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Posted : Sunday, 16 September 2012 12:08:45 AM(UTC)
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The other thing that pisses me off is when someone digs a signal and finds that it is trash so they leave it in the hole instead of taking it out...then the next guy comes along and finds the same trash because the person was to lazy to take it out..


yea mate ive had that a couple of times now, mainly aluminium cans. ive also come across small holes that have been put back cleanly but the grass has died. i think its important not to completly dig out the plug but to leave a little attached and fold it over. just my opinion.
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Posted : Sunday, 16 September 2012 4:32:41 AM(UTC)
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nice ring man and that PT button is pretty cool too...havn't seen one of them ones before.

awesome collection coming from hagley alright!!
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Posted : Monday, 17 September 2012 6:06:03 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: nzpoohbear40 Go to Quoted Post
The other thing that pisses me off is when someone digs a signal and finds that it is trash so they leave it in the hole instead of taking it out...then the next guy comes along and finds the same trash because the person was to lazy to take it out..


Yep. Lazy AND selfish. Pisses me off too.

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Posted : Thursday, 27 September 2012 3:02:01 PM(UTC)
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Man, sooo glad I went to Hagley last night! I know the northern boys are prolly like 'yea yea sick of hearing!' but damn this park has more stuff than you'd imagine!
I got quite a variety of different things. In one hole I found a 1910 US 1 cent with a 1925 Farthing-both stuck together in a little leather pouch.
Best finds were what I think is a NZ Artillery hat badge, an 1889 Double Florin, 1916 Florin and a 1906 Half Crown. Glad I got in on some of the big silver coin action being going on here lately!
In all I got 14 silvers and a couple of them are in really nice condition.
The Kirkcaldie and Stains token dates about 1875 apparently. Pretty good nick for a token.
A few pennies etc-oldest 1875.
A handfull of odds including what I assume is a GOLD plated small ladies watch-missing half the strap, a metal spinning top with like 'T2' 'P1' 'TA' etc on it (is that dungeons and dragons or something??), a GOLD plated(?) broochy type thing, a cool enamelled thing with a horse and rider, and a busted silver plate skull ring-good for the pirates treasure chest arrrr!!
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Posted : Thursday, 27 September 2012 4:07:41 PM(UTC)
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a metal spinning top with like 'T2' 'P1' 'TA' etc on it (is that dungeons and dragons or something??)


It's for a betting game. T2 means "take 2" p1 "place one" TA "take all"

I found one the same in south hagley.

We could play the game after a hunt with all the pennies found :)

Or everyone bring a silver shilling on Sunday, and we'll play for them all. :)
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Posted : Thursday, 27 September 2012 4:08:29 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Thursday, 27 September 2012 7:05:06 PM(UTC)
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Lol drunk brother!
Hey thanks Andrew. I know a couple of those spinning tops have been found now. I found this one in south Hagley too. Now, do I have a spare shilling.....
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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Posted : Thursday, 27 September 2012 7:39:11 PM(UTC)
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Excellent score Jason, some real big bits in there too. Well done.

I love your pics Drunkbrother, they are always spot on and real funny. You must hunt for hours for some of those.



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Posted : Thursday, 27 September 2012 8:47:15 PM(UTC)
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great score jason,the token should clean up well
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Posted : Thursday, 27 September 2012 10:45:21 PM(UTC)
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Straight back in the saddle and into the treasure there Jason!........well done ma' man. Love the artillery badge and the Kirkie's token.....sweet finds. Quite a bit of digging there too........ I guess the back must be feeling pretty darn good!
Hope to catch up with you Sunday.....or next week for a couple of evening hunts.
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Posted : Friday, 28 September 2012 7:55:59 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Chrispy Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: nzpoohbear40 Go to Quoted Post
The other thing that pisses me off is when someone digs a signal and finds that it is trash so they leave it in the hole instead of taking it out...then the next guy comes along and finds the same trash because the person was to lazy to take it out..


yea mate ive had that a couple of times now, mainly aluminium cans. ive also come across small holes that have been put back cleanly but the grass has died. i think its important not to completly dig out the plug but to leave a little attached and fold it over. just my opinion.

Im starting to feel guilty now bout the tin cans and large unknown metal objects i leave underground up here in the north which i dig with me mini shovel.. no time for the garden trowel up here.
Guess i should elaborate further before i cop flack. I generally only hunt the beachs as they are abundant up here, hence the mini shovel. Often i will dig half a metre down and find remains of beach fire piles that are ladin with tin cans, alluminium foil and glass. Not the thing you want to find but they are there. To dig these up and remove the debri is virtually impossible at that depth so they are covered back over. If i get past half a metre and dont find anything i generally give up thru fear of mines or falling into china.. I try to return to my grassy spots to check for any dead bits or just to make sure ive cleaned up properly. Being one of the only detectorists in kerikeri it pays to do the right thing which i would anyhows.
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Posted : Friday, 28 September 2012 10:33:49 PM(UTC)
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Went for a Friday night hunt which I don't normally do. Thanks Simon glad you scored some silvers-that got me on a mish!!
Scored a 1890 & 1866 penny's, 1919 & 1936 sixpence.
And a 1845 half crown.

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Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 8:57:33 AM(UTC)
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1845 half crown......let me see it....well done!
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Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 9:05:49 AM(UTC)
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what creamer said...[Often i will dig half a metre down and find remains of beach fire piles that are ladin with tin cans, alluminium foil and glass. Not the thing you want to find but they are there. To dig these up and remove the debri is virtually impossible at that depth so they are covered back over.] ...

yeah I have done the same sometimes, esp if I don't bring my backpack and just my bum bag as one aluminum can will fill my bum bag. These days I bring a backpack as a matter of course and I fill it with alimunium cans, bits of iron, even a frying pan the other day and an oven tray. I dump it unceremoniously at my front door leaving my house looking like a tip until I sort it into the various bins for scrap metal $$

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Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 12:40:58 PM(UTC)
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1845 half crown! She is a beautiful thing!
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Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 12:51:04 PM(UTC)
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Yeah, I love digging up those old florins and half crowns.
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Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 12:58:38 PM(UTC)
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I found a gothic florin today, It is a beaut! Hopefully I caught the digging of it up on the gopro!
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Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 2:48:46 PM(UTC)
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Nice one tonz! Will check out ya vid if ya got it!
After reading your mud hunt stories I have come up with a location in Chch that may provide some goodies if they're there and not buried under metres of mud! Might just give it a whirl on Monday-I'm excited about gettin down n dirty for treasure lol
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Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 6:43:23 PM(UTC)
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Well done Jason. After I left you yesterday, I hadnt even got the car out of Hagley carpark when you phoned to tell me you had found that halfcrown. Today, after hunting with Metal Mikey in the same area, and scoring a few more silvers of my own I left Mike to return home and... you guessed it...a text telling me that he had just found 2 halfcrowns and a shilling in the same hole. Again, I hadnt even made it out of the carpark. Next time I'll make sure I'm the last to leave.



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Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 8:44:58 PM(UTC)
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Holy cow that's crazy! Well done on the silvers boys!
I just took my dog for a walk round beckenham park and of course took the gbug-very surprised to get a 1881 3d, a 1912 sixpence and a 1944 threepence. A few pennies too oldest one 1879.

Number 8- yep backs not bad, good enough now to dig treasure that's for sure! Will give it a workout a few nights next week too!! Hope to catch ya!

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