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I think i have about 85 dollars in gold coins so far. Saving it all up
for the big trip down south. If you dont save the spendable coins, then it
all seems a little worthless in some sence. Just my way of thinking. My
detector is turning into a precious thing i guess you could say. Well worth the
500 bucks i payed for it. At first i thort that certain persons around me would
put me on the nutcase for buying and using such an expensive machine/toy,
but no.. everyone seems happy about it..lucky me.. Now its "wot did you find today"
with a smile. Curiosity..

Shane

Don't forget that that space junk is worth something as well at a scrap metal yard. Amounts mount up quickly in this hobby - paid off the AT Pro in the first couple of months and the next 6 months paid off the V3i and all the diggers, pro-pointer etc. Its great having a hobby that pays for itself!

Even those old decimal coins that the bank won't take can be sent into the Reserve bank for a payout.

Looks like your hooked!

During the summer most of my finds were in the dry sand. My 1st gold ring was a recent drop in the dry - it went to the police station for a few months and came back. Also most of the modern coinage came from the dry as well. But I hadn't sussed out the detector that well and dry sand hunting is easier then the wet.

Now when we don't have the crowds on the beaches the vast majority come from either the wet sand or washouts and other highly eroded areas. With the wet sand I find the area where the beach changes angle from the steep high tide mark to the flat low tide area works the best. On all the beaches here there is an obvious area where the slop of the beach flattens out and it is along this "line" I seem to have the best luck.

This summer I will be heading into the water more at low tide to check that area out - once I get the AT Pro back that is.

The Ace 350, in its awesomeness, complete with salt spray/air cover (a sandwhich bag),
on location recently far north. P.S Im trying to resize the photos so that they are
smaller but its not working yet... hmmm

Shane

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Go the sandwhich bag. Two great minds think alike. lol. Shame about the cover. Oh i see my picture resizing does work. They came on large when i put them on... now they are smaller!! All good then. I did just find jewellers marks on the goldy type ring. They are very small. Looks like a spade, like ace of spades, and another tiny stamp a bit like the letter B. Have been cleaning the ring up bit by bit and thats how i found the tiny marks. Never knew jewellery could be so interesting.

Shane

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Another small haul after an hour and a half at a northland beach. Really need 4-6 hours to work a beach to a reosonable level, maybe.. 4 in gold coins, half a key and heaps of rusty old nails.. Notice how the new 50 and 10 cent pieces rust because they have iron in them.

Shane

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Have u seen me shovel. Serated adge and all.
Shane

Looks like some nice finds creamer,well done.
Mem

Cheers guys. I havent found alot really, just toying around with wot i got so far.. Im really enjoying this new fossicking venture, just wot i needed to occupy my brain and time instead of the usual daily habits... and theres a small reward at the end of most events. Wait till i fing G, yeh, the posts will intensify..lol Hopefully i will find G before Crissyboy (bro)..lol again

Shane

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