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Ash_T  
Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 5:35:27 PM(UTC)
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From last weekends trip to the coast...



Only got the one, but i was pretty stoked about it all the same :D
Detected with the Goldbug pro.

Looking foward to the next trip away :)

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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 5:42:13 PM(UTC)
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Nice one ash!! what does it weigh?
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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 5:43:32 PM(UTC)
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0.5grams - Not breaking any records, apart from my own ;) hehe

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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 5:49:06 PM(UTC)
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Nothing wrong with that m8!! cool.
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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 6:21:19 PM(UTC)
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wow nice little nugget bud...will have to try and make a trip over there with you some time.
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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 6:39:30 PM(UTC)
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At last the junk fest has finished !!! "wee joke" well done no lookn back now nice wee nugget to good on ya.
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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 8:55:34 PM(UTC)
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Hmmmmmmm will have to post every little pic on there own from all the junk i have collected in my junk fest..."wee joke"...

hey Ash bring it with you next tiem we detecting...
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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 9:12:52 PM(UTC)
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Hi POO B post all the little junk pic,s ya like just not in the "show n tell" ;)
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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 9:15:33 PM(UTC)
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That's a nice wee nugget - nice interesting shape. Well done - I'd be happy with that!
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Posted : Saturday, 4 August 2012 9:29:06 PM(UTC)
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what a beaut, that will make the bug to bite even more. Nice find
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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 12:28:33 AM(UTC)
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hahaha gingerbread..thats where all my JUNk pics belong....in the Show and Tell under the metal detecting columes..lol
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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 9:16:27 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Ash_T Go to Quoted Post
0.5grams - Not breaking any records, apart from my own ;) hehe



Not to be scoffed at all the same.

What mode were you using, how deep was it, and what number was displayed?
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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 9:55:06 AM(UTC)
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Nice one ash that woulda been awesome to find! Start of your gold stash...!
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 10:03:27 AM(UTC)
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Well done, Yep....be no stopping you now.

Good luck out there

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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 11:50:15 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Ash_T Go to Quoted Post
0.5grams - Not breaking any records, apart from my own ;) hehe



Not to be scoffed at all the same.

What mode were you using, how deep was it, and what number was displayed?


Had the threshold turned way up to +40 so i could hear over the water (had lost the headphones temporarily),
was in the 1st shovel of dirt, so i guess 0 to 4/5inchs down, don't actually remember looking at the number - lol!
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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 12:17:19 PM(UTC)
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A lovely thing to find, I'd be thrilled with that.
For somebody whose mind cannot register in grammes, how big is it? I'm guessing around 3mms or so is that right?



My greatest fear is that when I die my wife will sell my collection for what I told her it cost me.
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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 1:22:30 PM(UTC)
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A lovely thing to find, I'd be thrilled with that.
For somebody whose mind cannot register in grammes, how big is it? I'm guessing around 3mms or so is that right?


Whats wrong with grammes? the nugget is about a third of a pennyweigh or 1/62 of an oz. That help?
And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!
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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 2:03:39 PM(UTC)
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Ya should have seen the victory dance he did!!! I didnt have any problem hearing him over the river noise! He never did find another so we could have one each! Might have to get me a goldbug! Was a good trip away aye Ash? :)
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Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 7:31:55 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: expat Go to Quoted Post

A lovely thing to find, I'd be thrilled with that.
For somebody whose mind cannot register in grammes, how big is it? I'm guessing around 3mms or so is that right?


Whats wrong with grammes? the nugget is about a third of a pennyweigh or 1/62 of an oz. That help?



Nothing wrong with grammes, I just dont understand them. That help?




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Ash_T  
Posted : Sunday, 5 August 2012 8:36:37 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: expat Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: 1864hatter Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: expat Go to Quoted Post

A lovely thing to find, I'd be thrilled with that.
For somebody whose mind cannot register in grammes, how big is it? I'm guessing around 3mms or so is that right?


Whats wrong with grammes? the nugget is about a third of a pennyweigh or 1/62 of an oz. That help?



Nothing wrong with grammes, I just dont understand them. That help?



Yep, about a quarter of my little fingernail sized bit. Might just cover the word "one" on the dollar coin.
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