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South Hagley 22/5/12

oroplata		Posted : Tuesday, 22 May 2012 11:21:39 PM(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)		Well, I had to take a trip out to Tai Tapu to collect some metal bar I won on trademe and on the way back home was going down Lincoln Road and wondered if Poohbear was at Hagley. So I sent him a text and he replied that he wasn't but FoiledAgain was. So I headed to the spot and parked the car and saw two headlamps out in the park. I got my detector out of the boot and made a bee-line for the lights. I wasn't swinging my detector but had held the coil just off the ground beside me - just in case. Well, the Garrett gave me the high-conductiivity "boing" sound when I was about half way to the lights, so I stopped and dug it and out popped a 1933 threepence. Oooo. That's gonna piss the boys off! So I cover up the hole and then run the coil over it again and it's still giving a lower reading. Hmmm. Pop it back oipen dig a bit more and out pops a 1940 penny, then a 1934 threepence, a 1934 sixpence a 1942 threepence and a 1933 Shilling. Which was nice. So I head over to the lads to tell them the goon news, and I get another BOING and dig a 1874 shilling. Boy, were they impressed! Had a great night - on top of those got a 1940 threepence and 1919, 1933 1934 1934 shillings. 11 silvers in all - my best result in ages.
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Foiled again		Posted : Tuesday, 22 May 2012 11:25:11 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)		That was great stuff Andrew! Mr. Lucky tonight!
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

Ash_T		Posted : Tuesday, 22 May 2012 11:34:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 17/09/2011(UTC) Posts: 219 Location: Nth Canterbury Thanks: 138 times Was thanked: 28 time(s) in 25 post(s)		Welldone! Coin spills like that are fun to dig aye! :)
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expat		Posted : Wednesday, 23 May 2012 6:32:49 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 26/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 499 Location: Rangiora Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 91 time(s) in 76 post(s)		Well done Andy. Me, I'm experiencing a bit of a silver drought at the moment. ;-(
		My greatest fear is that when I die my wife will sell my collection for what I told her it cost me.

oroplata		Posted : Wednesday, 23 May 2012 11:28:33 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)		So was I, until last night! :) Sometimes you start to wonder if you're hit the "ignore silver" button on your detector by mistake.
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