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Djevel's Finds
Djevel  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 5:03:35 PM(UTC)
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I don't usually post the stuff I find because it's never really that great/mentionable..

Today however..

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Some stuff from the local park ..

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Paua ring (I think) looks cool..

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18ct wedding band AKA my first gold ring!

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Plus some rubbish.. there was more I threw a ton of stuff away in the bin at the park
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Rings - (2 gold) - (2 silver) - (2 junk)
Silver Coins - 25
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number8wire  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 5:19:41 PM(UTC)
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Congrats mate on your first GOLD ring. Such a great feeling.....you'll be buzzing on it for hours. The paua shell inlaid silver ring is very cool too.
Well done and keep posting. Even if it's not ultra interesting to you, I still get motavation from seeing what others find.
Righto......boots on and down to the park I go!
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jimmy bedrock  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 5:26:34 PM(UTC)
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nice rings, well done. You will catch gold fever with that kind of find. Keep it up.
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Metal Kiwi  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 6:02:46 PM(UTC)
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18K is so cool.
Well done.
My first gold was 18k too.


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Djevel  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 6:04:13 PM(UTC)
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Thanks,

hey number8 I don't know if it is silver there are no marks inside the band but it came out of the hole clean with no corrosion or anything.. How would I tell if its silver or not.
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Silver Coins - 25
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DMNZ  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 7:14:10 PM(UTC)
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Awesome well done! Beats my 3 or 4 pennies and a silver shilling for today!
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Djevel  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 7:52:53 PM(UTC)
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Gold ring weighs 6.06 grams.
Might go to judges bay tomorrow if you're free you should come Dale
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Good to go  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 7:59:42 PM(UTC)
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Great haul! loving the rings i only found an 9ct lucky bugger......look forward to seeing more
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Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 8:20:38 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: number8wire Go to Quoted Post
Congrats mate on your first GOLD ring. Such a great feeling.....you'll be buzzing on it for hours. The paua shell inlaid silver ring is very cool too.
Well done and keep posting. Even if it's not ultra interesting to you, I still get motavation from seeing what others find.
Righto......boots on and down to the park I go!


Yep, as that man said!!
Bloody awesome to get a gold ring AND 18k! Well done!

There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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roy1954  
Posted : Thursday, 10 October 2013 11:33:35 PM(UTC)
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great finds,nice rings the shell ring is probably stainless steel,got that shine about it.cheers
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creamer  
Posted : Friday, 11 October 2013 7:34:31 AM(UTC)
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Congrats on the GOLD ring, well done. Like to see all your finds on here whether they good or not.

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Goldnut  
Posted : Friday, 11 October 2013 10:55:31 AM(UTC)
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Congrats on the 18K ring!!!! really good find :) !
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Djevel  
Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 10:06:39 PM(UTC)
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Ok so here's some of the stuff I've found in say first 2 months of detecting and gone from never picking up a detector before.. getting better now though..

Spendables
Old currency
Other coins
Foreign coins
Pennies
Some junk
Interesting stuff
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Silver Coins - 25
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Djevel  
Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 10:10:56 PM(UTC)
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Also went out today and found some more notworthmentioning coins, a .925 silver cross from a necklace (that I put in my bag and just CANNOT find now I'm home and also this 1917 british halfcrown, in really good condition. It was only about 6 inches down and read a solid 46 on the x-terra 705.

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roy1954  
Posted : Friday, 18 October 2013 10:38:04 PM(UTC)
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great stuff.nice to see some old silver coming out of auckland dont see much of it on this forum.
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Goldnut  
Posted : Saturday, 19 October 2013 11:39:53 AM(UTC)
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WOW nice find!!! I have yet to find one of these... I have a few NZ half crowns but you've gotta love that stg colour :D... i hate it when you lose a good find... I lost a NZ silver 3d and a silver 6d at different times... :(
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Djevel  
Posted : Saturday, 19 October 2013 12:16:50 PM(UTC)
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Whereabouts in Auckland do you hunt goldnut?
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Metal Kiwi  
Posted : Saturday, 19 October 2013 1:12:26 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Djevel Go to Quoted Post
Also went out today and found some more notworthmentioning coins, a .925 silver cross from a necklace (that I put in my bag and just CANNOT find now I'm home and also this 1917 british halfcrown, in really good condition. It was only about 6 inches down and read a solid 46 on the x-terra 705.

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Really good find Djevel.
Pilty about the cross.

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jimmy bedrock  
Posted : Saturday, 19 October 2013 1:28:37 PM(UTC)
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That is in much better nic than mine. nice find:)
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Goldnut  
Posted : Saturday, 19 October 2013 6:02:26 PM(UTC)
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Whereabouts in Auckland do you hunt goldnut?


I'm on the east side... manukau/howick area. what about you? I will be going out tomorrow with another guy for a hunt... let me know if you are interested in joining in.
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