Metal detecting is a popular hobby across Australia, allowing enthusiasts to uncover coins, relics, jewellery and gold hidden beneath the ground. With the ri...
This week we’re featuring a fascinating find from John, who’s been detecting on his property near Bendigo — and turning up some real treasures with his Minelab Manticore.
In a small 6 x 6 metre patch of what was once a cropped paddock, John unearthed:
A Chinese coin dating back to around 1650
Several English relics from 1860 to 1900
A delicate silver fern leaf brooch, though missing its steel pin
And most impressively, a Colt .32 bullet mould — minus the rusted steel parts, which John spent an afternoon restoring!
While the gold still eludes him for now, we reckon finds like these are just as exciting — uncovering stories from centuries past, buried right in the backyard.
Thanks for sharing your adventure, John — and happy hunting!
