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wot a beauty
roy1954  
Posted : Monday, 17 November 2014 5:03:10 PM(UTC)
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hi from oz,after a dry spell scored a 5 diamond 9ct beauty,image not great but it will do ,funny this one the cavity at the back of the mount was stuffed with chewing gum[ must be a way of trying not to lose it ] took me an age to clean it ,good hunting to all.

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GoldPandemic  
Posted : Tuesday, 18 November 2014 11:15:06 AM(UTC)
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Very nice, well done.
Was it deep, easy to dig out??
Treasure/coins: $1
Other artifacts: 1888 button
Lead: 914g
Copper: 46
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roy1954  
Posted : Wednesday, 19 November 2014 9:50:29 AM(UTC)
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hi, no only about 6 inches would have been a fairly fresh drop in the wet sand.
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