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The adventures of Foiled again

Chrispy		Posted : Sunday, 10 March 2013 10:04:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 31/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 314 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 82 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 102 post(s)		always nice to pull a silver or two out of a well worked area. cool tiki ring mate. happy huntin.

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Sunday, 10 March 2013 11:42:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		excellent finds jason..keep up the good work...i exspect to see who gets the next half sov..lol
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

Foiled again		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 9:35:49 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Well had a day off yesdy so that meant a trip just out of town! Visited two parks-no sovereign, but a few silvers and what looks to be an old Canadian military badge... Its amazing how many silvers get found- and how many GOLD sovereigns are out there hiding????!!!! Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:02:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		nice lot of silvers bud..and yes that is a canadian hat badge...brings back memories of my millitary days..lol
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

coinnut		Posted : Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:38:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 15/09/2012(UTC) Posts: 324 Thanks: 81 times Was thanked: 148 time(s) in 100 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Foiled again Well had a day off yesdy so that meant a trip just out of town! Visited two parks-no sovereign, but a few silvers and what looks to be an old Canadian military badge... Its amazing how many silvers get found- and how many GOLD sovereigns are out there hiding????!!!! Good stuff bud, There sure is a lot of little silvers at that park aye and cheers for finding out what was in that hole Haha
		Fisher F70 + X-Pointer

latch		Posted : Tuesday, 19 March 2013 8:28:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 16/02/2013(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: dunedin Thanks: 198 times Was thanked: 27 time(s) in 27 post(s)		great find congratz,much junk found?
		fiend hard and find all

Foiled again		Posted : Tuesday, 19 March 2013 9:04:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Yea man always a good handful or pocketful. You just don't know sometimes....
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

number8wire		Posted : Tuesday, 19 March 2013 10:04:10 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Foiled again Yea man always a good handful or pocketful. You just don't know sometimes.... Totally with you there Jason..........you just never know. These days, I dig pretty much every signal over 60 on my Delta 4000. I will even sometimes dig the low numbers (like 44) if they are banging consistent on the target. A mate of mine dug a 44 showing less than an inch deep. Thinking it would be a ball of foil or something similar, he dug it anyway and ended up with an eleven-diamond gold wedding band!.....you just never know! Doing this, I know my GOLD Sovereign is out there just waiting for me!! Decide what your target low numbers are (depending on your machine) and DIG EVERYTHING!! Oh and yes......I always walk away with a generous pocket-full of rubbish.
		TEKNETICS T2 SE plus X-POINTER 2016 Silver coins- 233 Other silver- 13 Gold- 1 Sovereigns-0 Spendies -$119.00

Foiled again		Posted : Tuesday, 19 March 2013 10:13:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Too true. Good philosophy to dig every solid signal. We've all probably found something good that we were sure was rubbish! Now that stuff is a bit harder to find its time to see what good stuff we overlooked haha!
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

number8wire		Posted : Tuesday, 19 March 2013 10:57:12 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Yeah, definitely getting harder out there. On the other end of the numbers scale, last week I had a 96-98 banging hard at less than two inches (yes, we are talking metal detecting still for those with a grubby mind!!). I thought it had to be a big ole nasty piece of junk. I dug it anyway thinking "at least I've helped the council get rid of some rubbish".....and bugger me, if it wasn't a fairly rare J.CARO, Ironmongers, Chch token (1860-64).............less than 2 inches deep!..................................The moral......DIG EVERYTHING!
		TEKNETICS T2 SE plus X-POINTER 2016 Silver coins- 233 Other silver- 13 Gold- 1 Sovereigns-0 Spendies -$119.00

Foiled again		Posted : Wednesday, 20 March 2013 9:07:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Wicked-found my oldest coin tonight! Beats my 1817 shilling by 11 years. Went to the woods of Hagley for an hour and a half. Didnt find many coins but was happy to find an 1806 George 111 penny and in the same hole an 1848 Victorian penny. a coupla other pennies and two threepences (yay the silvers!) and a few 1s n 2s. oh and 2 bucks. Also got what I think was gold plated or guilded or something ring. Might have to pull a late one night hunting,possibly tomorrow night and give Hagley a real good going over lol. If ya keen to join let me know Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

number8wire		Posted : Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:00:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Hey mate, congrats on your oldest coin. Looks to be in pretty good nic too. Beats my oldest by 1 year!
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Foiled again		Posted : Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:03:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		haha I was thinking that when I found it-it was only a stones throw from where ya got yours
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

number8wire		Posted : Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:18:54 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Amazing. Must be a really old part of Hagley that spot. Just goes to show tho..........I've been back within metres of that spot several times since, and never had another find there. It only takes the swing of the coil to miss a good find by millimetres!! Again, well done Jason.
		TEKNETICS T2 SE plus X-POINTER 2016 Silver coins- 233 Other silver- 13 Gold- 1 Sovereigns-0 Spendies -$119.00

roy1954		Posted : Wednesday, 20 March 2013 11:22:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: christchurch Thanks: 442 times Was thanked: 372 time(s) in 242 post(s)		hi there.hope you are all digging up good stuff only been out once since being in brisbane had a hunt in a local reserve except for a commonwealth and a kangaroo penny all 1960s and 70s coins the place was full of junk obviously never been detected before,still iam going to hit the beach at the weekend hope for something good at the low tide mark.cheers roy
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creamer		Posted : Friday, 22 March 2013 4:40:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Hi there Foiled again. Well done on the 1806 im drooling at the mouth. .
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Foiled again		Posted : Saturday, 23 March 2013 10:06:12 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Went for a night hunt at Hagley with number 8 wire last night. Great night for it. Was going great with 3 and a 1/3 silvers til it got dark...headlamp got a bit dull so off to the car for some other batteries I had-put em in and theyre all farked lol. Oh well pin-pointer and cell phone light it is! Good to hunt just on tones like a blind man. Anyways got some good stuff. One hole had a 1875 "heaton" halfpenny, checked it again and still a beep. Crossed my fingers for a silver and out pops a very nice 1878 shilling! Shiny on one side and greyed on the other but great condition apart from a fricken gark I put on her DOH! Another HJ Hall token and usual 1c & 2c. Cant wait for the next time Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

creamer		Posted : Saturday, 23 March 2013 10:26:09 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Wow, theres some nice old finds there. Must be my turn to find something, this wkd. .
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Foiled again		Posted : Saturday, 23 March 2013 11:20:20 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Go on Shane get out there and into it! Wish I could get out this weekend but working sat and sun gadnabbit
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

number8wire		Posted : Saturday, 23 March 2013 12:37:33 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Yeah.....really enjoyable night hunt with you FA. Always a big buzz gettin those silvers. That Brit shilling is nice.......not too worn but bloody gutted for you mate about the "gakk" on it. Still, I picked up two silvers last night.......one very aged looking 1945 NZ shilling, that had been badly roughed up by the acid from the pine tree that it was beside. And a sweet little 1889 threepence that I managed to gouge a chunk out of. Best find for me was the token at about 9 inches. It's a Holloway Pills and Ointment 1857 British token (quite common) but still.....another to add to the token collection!........man I love getting the old tokens, a real buzz. The coin/token that you put the ? beside in the photo..........that is very cool. I'd love to know more about that if you can find any info. What's on the other side of it?
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