in that post I wrote about how I searched for 6 hours on a race horse training track (around 8000 square metres plus) for a girls lost $10,000 engagement ring.
The first search was very difficult, very tiring and most of all very frustrating, because the search area was massive and in my opinion I would have had more success on finding a needle in a haystack!
The track was boggy, around 50cm deep with thick beach type sand, and the sand was quite mineralised which would give off fake readings and I had no success finding the lost ring.
A few days ago I drove 250kms to the place again to do another search, once again confident I would find the ring. Again I searched for hours, around 3 hours this time, I met the girl again and I asked her to show me where she walked, rode and where she believed she had lost her ring.
Anyhow to cut a long story short, like I said 3 tiring hours later, I was searching for the ring, digging up nails, and horseshoes when her fiance came up to me and said …
Stop Search, your not going to believe it, I found the ring just then on the porch when I was sweeping!
I was struck for words, a little peed off, but glad the ring was found.
This story is a prime example of if you would like to book me for a search, that you need to be certain exactly where you lost your jewellery.
All up I drove 1000kms from my hometown to search for this ring, only for it to be found right outside their doorway.
I am glad Tara found her ring, and I appreciate the fuel fee I was given.
Frustation is one of the things that comes with my job! But nethertheless it is something I like to avoid.
Gold Ring Found Scarborough – Engraved Gary
- Garys’ Lost Gold Ring – Found Scarborough Beach
Hey Gary, I found your ring!
