Welsh Beaches

[Allthegearnoidea]

I have recently taken up the hobby to spend time with my young daughter and although she loves finding modern coins on beaches I would like to find some non decimal coins to show her.

Can anyone recommend any beaches either in South or West Wales where I might have the best chance of fulfilling that expectation.

Thanks in advance

[Koala]

You will find pre decimal coins on most beaches if the conditions are right.

Found at Kinmel bay, Conwy and Talacre and pretty much anywhere in between. But you can go and find nothing.

[GezFisher22]

I used to live near Cardigan in West Wales and there are lots of holiday beaches. Aberporth is small but it gets very crowded in the season. The sands shift around a lot in winter too. I found lots of modern coins, bits of missiles and drones (it was a test area might still be), odd things like sunglasses, multitool and of course fishing weights. The beach is divided by a headland and right on the point are some rocks, usually buried in sand in the summer with plenty of cracks for things to lodge in. At the mouth of the Tivvy is Poppet Sands another popular holiday beach which gets very crowded. Access is via Cardigan Town. If you look on Google Earth you can see an ancient line of rocks that form a fish trap on the south shore this is ancient. Some interesting geology too. Again modern coins and the odd mobile phone found here.
Even if you don't find much both are great places to visit.
Tresaith is another beach just north of Aberporth with the bonus of a great pub right on the beach.
parking is the only problem, apart from the weather of course but when it's good it's great.
Good luck!

[Allthegearnoidea]

Thanks for the replies both.

I stay in a small place called Cenarth near Newcastle Emlyn and have tried Poppet, Aberporth, Tresaith , Llangranog and Newquay recently but only modern finds or nothing at the lower end of the tides. On the dry then around £5 per trip in about 2 hours, By the way why is it that the majority of finds are either 20p or £1 coins it's a strange phenomenon ?

[topcat]

I searched Aberporth and Tresaith all the beaches around that area are worth searching i found a gold half guinea at tresaith beach but i had to clear 15 £1 coins first and then i recieved a signal very deep in amongst the stones and it was the gold coin , LLangranog beach is also good to search i had a few rings on this beach and found a platinum ring that had been lost i returned it to the loser and recieved £50 reward good luck with your searches .
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[Allthegearnoidea]

Thanks topcat,

Seems unbelievable that you could find a gold coin on Tresaith beach , my daughter's expectations will now go through the roof Bit of a nightmare digging down through those rocks but I might persevere now I know there might be something decent lurking beneath.

[SMELLYJELLY]

Hi matey, another good beach local to you is penbryn but also quite busy. I used to always keep an eye on tide times and always go when low tide, when sea is right out.. Check out bbc tide times.. Given up on beaches now much prefer privacy of pasture.. Llangranog is Good, got my first gold ring here... And topcat, long time no hear me old mucka how's tricks ?

[Machinist]

........... By the way why is it that the majority of finds are either 20p or £1 coins it's a strange phenomenon ?...........

1p, 2p, 5p & 10p coins are now all iron cored with a very thin coating of copper so your machine is probably discriminating those out. The 50p pieces are not that common in change nowadays so not many get lost.

I use a PI machine on beaches and can tell when a beach has been well searched as I find plenty of the 1p, 2p, 5p & 10p coins and not many of the £1 & 20p

Ray

[Allthegearnoidea]

I think Penbryn is National Trust so will be off limits won't it ? Well that's why I haven't gone there if not I will go Saturday

[Allthegearnoidea]

That could be the answer Ray although I do get a few other coins but maybe they are older haven't looked, thanks.

[SMELLYJELLY]

Well bugger me you're right, just checked on n.trust land map.. Oh well won't be going back there then...good job I stick to pasture now then..lol.

[Allthegearnoidea]

I have recently taken up the hobby to spend time with my young daughter and although she loves finding modern coins on beaches I would like to find some non decimal coins to show her.

Can anyone recommend any beaches either in South or West Wales where I might have the best chance of fulfilling that expectation.

Thanks in advance

Well this morning I found a threepenny bit and a couple of I think old pennies or half pennies , got them soaking as I cannot make out much on them they are so green.

Anyway very happy although my back is killing me as beach was rocky and the scoop was not viable but who cares