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First Finds with a MD + more - Coinage

Marty		Posted : Friday, 20 July 2012 10:51:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		The Fisher F2 and F-Pointer were dropped off today. I got it all together and had a hunt in the front yard. Finds for the 90 minute hunt. First find-Lead head off of a nail First coin-2 cent piece all up, 3 lead heads, 2 screws, 1 washer, 1 nail, 3 rusted pieces of metal. 4 2cent pieces and 1 1cent piece Thanks, Mark Edited by user Monday, 23 July 2012 4:55:44 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified Marty attached the following image(s):

number8wire		Posted : Friday, 20 July 2012 11:05:53 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)		....and I'll tell you mate, it just gets better and better. Each time you take your MD out on the hunt, you'll learn more and more about it and the great finds will come. I've had my Garrett Scorpion for about three weeks now. I suppose I've had maybe 10 hunts, and the finds have got better and better as I've got to know the detector. Get out there and hunt. Maybe even do a bit of research on your local area. Find out where people gathered in the past........the great finds will come.
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keywikiwi		Posted : Friday, 20 July 2012 11:24:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 4/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 66 Location: Invercargill Thanks: 3 times Was thanked: 17 time(s) in 12 post(s)		good work marty...thats exactly what i done when i first got my gb.Invercargill has got a lot of good places to hunt if you do a bit of research,i can tell you a few places not to try with two of them being daffidol bay and whalers bay,i swear those places used to be the local tip,so much rubbish,in particular beer cans,stubbie tops and alloy screw lids.I thought not many detectorists down here but since ive had my md everyone that stops and talks to me seems to have had one or knows someone that has one.A lot of the places ive tried seem to be void of any decent finds which leads me to believe many have been before me. good luck

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Saturday, 21 July 2012 12:02:09 AM(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)		Kiwi keep trying those places and do a real good north south east west grid search...there may have been alot befor you but nobody gets everything...and from what i have seen with the lot of guys i go hunting with not many do real grid searches and there for stuff gets left behind.. Also although it is a major pain in the butt,keep hunting those trashy places you said not to hunt...If you are digging every signal and taking the trash out with you that you have dug up you will eventually find the good stuff if there is any history to the place.. I hunted a part of the groynes holiday park up here and i decided to hunt around this one set of benches near one of the BBQs that gets used alot and yes it was littered with trash,mostly twist tops and pull tabs off beers,but after getting rid of alot of the trash and working through it i came away with 2 real nice silver rings with black aunix in them,both of which my wife has claimed and also a real nice silver necklace and about 40 bucks in 1 and 2 dollar coins... but until i started cleaning out some of the trash i had missed alot of those signals because they were mixed in.
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

Marty		Posted : Saturday, 21 July 2012 8:05:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		2 places hunted today. An old camp site, bullets and to the left and a small park. Thanks, Mark Marty attached the following image(s):

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Saturday, 21 July 2012 8:32:56 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)		great finds for the few times you have been out marty..keep up the good work and love the pics..even of the trash...it shows things are getting cleaned up..lol
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

number8wire		Posted : Saturday, 21 July 2012 8:41:11 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)		Way to go Mark. You'll have those signals sorted out in no time. I see you took poohbear's advise on the trash............he's a wise man who knows his stuff, and any advise he gives is like a wee piece of GOLD for your pocket. Keep those pics coming too. Awesome stuff!
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Marty		Posted : Monday, 23 July 2012 4:56:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		I did more of a grid search of the front yard today... 1935 Half penny only thing of note..oh and the Southerner pin which i assumed was a 1 cent piece..oops Edited by user Monday, 23 July 2012 8:14:58 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified Marty attached the following image(s):

gjj109		Posted : Monday, 23 July 2012 6:06:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		Marty, You will have to get a sinker mould so you don't mind digging up those lead heads. And probably a couple of kilos of grass seed too, the way you are going.

Marty		Posted : Wednesday, 25 July 2012 5:00:54 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		A quick hunt around a swing by the river. A few sinkers, lotsa foil and pull tabs and some spendables. Marty attached the following image(s):

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Wednesday, 25 July 2012 7:25:10 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)		the only thing in this pic i hate digging up is the glass bottle tops.the dangers of our hobbie..lol....but got to keep them to throw in the rubbish bin if i dig them up..lol..
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

number8wire		Posted : Wednesday, 25 July 2012 10:35:28 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: nzpoohbear40 the only thing in this pic i hate digging up is the glass bottle tops.the dangers of our hobbie..lol....but got to keep them to throw in the rubbish bin if i dig them up..lol.. ...another possible danger to be aware of......(I dug one last weekend) .......was a hypodermic needle!. Even now the thought of what could have happened, makes me shudder. Fortunately, it was facing point-down so I didn't jab myself with it, however it was buried in a park location where you certainly wouldn't expect to find such a thing..........it scared the living crap out of me I can tell you...........especially once I realised what it was. Not sure how you could ever get rid of a danger such as this but finding it has certainly made me far more aware of the hazards out there.
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madsonicboating		Posted : Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:51:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		great stuff you look like ya def starting to get the hang of that F2 man! RE that needle that dude found yeah bugger that stuff...always pays to use a pin pointer but we all get carried away sometimes with that "magic" tone...
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Marty		Posted : Thursday, 26 July 2012 11:00:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		Thanks for the encouragement. I am enjoying it a lot. Every time i turn up a coin or something interesting, it makes up for all the trash. Next on the list is a sand scoop and digging tool.

Marty		Posted : Thursday, 26 July 2012 4:49:49 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		Hunting in the back yard today. There seem to be a lot of mixed signals here and locating the object is taking up more area :). A small junk silver locket about all of note. Marty attached the following image(s):

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Thursday, 26 July 2012 9:14:39 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)		ya i havnt found a needle yet so never thought of that..but yes you deff got to watch for those...im surprised we havnt come across one yet in hagley park....and thankfull as well...
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

Marty		Posted : Saturday, 28 July 2012 11:13:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		I went back to the old park I was earlier in the week and picked up a few more coins, a large broken toy truck and a zippo type lighter plus lots of trash. I have been amazed about the amout of foil until i remembered about smoke packets and people taking the top piece off and trashing it. Some of the coins come out of the ground looking good and as soon as they dry they seem to "decay" like the 1948 sixpence here. Marty attached the following image(s):

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Saturday, 28 July 2012 12:02:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Marty I went back to the old park I was earlier in the week and picked up a few more coins, a large broken toy truck and a zippo type lighter plus lots of trash. I have been amazed about the amout of foil until i remembered about smoke packets and people taking the top piece off and trashing it. Some of the coins come out of the ground looking good and as soon as they dry they seem to "decay" like the 1948 sixpence here. Marty your 1948 6p is not silver so hence the bad look and your 1934 6p is 50% silver so looks much better. Silver coins finished in 1946. Good finds. HH
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