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Iggyrulz  
Posted : Wednesday, 12 February 2014 5:25:28 PM(UTC)
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Awesome work Foiled! I cant believe the great stuff you guys are finding up there.
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Posted : Wednesday, 12 February 2014 9:10:13 PM(UTC)
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Hi there Foiled again, great to see you back posting. looking forward to more of your finds.

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Posted : Tuesday, 25 February 2014 11:00:27 AM(UTC)
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Such a lovely night here yesterday so I busted out the shorts and crocs and jumped knee deep in the Avon. Ive always thought about it but this is the first time doing it. Did just a small area but scored a number of coins-no silvers...yet!! But just like an inch under the gravels an 1862 half penny! Heaps of pull tabs, some NZ pennies (nice and shiny too), half pennies and a coupla 20c. Good fun-will do again soon!
Got outta the water after about 45 mins and did a nice dry land search. Rewarded with a threepence, 3x sixpences pocket spill, a stirling 6d and my first GOLD ring that AINT 9 carat- a wide band 15 carat GOLD ring weighing 3.9g. Nice old, probably Victorian piece! WOOP!
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Posted : Tuesday, 25 February 2014 11:15:22 AM(UTC)
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Great results Foiled.
15k stopped in 1931 from memory so it must be quite old.
Looking forward to more Avonfinds. Any eels?


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Posted : Tuesday, 25 February 2014 11:31:46 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Metal Kiwi Go to Quoted Post
Great results Foiled.
15k stopped in 1931 from memory so it must be quite old.
Looking forward to more Avonfinds. Any eels?


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Yea you're right MK. This has '15c' but no hallmarks but apparently they did this on custom made pieces back in the day to avoid tax or duty. Thanks Google haha.
And I'm glad to say no freekin eels were seen!! Guaranteed I'll make acquaintances with some one day tho-uuuuggghh!

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Posted : Wednesday, 26 February 2014 7:59:17 AM(UTC)
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The good old Avon brings back some memories. Grand effort and GOLD as a reward, nice one Foiled again.

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Posted : Wednesday, 26 February 2014 9:34:20 AM(UTC)
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hi jason, good score with the ring and i see you got the gordinia condom tin,hagley must have been a popular spot i found heaps of them in there and so did many others good luck.
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Posted : Wednesday, 26 February 2014 12:10:17 PM(UTC)
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Back to the same (dry land!) area last night for a few hours.
Hard slog but great rewards again with two intact GOLD gilt brooches and a cool belt buckle style clip which I reckon could be for suspenders or perhaps ladies thigh high stockings?! 4 silvers which is sweet, couple old buttons and some more musket balls.
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Posted : Wednesday, 26 February 2014 12:31:01 PM(UTC)
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Congrats on Gold!
especially 15 ct Victorian gold :-)

Can you make a full resolution picture of the hallmarks please? :-)
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Posted : Wednesday, 26 February 2014 1:16:09 PM(UTC)
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Great couple of hunts there Jason. That 15ct sure is a fantastic find...not a common GOLD grading by any means. Gotta be VERY happy with that!
That "dry land" area sure is hard going, so you did very well last night. I've hunted that area for a whole day in the past with very little reward.....so well done matey.
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Foiled again  
Posted : Wednesday, 26 February 2014 2:55:51 PM(UTC)
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Congrats on Gold!
especially 15 ct Victorian gold :-)

Can you make a full resolution picture of the hallmarks please? :-)


Cheers DBro. There is actually no hallmarks...just '15c' stamped in a rectangle. Wish there was to positively i.d it, but apparently some early custom made jewellery didnt get hallmarks to avoid paying duty.

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Posted : Tuesday, 4 March 2014 12:12:18 PM(UTC)
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Well the shit weather has really hit chch now!
Luckily I managed to get in a couple hours with coinnut at a site we have permission for.
These are the best finds. Actually scored two half crowns yesterday (woohoo!!) and the beaut 1880 half crown a couple of days before (different location!) Im on a half crown roll! That'll prolly be it now-not easy to find them!
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Posted : Tuesday, 4 March 2014 12:26:03 PM(UTC)
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Sheesh. I've hardly been out.

Must. Go. Detecting. Soon.
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Posted : Tuesday, 4 March 2014 2:05:27 PM(UTC)
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The coin vacuum up to his old tricks again!! Haha pretty sweet day can't wait to get back there actually.......dam this weather.
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Posted : Wednesday, 5 March 2014 7:13:30 PM(UTC)
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hi jason,great work some nice work there great silver finds,are you still using the gold bug i thought you were upgrading,its still a great machine.
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Posted : Wednesday, 5 March 2014 7:48:09 PM(UTC)
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fecken-brilliant, that was a good day at the office.
fantastic haul Foiled. eldorado silver, delicious.
bet your ears are still ringing from the half-crowns.
woohoo. happy hunting fella.


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Posted : Thursday, 6 March 2014 10:28:00 AM(UTC)
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Fantastc finds bud..can wait till I can make a trip up there to go hunting with you guys again...
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Posted : Thursday, 6 March 2014 3:43:59 PM(UTC)
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hi jason,great work some nice work there great silver finds,are you still using the gold bug i thought you were upgrading,its still a great machine.


Yea still using the gold bug! I will get another detector one day...!
Ima guna pack the GB into my bag when I go to Brizzy over Easter...should find somewhere to have a look. Cant do any manual ground balancing with it anymore so not sure how itl go on the beach if I get a chance to use it..

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Posted : Thursday, 6 March 2014 7:59:05 PM(UTC)
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hi jason,you will only be able to do the dry sand no chance in the wet its quite mineralised you need a pi machine to get anywhere deep enough,i dont know how efficient the beach grading is but my guess is they get most of the fresh drops, you need to be out in the swimming drop zones,also the parks have been well landscaped over the years not easy to find anywhere thats not been touched oldest coin i have found is 1910 but i live a fair way out from the city ,cheers roy
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Posted : Sunday, 9 March 2014 11:28:39 AM(UTC)
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Nice crowns. Dig that Queen Victoria.

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