Metal Detecting

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2025 5:49 pm**

Hi All, Last year on the beaches for me from Brighton to Bournemouth the finds rate was poor I did put a fair bit of time in but slim pickings. 2022, 2023 so much better. This year only done my local beach twice a week for two and a half hours less than previous years. Every trip has been good no need to shoot off somewhere else. This morning 19 coins £9.10, bullet, fishing weight...Good luck and happy hunting.......

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2025 6:55 pm**

KevinB wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 5:49 pm Hi All, Last year on the beaches for me from Brighton to Bournemouth the finds rate was poor I did put a fair bit of time in but slim pickings. 2022, 2023 so much better. This year only done my local beach twice a week for two and a half hours less than previous years. Every trip has been good no need to shoot of somewhere else. This morning 19 coins £9.10, bullet, fishing weight...Good luck and happy hunting.......

You did a damn sight better than I did this morning.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:17 pm**

fred wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 6:55 pm You did a damn sight better than I did this morning.

....and that`s from a pro!!......

It`s mad I`ll travel to any beach between those two points but my local one is producing the best. The beach has very, very low footfall. Some of the crazy busy beaches I do I come away so disappointed. I do find low footfall beaches can be good news. Good luck........

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:59 pm**

I know winter without the tourists makes for pretty thin pickings but after 2 hours on the beach I had only 25p. Even ring pulls and bottle caps were scarce.

Posted: **Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:04 pm**

HairySporran wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:59 pm I know winter without the tourists makes for pretty thin pickings but after 2 hours on the beach I had only 25p. Even ring pulls and bottle caps were scarce.

You get that feeling......"Time for a pint"..........

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2025 4:18 pm**

May be doing a bit more dry sanding, as the Winter permission has just finished, until Harvest.
Looks like most of your coins have been lost for years. Look the same as my £ 1.53 coins a few weeks ago.
Good Luck,

Dave.

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2025 5:14 pm**

KevinB wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 7:17 pm ....and that`s from a pro!!......

It`s mad I`ll travel to any beach between those two points but my local one is producing the best. The beach has very, very low footfall. Some of the crazy busy beaches I do I come away so disappointed. I do find low footfall beaches can be good news. Good luck........

I agree, possibly because they have not been so heavily detected. I got about 10 pounds of fishing weights this morning plus loads of pre decimal coins, best a George III bullhead shilling. It'll do anyway.

Posted: **Tue Mar 04, 2025 6:28 pm**

Dave The Slave wrote: Tue Mar 04, 2025 4:18 pm May be doing a bit more dry sanding, as the Winter permission has just finished, until Harvest.
Looks like most of your coins have been lost for years. Look the same as my £ 1.53 coins a few weeks ago.
Good Luck,
Dave.

Hi Dave, 17 of them came from the same area just got washed there with time I guess. Never moved further that a smallish section between two groins but a lot of holes!!.....

. After being tumbled when done they look like the one`s in you pocket well okay 90%......

Good luck. Kevin

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