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Doug Stones latest book
Coin and Relic Detecting in Australia
Gives the reader background information necessary to choose a metal detector to suit your treasure hunting needs. It outlines the techniques for detecting and extracting valuable targets and has been designed to enable you to identify your finds and put them into context within Australia's evolving history.
Contents:
- Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- Man-made or natural targets
- How metal detectors work
- Detector operation technique
- Specialised tools for coin & Relic extraction
- Development of treasure hunting metal detectors
- Choosing a treasure hunting detector
- Treasure Hunting Detectors
- My CX3030: Fred Mason, USA
- After market Coils
- Where to treasure Hunt (tips, what to look for)
- Backyards
- Beaches
- Camping Spots & Camp Grounds
- Ghost towns & Deserted Settlements
- Goldfields
- Homesteads, stations, woolsheds & sheds
- Railways
- Rivers & Lakes
- Sports and showgrounds, racecourse & parks
- Research
- Historic maps & plans
- Local histories
- Themes to stimulate your search
-Bushrangers, black powder & bullets
- Gold Rushes
- Horse-drawn transport & coaching routes
- Prisinoer of war camps (POWs)
- Railways
- Sly-gong shanties, pubs, hotels & stores
- The Law on finding
- Identifying your Finds
- Badges
- Brassware & bits
- Buckles, belts & harness
- Buttons
- Cast ion & wrought iron
- Coins
- Domestic good & jewellery
- Firearms
- Medallions
- Padlocks
- Scales, steel yards, balances & weights
- Tinware, tea, tobacco & cocoa
- Tokens
- Tools
- Toys
- Displaying your Finds
- Treasure hunts & ethics
- Select References
Author: Doug Stone
Pages: 266
First Published Year: 2016
Hard Cover
ISBN: 9780959639247
