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WestieDigger  
Posted : Tuesday, 6 January 2015 4:44:36 PM(UTC)
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Hi all after much procrastination I have just bought a garrett euro ace.  It was a really tough call between buying the Fisher F4 or the Garrett.
I have also discovered that the soil in my back yard is full of tinfoil bottlecaps and rusty nails.
Still in the market for a pointer and digging tool.
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WestieDigger  
Posted : Tuesday, 6 January 2015 8:03:45 PM(UTC)
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Went to a manukau harbor beach this afternoon to try out the euro ace.
Following the instructions to dig every signal I found several bottle caps.pull tabs some rusty wire, nails and a hot rrock. Hard to see the picture of the hot rock but I think its the remains of a aluminum can thats been burned.

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Posted : Tuesday, 6 January 2015 9:28:48 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: WestieDigger Go to Quoted Post
Went to a manukau harbor beach this afternoon to try out the euro ace.
Following the instructions to dig every signal I found several bottle caps.pull tabs some rusty wire, nails and a hot rrock. Hard to see the picture of the hot rock but I think its the remains of a aluminum can thats been burned.


Seems pretty reasonable :), There are some tricks to beach hunting and most of the ones I recall reading about came from this site here http://whatmetaldetector...-tips-hunting-the-beach/

Once you can get efficient at pinpointing where things are your junk pile and finds pile will start to balance out since you can dig more faster.
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WestieDigger  
Posted : Wednesday, 7 January 2015 10:45:11 PM(UTC)
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First find! Went to the park tonight and found 10 cents in the bark.
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Posted : Friday, 4 September 2015 4:34:19 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: WestieDigger Go to Quoted Post
First find! Went to the park tonight and found 10 cents in the bark.


LOL, ah junk removal/scrap metal finding is our main job.
Treasure/coins: $1
Other artifacts: 1888 button
Lead: 914g
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