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The adventures of Foiled again

Foiled again		Posted : Tuesday, 20 August 2013 6:55:47 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)		Originally Posted by: l0gic Ahh, headlamp I can do! Same boat as coin nut though, will have to bribe the missus.. It's Riccarton Road area, yeah? Yup between there and the tennis courts
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

Foiled again		Posted : Tuesday, 20 August 2013 6:58:22 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)		Originally Posted by: creamer A sovereign, too much Foiled again i'm seathing in my chair. Possibly could start foaming at the mouth.. Congrats on your GOLD find. . Cheers Shane! Time for you to get a grabaseat back down these ways ,-)
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

creamer		Posted : Wednesday, 21 August 2013 9:11:25 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)		The thought crosses my mind regularly. Ive been saving up to head down when its warmer. Catch up with the mighty Lammerlaw and yourselves. I can feel the hangover already. .
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Foiled again		Posted : Friday, 23 August 2013 12:14:51 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)		Had a solid 4 hrs of hunting at south hagley with coinnut tonight. Hard work but paid off with some nice finds. Best find was a first for me-a nice 1951 Australian Florin woop! Note all the clean 1c pieces!! Who planted 14 of those suckers in one spot?!! What a hole lol! Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

oroplata		Posted : Friday, 23 August 2013 12:51:16 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		A sterling effort! Groan.
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goldstalker		Posted : Friday, 23 August 2013 1:18:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		shit south is still paying out nice finds :)

grubby		Posted : Friday, 23 August 2013 7:22:35 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 1/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 130 Location: west auckland Thanks: 13 times Was thanked: 36 time(s) in 31 post(s)		Sweet finds mate. It is amazing how much stuff keeps coming out of Hagley park. Maybe I should try the Auckland Domain. I might get kicked out as it is a heritage site. Has anyone tried the Auckland Domain?

DMNZ		Posted : Friday, 23 August 2013 7:57:05 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/05/2013(UTC) Posts: 184 Location: nz Thanks: 39 times Was thanked: 58 time(s) in 38 post(s)		As far as I know that is an 'off limits' area as a named heritage site :(
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coinnut		Posted : Friday, 23 August 2013 8:44:46 AM(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)		Man that florin is so awesome!!
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goldstalker		Posted : Friday, 23 August 2013 10:03:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		Originally Posted by: DMNZ As far as I know that is an 'off limits' area as a named heritage site :( just do it anyway do it at night with a head lamp do tidy holes and no one will know, other wise all the goods in the ground will rott and be lost forever because someone calls it a heritage sight, i mean really its in the ground man rotting so go get it out, screw the government they suck at saying what we can and cant do.

Shilo		Posted : Saturday, 24 August 2013 8:22:10 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 29/01/2011(UTC) Posts: 573 Location: Kawhia Thanks: 17 times Was thanked: 285 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Originally Posted by: goldstalker just do it anyway do it at night with a head lamp do tidy holes and no one will know, other wise all the goods in the ground will rott and be lost forever because someone calls it a heritage sight, i mean really its in the ground man rotting so go get it out, screw the government they suck at saying what we can and cant do. NO WAY!! If it is a listed heritage site then it is off limits. I agree the artifacts will just slowly corrode away in them but that is beside the point, I like my hobby and I want to keep doing it in the future. If people started nighthawking like Goldstalker suggested then detecting will get a bad name and the crack down will destroy our hobby. All it will take is for some member of a historic society (and there are a lot of them) to spot you and all hell will break loose. Respect our detecting ethics and leave the heritage sites alone. Anyway there are plenty of non-listed sites to hunt that have only to be discovered by a bit of research. Even around the edges of the protected sites are OK (if permission is granted by land owner) and just as many finds can found. DON'T DESTROY IT FOR THE REST OF US! To find out if a place is a protected Historical Site, look it up here: http://www.historic.org.nz/theregister/registersearch.aspx?sc_lang=en Edited by user Saturday, 24 August 2013 8:27:11 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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grubby		Posted : Saturday, 24 August 2013 8:36:53 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 1/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 130 Location: west auckland Thanks: 13 times Was thanked: 36 time(s) in 31 post(s)		I agree with Shilo. There is no point in upsetting the historical society or local councils possibly resulting in banning our hobby from all parks. Thanks for the link Shilo.

roy1954		Posted : Saturday, 24 August 2013 11:06:45 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)		good finds jason, keep on swinging my son
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creamer		Posted : Sunday, 25 August 2013 11:47:17 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)		On a roll, keep them coming. Those 1 cent pieces, i've been throwing some on the driveway to see how long they take to disappear! Someone can dig them back up one day. .
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Foiled again		Posted : Sunday, 25 August 2013 10:44:24 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)		Met up with l0gic and expat for a hunt round north hagley this evening, good to catch yas again. Actually did alright for a part of hagley i thought may have been topsoiled or something as have breezed thru just a couple of times without much exciting. Some good stuff included a nice 1891 sixpence, 1933 & 1945 sixpences, 1934 shilling, 1885 penny, 1920 & 1926 aussie half pennys Well worth having a good look as theres a ton of metal in the ground there! Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

goldstalker		Posted : Monday, 26 August 2013 2:00:13 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		cool finds mate :) keep it up

l0gic		Posted : Monday, 26 August 2013 9:24:16 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2013(UTC) Posts: 175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 17 times Was thanked: 24 time(s) in 17 post(s)		Our finds look almost the same, except I didn't get any of those wee silvers! Good hunting!
		Fisher F2 - Hunts: 11, Rings: 3, Spendables: $70.20

creamer		Posted : Monday, 26 August 2013 10:49:13 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)		Interesting haul there. One day Im going to get me a pre 1900 penny. 1908 me closest. .
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Foiled again		Posted : Friday, 30 August 2013 1:19:55 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)		Out on another adventure with coinnut last night along the river in north hagley (sorry l0gic-didnt see ya post!) Scored 6 silvers which was awesome but a few were damaged! Nice shilling though and the sixpence is a low mintage year. The gold coloured ring thing is actually part of a watch face-I shudda turned it over. Oldest coin was an 1876 Heaton half penny. Being along the riverbank the coins are a bit munted but hopefully the silvers will clean up! The half crown, shilling and a penny were all in one hole-wheres the hole with a shite load of sovereigns???!!! Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

l0gic		Posted : Friday, 30 August 2013 1:53:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2013(UTC) Posts: 175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 17 times Was thanked: 24 time(s) in 17 post(s)		Not a bad lot at all, good amount of silvers there!
		Fisher F2 - Hunts: 11, Rings: 3, Spendables: $70.20

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