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roy1954		Posted : Sunday, 13 April 2014 2:26:10 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: christchurch Thanks: 442 times Was thanked: 372 time(s) in 242 post(s)		hi all,crap tides this week so decided to do a creek estuary,well pleased to see how in good nick the coins are coming from deep in the mud,heres the best ones also scored two 9ct rings one i think is a oldie good hunting. roy1954 attached the following image(s):
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number8wire		Posted : Sunday, 13 April 2014 4:55:42 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)		Nice work Roy. Those pennies have been well preserved, I guess due to the lack of oxygen in the mud. Congrats on the two goldies....very nice. Were they also out of the estuary?
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Mudwiggle		Posted : Sunday, 13 April 2014 8:31:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 22/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 742 Thanks: 182 times Was thanked: 683 time(s) in 317 post(s)		Nice. I too have had good luck in the mud, once you give up trying to keep clean :)

jimmy bedrock		Posted : Sunday, 13 April 2014 9:48:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2013(UTC) Posts: 339 Thanks: 242 times Was thanked: 179 time(s) in 104 post(s)		nice gold! how was it hunting the estuary..hard work detecting in the mud ?is it mud? shovel or scoop:)

roy1954		Posted : Sunday, 13 April 2014 10:21:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: christchurch Thanks: 442 times Was thanked: 372 time(s) in 242 post(s)		hi, mud is hard work but its got its attractions the deeper you go the thicker and stickier it gets but it forms a barrier i am sure the heavy stuff cant go down any further must sit there for ever.the sinkers are deeper than the coins,i use a heavy duty scoop but sometimes its hard to clear i have to scrape the stuff out mine has big escape holes in it there big enough to let threepences through unfortunately.
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