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crisyboy  
Posted : Sunday, 4 September 2011 10:01:27 PM(UTC)
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hello to all glad we got this forum topic sorted,
a few pics of my latest finds.
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Posted : Sunday, 4 September 2011 10:11:49 PM(UTC)
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another cool find was a little KENT item,
and i got this small rock looking type nugget
thats really shiney,silver and very heavy 5grams.
dont know what it is but very interesting.
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crisyboy  
Posted : Sunday, 4 September 2011 10:23:33 PM(UTC)
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this looked like a rock so was extremely hard
to find was white but very heavy.
after cleaning one side saw it was very silver
gold looking,anybody got any idea?
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nzpoohbear40  
Posted : Sunday, 4 September 2011 10:53:33 PM(UTC)
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excellent finds there crisyboy.keep up the hunts and the pics.
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Posted : Monday, 5 September 2011 8:26:25 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: nzpoohbear40 Go to Quoted Post
excellent finds there crisyboy.keep up the hunts and the pics.

Yep, awesome bro, some great stuff there.

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madsonicboating  
Posted : Monday, 5 September 2011 11:56:28 PM(UTC)
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wow mate you're finding a lot of cool stuff!! Awsome!
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crisyboy  
Posted : Saturday, 10 September 2011 9:15:56 AM(UTC)
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GOLD why is it so hard to find?
i keep finding silver,in my eternal
search for glory i keep find everything
else,so heres some more items.ifound $35.00
in spendable,including 5 one dollar coins
wrapped in a ten dollar note that was cool
and heaps of trinkets.brass,keys,toys,marbles
etc,
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crisyboy  
Posted : Saturday, 10 September 2011 9:26:57 AM(UTC)
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also found a great bootle dump loaded with allsorts of household
items including one silver fork,heaps of copper and brass,and
some wood pieces.
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crisyboy  
Posted : Saturday, 10 September 2011 9:34:10 AM(UTC)
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i love my detector even if it looks goofy,
simple tools i use so i dont ruin any ground.
spent the day at one stretch of beach,that has an old abandoned
sports club,bowls club,and three parks,best day yet.
going to the quicksilver mine tomorrow with creamer,
will post any finds and or stories.
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tonznz  
Posted : Saturday, 10 September 2011 4:03:39 PM(UTC)
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Hi your rmetal detector is cool. I like your finds, especially the part of the silver fob chain. Keep up the fun!
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Posted : Saturday, 10 September 2011 7:48:13 PM(UTC)
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Too much bro, and i thought you werent finding much.. lol Great pics. Really like that wooden ring.

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crisyboy  
Posted : Sunday, 11 September 2011 8:47:08 AM(UTC)
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excellent finds there crisyboy.keep up the hunts and the pics.

thanks nzpoohbear still working out how to work
this site and send messages,pm,quotes,thanks for all your replies,
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crisyboy  
Posted : Sunday, 11 September 2011 8:53:26 AM(UTC)
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Hi your rmetal detector is cool. I like your finds, especially the part of the silver fob chain. Keep up the fun!

thanks tonznz when i dug up that chain it was all twisted
and tangled mixed with dirt,thought it was gold its quite
corrroded but still a cool find.
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Posted : Sunday, 11 September 2011 9:27:46 AM(UTC)
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.....including 5 one dollar coins
wrapped in a ten dollar note ........etc,



Kids always ask me does it find notes. I can say now yes it does. Brilliant! I had to tell my wife about that one. She is not that interested in metal detecting, but she is amused that it amuses me and is very supportive except when we are travelling from A to B on long journeys and I suddenly stop and say "... I need to have a rest..." and whip out of the car with my kids, detector in hand, to a school playgound. And its only 1/2 and hour from the last time we stopped! Her patience wears a little thin at times. Its a hard job finding the perfect woman!
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Posted : Sunday, 11 September 2011 9:54:33 AM(UTC)
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Hey bro, heres a pic of that very unusual fossicking find. Im sure its copper and brass plate, not totally sure tho.

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crisyboy  
Posted : Sunday, 11 September 2011 10:18:42 PM(UTC)
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cheers bro.
went out again today couldnt go to mine
due to it pissistantly raining so had a quick
fossick/detect at old swimming pool.
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crisyboy  
Posted : Sunday, 11 September 2011 10:27:36 PM(UTC)
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was going throughbits of scrap and copper wire
when i noticed a small stamp on a bit.
after cleaning abit realised it is 9ct rose
gold bracelet.GOLD bro.
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crisyboy  
Posted : Sunday, 11 September 2011 10:33:26 PM(UTC)
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.....including 5 one dollar coins
wrapped in a ten dollar note ........etc,



Kids always ask me does it find notes. I can say now yes it does. Brilliant! I had to tell my wife about that one. She is not that interested in metal detecting, but she is amused that it amuses me and is very supportive except when we are travelling from A to B on long journeys and I suddenly stop and say "... I need to have a rest..." and whip out of the car with my kids, detector in hand, to a school playgound. And its only 1/2 and hour from the last time we stopped! Her patience wears a little thin at times. Its a hard job finding the perfect woman!

yeah my wife wont come with me at all.
the ten dollar note is so dry and brittle
i dont think it can be used.
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Posted : Monday, 12 September 2011 10:30:05 AM(UTC)
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Wo, how did ya not see that. Gold, well done. Thats wot where lookin for, the G stuff. My turn next bro. That home made detector of yours is some machine. Wonder how far it really punches down.
I often wonder wot percentage of coins and jewellry actually get lost, let alone found..

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Posted : Monday, 12 September 2011 2:10:02 PM(UTC)
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I often wonder wot percentage of coins and jewellry actually get lost, let alone found..



Did a blog post on this the other day. I reckon on the beaches there is on average 800 pieces of gold for every 1 km of beach. Most people reading this go "Yeah Right" but think about it and work it out - 80-100 years of beach goers..... I hold to that figure. My blog post explaining my thoughts on this is here:

Beaches Sprinkled with gold

Of course getting to these riches is another matter entirely.
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