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well it's still gold!!

I have been unable to get away fossicking which is driving me mad coming up with dreams and ideas on how to do it and where to go so I have been detecting a local area and have pulled nearly 80 silver coins with the F2...well 3 days ago I finally pulled some yellow metal up from a depth of 6 inches. Beautiful oldish patterned gold locket. Yum Yum!

Edited by user Thursday, 4 August 2011 11:28:39 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

On my detector (F75) the signal depends on the size of the object. For example a silver three pence reads 44 (same as a pull tab) and a silver six pence 55-57. A round silver pin the size of a dollar reads 71. I figured out that I was missing things because I had the discrimination too higher expecting the high conductive metals to read higher but that is not neccesarily the case. I found a small gold ladys watch that reads 59 which is about the same as a half penny. A penny (same bronze material as a half penny) reads 78-80. So again I think it depends on how big it is.

That's a great find MSB.
Congoldulations.
Your silver tally sounds pretty good too - 80 coins - wow.
Looking forward to more pics.
HH

Great score! Nothing better then seeing the the glint of yellow in the dirt...

I use a site called photobucket.com to upload the pics to after I have re-sized them to 800x600 (makes for better viewing on here)

once uploaded you copy the direct link (its self explanatory once on the photobucket website) and you click the wee pic above with the small mountains on it (add img) then you paste the direct link inbetween the img tag

IE ((IMG))www.myphoto.com.2222222((/IMG))

Different area's will always give different tones in relation to the minerals surrounding the item. But generally they remain close to what you are used to them toning in it.

this locket was solid 67. Good items will usually remain solid and not bounce around. I find a lot of thruppences and they tend to bounce from 44 to 54. Most pull tabs are 39 to 43. Most old school 20's 50's and half crown non silvers are usually 45 to 47.

The best thing to find gold is dig EVERY signal. if anything it helps clean up the shit for potential signals that are being masked anyway AND you are doing you bit for helping clean NZ :)

The 2nd best thing to do is dig EVERY signal for at least the first half hour in ANY ground the you get an idea of how signals are reacting to their surroundings and then you can choose to ignore some.

I use a Fisher F2 with 11" DD coil and I use it full power and nly discriminate out the very first bar which is shitty irons etc

I DO find that I get signals which sound awesome but then bounce low to 41 31 and then back up. these are usually bastard tinfoil old milk tops. i hate them like I hate 1 & 2 c coins :) BUT they must be dug anyway as could be a cool relic or even gold.

Happy Hunting :)

Hi there MSB, Nice finds. That gold locket......there were two of those up on trademe last week. Identical. http://www.trademe.co.nz...isting.aspx?id=394629490
http://www.trademe.co.nz...isting.aspx?id=394624210

You didnt buy one of them .....did you???? :) :) LOL Just kidding :) :)

Happy hunting

JW :)

lol yup I have to agree with ya there....I just like bitching about the 1 & 2's as I now have 3/4 of a 2 litre ice cream container :) Wish they were gold 1 & 2's :)

Interesting that that one has "V.T. 18.2.46" engraved on it.

Not many people with those initials.

Only one person born in that year (Violet Turner). 5 deaths but most likely one would be Valerie Tanner who died at 1 day old. Other options are Vivian Treweek, Victoria Trevethick, Violet Taylor or Virginia Taumata (who also died at 1 day old).

No matching marriages.

That one looks a little tricky. As there is only one period, at the end, it might mean "representative 1960" rather than someones initials. Especially since you found it on a sports field :)