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New guys finds - Finds from our first two weekends of detecting

steptoeandson		Posted : Tuesday, 2 February 2016 8:59:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		Hi, We are new to this and have been detecting with two detectors for a couple of weekends now and wish to show our finds so far. The start of a great collection we hope. Edited by user Friday, 5 February 2016 5:11:04 PM(UTC) \| Reason: better pictures steptoeandson attached the following image(s):

Iggyrulz		Posted : Tuesday, 2 February 2016 10:23:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 21/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 438 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 501 times Was thanked: 327 time(s) in 196 post(s)		Nice work and welcome aboard. Iggy

LittleKiwiDetecting		Posted : Tuesday, 2 February 2016 11:30:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 7/11/2015(UTC) Posts: 236 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 308 times Was thanked: 54 time(s) in 44 post(s)		Nice collection of finds! Look forward to reading about more! GL and HH LKD
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steptoeandson		Posted : Wednesday, 3 February 2016 7:34:30 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		Collection so far from the two wekends, Pre Decimal. 56 Spendable $43.70 Silver. 16 Jewelry 11 Pocket knife 1

o0motorhead0o		Posted : Wednesday, 3 February 2016 9:45:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 1/02/2016(UTC) Posts: 4 Location: ohauiti Thanks: 3 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		What detectors are you using? Awesome finds!
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steptoeandson		Posted : Thursday, 4 February 2016 7:41:01 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		We are using a fisher 4 and a gold bug 2. Didnt know about this forum untill we were out detecting and meet another guy detecting who told us about this place. Great forum.

creamer		Posted : Thursday, 4 February 2016 8:42:41 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)		Welcome aboard. Looking forward to more of your hunts and finds. HH .
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steptoeandson		Posted : Friday, 5 February 2016 7:33:35 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		Just put a couple of better quaility pictures up of our finds, more to come from our next dig when we can get out

Iggyrulz		Posted : Saturday, 6 February 2016 12:11:36 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 21/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 438 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 501 times Was thanked: 327 time(s) in 196 post(s)		Nice one, some good finds there, that knife is sweet Edited by user Friday, 29 April 2016 7:57:32 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Typo

steptoeandson		Posted : Wednesday, 27 April 2016 8:45:20 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		Went for a hunt for an hour or so sunday to a very public domain I went to the other day on which I came across alittle patch of "virgin ground". Was only there 20 mins the other day and found 7 coins, no silver but could tell it hadnt been hunted. This is my finds from from there today and 3 nice silvers to keep the tally going. 1933 threepence, 1918 english shilling and 1925 aussie shilling, plus a nice army hat badge. As for a running tally, we will have to work on it as we have found well over 500 coins and has kind of lost count of some of it. We do know its now 54 silvers, over $100 spendables(which goes into grand daughters bank) 4 silver rings, 3 silver bracklets or bangles, 4 watches(or part thereof). We dont go anywhere secret, all very open public places, but have been lucky to come across little untouched patches, although I did remember one little now very unused play ground from my childhood and have found over 100 coins on it.

number8wire		Posted : Wednesday, 27 April 2016 10:22:21 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Awesome group of finds. Great to be able to use your childhood knowledge of an old playground, to assist you in hunting it some XX years later........very cool!
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GoldPandemic		Posted : Wednesday, 27 April 2016 4:40:08 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 27/10/2014(UTC) Posts: 350 Location: Auckland Thanks: 266 times Was thanked: 141 time(s) in 102 post(s)		How long were you there for today? Did you dig many holes and recover much junk? Just curious, so I can compare it to my own experiences, to see if I'm doing it correctly.
		Treasure/coins: $1 Other artifacts: 1888 button Lead: 914g Copper: 46

steptoeandson		Posted : Wednesday, 27 April 2016 8:47:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		I was there for maybe 2 hours. it is a large field but I had to keep going back to an area that is maybe 10 meters squared, that is where I found all the goodies. Anythere outside this area I couldnt find targets so I,m guessing it been done before.

jeff b		Posted : Wednesday, 4 May 2016 9:47:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 17/05/2013(UTC) Posts: 85 Location: onerahi Was thanked: 40 time(s) in 25 post(s)		well that looks like a real good find well done and welcome to pay dirt
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steptoeandson		Posted : Saturday, 7 May 2016 9:09:06 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		Friday afternoon off so son and I went back the the old play ground from my childhood days and did alittle hunting. Another 40 or so coins for this place and a couple of nice silvers, well over 150 coins from this place now and still more to find.

steptoeandson		Posted : Saturday, 7 May 2016 9:31:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		After our little hunt on friday,a couple of other other detector friends deceided to join us for a day out saturday so four of us set out to see what we could find. Went to a Reserve and when we arrived there was a guy there who lives nearby and he told us that only a week before a couple had been there the whole day detecting and had found alot of stuff but we deceided to give it a go anyway. Found so nice items and then moved on to a very publicfield just to see if we could find anything there. At the end of the day we had found appox 200 coins, 17 silver, so it turned out to be quite a good day. This is my sons and my haul. A good days hunting.

Iggyrulz		Posted : Saturday, 7 May 2016 10:26:58 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 21/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 438 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 501 times Was thanked: 327 time(s) in 196 post(s)		A lot of digging with that lot, nicely done. HH Iggy

steptoeandson		Posted : Monday, 13 June 2016 10:29:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		Three of us went detecting in the weekend and had a nice little haul, 23 silvers and a nice fob chain and a nice Sydenham bros silver and gold broch. We all took photos of our own hauls but for some reason I cant put the other two guys photos on here. I think they are to big. This is my findings, and will work on getting the other photos on soon. Closing in on those 100 silvers for the year.

steptoeandson		Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 8:06:39 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 31/01/2016(UTC) Posts: 42 Location: otago Thanks: 41 times Was thanked: 101 time(s) in 30 post(s)		Another photo from the weekend.

creamer		Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 9:09:56 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)		Excellant hunting there. Did you get a proper i.d. on that 1820 -30 silver coin. .
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