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Djevel		Posted : Sunday, 18 August 2013 11:17:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 18/08/2013(UTC) Posts: 139 Location: Auckland Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 20 time(s) in 17 post(s)		Hey guys, I probably like a few others started watching a few tv shows on Discovery channel (american digger, diggers) and thought I could give it a go. So I went out and got me a detector and pinpointer and trowel, etc however I haven't had much luck at all, I seem to have the detector workings down now it just seems after days the best thing I've found was a 1915 penny haha. I'm in West Auckland at the moment and was just wondering i anyone had any suggestions where to look, I'd think main popular beaches like mission bay, etc but they've probably all been hit hard, Cheers
		2014 Finds Rings - (2 gold) - (2 silver) - (2 junk) Silver Coins - 25

Shilo		Posted : Monday, 19 August 2013 9:10:35 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)		Hi Djevel, I was wondering when the US tv shows started hooking people here :) You will find that most people won't give out locations because finds are only of a finite quantity, but yes any of the beaches or public parks are worth a look at. A member here may offer to team up with you as well. No place is ever hunted out but the spots that have been hit hard in the past take some work and time before you find something. If you do some research on your local area (search back on this forum for suggestions on research) you should get lucky and find a spot that hasn't been detected much before. Beaches can take a bit of work and timing. You want the sand to be eroded away before any old finds expose themselves and your detector makes a huge difference whether you can hunt in the wet sand or not. What sort of detector do you have??
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Djevel		Posted : Monday, 19 August 2013 10:31:56 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 18/08/2013(UTC) Posts: 139 Location: Auckland Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 20 time(s) in 17 post(s)		I bought a 2nd hand Minelab X-Terra 705 off a friend of mine who had it for like 6 months and used it twice lol.
		2014 Finds Rings - (2 gold) - (2 silver) - (2 junk) Silver Coins - 25

gjj109		Posted : Monday, 19 August 2013 8:12:14 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)		That's a fine piece of gear. Read the Manual, use it, read the manual again, use it some more and then read the manual again.

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Monday, 19 August 2013 8:24:15 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: gjj109 That's a fine piece of gear. Read the Manual, use it, read the manual again, use it some more and then read the manual again. Very good advice. Good luck gjj109. If it's there you should find it with the 705. MK
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creamer		Posted : Monday, 26 August 2013 11:31:51 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)		Hi there Djevel. Good luck out there. .
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Djevel		Posted : Monday, 26 August 2013 8:18:21 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 18/08/2013(UTC) Posts: 139 Location: Auckland Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 20 time(s) in 17 post(s)		Thanks, I went out a few times in last week, still not used to using the 705, at Ladies mile I found a 3d from the 40's but gave up because there was a ton of (volcanic?) rocks that kept making the detector go off in the 40+ range. I also had the same problem when I went up mount albert.. found an arrow and some old pennies but the constant 40+ beeping was getting on my nerves. The 705 however is a beast at finding coins at parks/playgrounds, found well over 150 already.
		2014 Finds Rings - (2 gold) - (2 silver) - (2 junk) Silver Coins - 25

waka		Posted : Saturday, 7 September 2013 1:44:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 16/04/2013(UTC) Posts: 22 Location: south island Thanks: 14 times Was thanked: 6 time(s) in 6 post(s)		Hi Djevel.I bought a 705 about 3mnths ago and it is mean on coins.Very pleased with my purchase. Hoping to take it for a run over to Queenstown next week for a weeks looking around.I own an old homestead and have found 56 coins so far 16 just around my mailbox area.Great machine.Keep looking.
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