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creamer		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 10:23:12 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		30kg of Northland GOLD. Gettin closer to GOLD.. Heart of GOLD Chrissyboy and Creamer GOLD hunting Mainlanders. Its GOLD bro.. Chrisyboys first GOLD Quartz with GOLD fleck from the Thames area Jasper from the Thames area Edited by user Monday, 17 October 2011 4:50:05 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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creamer		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 10:26:29 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		#16 trip. The far north. Great place, awesome beachs and they all hold there own treasures. This is sundays effort not far from where i live. 125 digs. 31 coins. 2 pendants. Shane Edited by user Wednesday, 31 August 2011 8:30:04 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 10:26:32 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		hahaha good one shane...good to see you decided not to leave... Edited by user Monday, 29 August 2011 10:35:14 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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creamer		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 10:32:59 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		#16 trip. Was a long day and i was glad when i finally found these items other than coins. Nice to find jewellery when fossicking. Puts a little shine on things. A surfboard, a dangler (lol) and half a bullet casing. Extra This is a shot of all the pendants i have found so far whilst fossicking. Pendants are cool, i like them. Shane Edited by user Tuesday, 1 November 2011 10:06:04 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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creamer		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 10:36:18 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Originally Posted by: nzpoohbear40 hahaha good one shane...good to see you decided not to leave..ummm was waiting to see the sunday tresure but there not pic? Why thankyou Poohbear. Onwards and upwards in my search for Gold. And thats wot it is, a search for Gold, but somehow i turned into a Detector head. Shane Extra This is my bestist find so far in search of G. An air rifle pellet. Precious i say considering location (thames) and the hole i dug to find it...lol DIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARYDIARY Extra 28.09.2011 Been looking for G for four months now. Found GOLD plate, GOLD imitation, 16 rings. I know ive walked and ding dinged over it but me and Ace will find it. Extra 30.09.11 Went hard this month looking for G and Jewels on the beachs. Solid gold cant be too far away. Im patient.. All the more exciting when i find my first GOLD anything. Extra 03.10.11 The detectorists are goin hard and thats good. i try to post something every day or two. Mostly sprucing up the posts i have allready made. I wont give in to searching for the ultimate find, GOLD. Extra 15.10.11 Still lookin for my first GOLD. Its been 3 months and 26 days since i rekindled my search and logged into the forum. Very keen, even more so now. I plan to keep going hard when i can. Extra 28.10.11 Found GOLD. Yeha. 10k gold ring with a diamond. P.S. I have found GOLD before. lol. Extra 24.11.11 Have to have a break from fossicking. Too much for me at the moment. Will return later. Good luck out there all. Edited by user Thursday, 24 November 2011 5:31:15 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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rgmcbrid		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 10:46:56 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 3/06/2010(UTC) Posts: 583 Location: Southland Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 180 time(s) in 140 post(s)		We had the same silverware set as the knife when I was a kid in the 1970's, bit of a flashback!
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 10:54:38 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		That cherry thing is a bit dubious - cherry up??? Must be my mind. All good - I have had every bit as much fun finding things with a metal detector as I have found gold so its great to see what others have found. I know roughly of a spot where there is a coin treasure so good that if the negative commenters saw you find it they would forget gold mining for the rest of their lives and become members of the converted so you never know what you will find.

Richie		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 6:20:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 38 Location: Blenheim Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 12 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Hi Shane Awesome Treasure you have found there.... May I ask how your able to Post up your pictures, I have tried with flickr but when copy and paste it just posts a link, yours are amazing.... Rich

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 7:40:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		it is easy richie..you dont need to use flicker or any of them..you can do it right here in the forums....when you go to post something you will see a check box that says attach beside it...make sure there is a check mark in that box..then type your memsage and hit the post button..then a page will come up to allow you to upload your pics..so you pick what you want to upload and uopload it..once it is finished uploading you will see a button that say BACK..just click that and all is done..you now have a post with a picture in it. Edited by user Monday, 29 August 2011 7:41:53 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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Richie		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 7:47:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 38 Location: Blenheim Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 12 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Cheers Here goes will try an post pic of some of my kit.... File Attachment(s): DSC07111.JPG

Richie		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 7:55:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 38 Location: Blenheim Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 12 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Awesome nzppohbear40 that is easy az thanks but better wack up a pic of me detector quick smart File Attachment(s): DSC07117.JPG

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 7:57:05 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		it all looks new..lol
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Richie		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 8:48:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 38 Location: Blenheim Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 12 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Haha the pyramid and maverick pan are a new addition to my kit which I have broken in with lots of gold ( they work well ) but my good old gold bug pro I have had for a while with some good finds down the beach... I've even found a cell phone and yip shit loads of bottle tops which I keep and bin... No point finding them twice haha, I've always done well at local parks and schools where the kids play when the little mits are not around, check around the swings..... thats where their pocket money ends up...

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 9:01:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		ya i have been doing good a parks....not geart but good i have the goldbug..new version and it works great for me...but still get alot of junk as somethings ring like coins..lol..but oh well..i have a few buckets here at home for the scrap metal's,lead and copper..hahaha also if you know how to shrink your pics down to 500 pixel's they may just show up on the post without veiwers having to download them..like most of mine and creamers do. Edited by user Monday, 29 August 2011 9:03:21 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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Richie		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 9:10:53 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 38 Location: Blenheim Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 12 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Yeah I find that as well, it pays off to have a wee dig if your not sure, I also brought in a garret pro pin pointer and must say that is the best thing I ever did, you can find your target very quickly, I find those pesky bottle sometimes read like a $2 coin. I went to a local park with the gold bug the other day lots of trash and wow sum copper piping, I must have looked like a mad man tryin to pull that pipe....

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 9:16:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		hahaha thats funny because i got a bit of fined copper piping the other day....at the moment i set my goldbug on to discriminate at set it up to 66..gets rid of some of the trash...might be missing a few things but i still get the silver and coins..lol...i find that the 1 and 2 dollar coins ring bang on 79..so if i get a hard hitting 79 2 inches deep or deeper then i am 99% sure it is a gold coin....still lots of signals to figure out yet..but it is a great learning curb. Edited by user Monday, 29 August 2011 9:17:24 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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Richie		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 9:25:04 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/10/2010(UTC) Posts: 38 Location: Blenheim Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 12 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Yep I normally set mind around 50 or 60 and above I must start to spend some more time with it, I've been panning a bit lately with 1.38 grams Saturday in 3 and half hours I was happy with that, I'll have to have a look down the beach this weekend...

creamer		Posted : Tuesday, 30 August 2011 8:57:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Richie Hi Shane Awesome Treasure you have found there.... May I ask how your able to Post up your pictures, I have tried with flickr but when copy and paste it just posts a link, yours are amazing.... Rich Hi Ritchie. Great to hear from you. There is some stuff on picture downloads on page 3 of "A New Detector" And yes, if you shrink your piks, the way you are downloading now, they will pop up visually on your post i think. Shane Extra Edited by user Tuesday, 13 September 2011 2:50:49 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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creamer		Posted : Tuesday, 30 August 2011 9:07:08 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Some interesting Newzealand Coin prices from Trademe we found last night. Mostly from low mintage years. 1940 florin $350. 1935 shilling $155 1935 thripence $205 1934 half crown $175 And 350 1940 sixpence $110 1941 florin $170 1948 florin $170 1956 strapless thripence $200 1956 strapless onepenny $195 1950 thripence $150 Shane Edited by user Saturday, 10 September 2011 8:18:48 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Tuesday, 30 August 2011 10:49:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		i just found a 1935 silver shilling yesterday nzpoohbear40 attached the following image(s):
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