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Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 11 November 2011 3:05:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Second Best Day!!!!! I FOUND GOLD!!!!!! WOHOO! This is the first Gold that I have found with my F2 and I hope there to be more. I went out for only a half hour with a mate of mine, he was using my old detector, and we were mainly doing a beach when he got a bit board and decided to detect on the grass. Well he told me to come and have a look at what he was digging and WOW he found an old Stop/Go sign that the road workers use!!! And while he was digging I decided to recheck an old tree that I had done with the old detector... lots of rubbish then I found a half penny 1947. and then I got a target id of 24... thought it was a foil chocolate coin when I saw that it was actually a Gold Heart!!!!! I didn't have time to check if there were any more there so you know where I will be going first chance I get!!! here are the pics Goldnut attached the following image(s):
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Friday, 11 November 2011 5:39:44 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)		well done on your first gold.....cant wait to find mine..lol...great finds there
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madsonicboating		Posted : Friday, 11 November 2011 8:04:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		dude that is awesome!! It looks like old gold too. Wow 24 thats low huh...I wonder how many low targets like that ive left in the ground oops!
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Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 11 November 2011 10:52:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Well it was quite thin so it was coming up as foil... I did finally disc out iron...(i don't like to do that as I miss the 10,20 & 50 cent pieces) and when I tried to bend it it did not bend! I was going to try and just ignore everything below 60 but after that find I don't think so! lol. This is my first gold find with my F2 but my cheap old one found me an 18k white gold mens ring! hope my F2 will do the same.
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Friday, 11 November 2011 11:05:08 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)		Oh i am sure you will find more goldnut..lol....i havnt found my first gold yet but i have 6 silver rings and a puter one...so gold is just around the corner me hopes..hahaha
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 11 November 2011 11:34:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		WOW six silver rings! I only have one and a couple of pewter and steel ones... Just remember that next time you get a pulltab id it may be a gold ring... my gold heart was foil... best of luck to you! I will say that all the gold and all the rings that I have found were not in the sand but by the trees or in the grass next to the beaches... don't know why.
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oroplata		Posted : Saturday, 12 November 2011 11:42:03 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		I usually dig all targets. I end up pulling lots of crap out of the ground. So I have a big bum bag to load it into. It's good to keep a large lump of lead in there because then if someone starts whining about you digging holes in a park you can point out you are removing heavy metals from the environment which is good for community health. That shuts them up pretty quick.
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Goldnut		Posted : Saturday, 12 November 2011 9:09:57 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Good one! I have not had any negative people except for the odd drunk teen driver shouting from his car... lol. But I usually do the same cause I like finding those cool and odd finds which sometimes show up in the iron category... esp. the 10, 20 & 50 cent coins. I have to remember to keep some lead in my work pouch just in case though, and I will keep it next to the needles and hooks. I use one of those nail/tool belts that have two pouches and a couple of pockets. The pouches are quite deep and big so I use one for the good stuff and one for the junk! Edited by user Saturday, 12 November 2011 9:12:55 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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oroplata		Posted : Sunday, 13 November 2011 10:22:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		The other good thing about digging all targets is that you clean out the ground - so if you get a better detector/coil one day and go back to the same place to get the deep stuff, you've already cleaned the crap out.
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Goldnut		Posted : Sunday, 13 November 2011 1:46:54 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Good point
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creamer		Posted : Tuesday, 15 November 2011 12:36:01 PM(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)		I see your new detector has done well. GOLD allready. Yeha. Nice finds there Gnut. I have a fossicking pouch that came with my detector and its cool to wear anywhere. And 99% of people are curious to see wot your doin more than anything. I tell most people that i just got it so i dont know yet...GOLD is good. Shane
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Goldnut		Posted : Tuesday, 15 November 2011 1:06:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Yea everyone asks me if I'm looking for gold and I always say that I am looking to find gold but mainly find coins... The coolest ones are when little kids come up and ask "why you digging a hole?" I always tell them that I am looking for pirates treasure and that makes their eyes light up. I have two young ones that I infected with Gold/Detector fever and are both itchen to get out with me... too bad I only have 2 detectors... lol
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Goldnut		Posted : Thursday, 17 November 2011 10:15:22 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Well had the chance to go out again yesterday... I don't get many chances as of late. Spent about half an hour at what I was expecting to be a beach but turned out to just be a park so I scanned the trees :). I decided to try to discriminate iron and see what I find and it did work as I covered more ground and ended up with more goldies than usual. One interesting find was a 1988 British penny... don't know how it got there. Here are my finds: Goldnut attached the following image(s):
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Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 18 November 2011 10:27:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		here are the current finds as of yesterday lunch break 17/11/11 Found a really cool shamrock pin with an old school leprechaun on it, the one with a pointy hat rather than a top hat. Also, I found two old pennies in the same hole! I thought that was pretty cool. Here's the pic: Goldnut attached the following image(s):
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Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 18 November 2011 12:06:15 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Just found out through the net that that pin is a vintage girl guide pin.
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Friday, 18 November 2011 2:37:51 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)		cool pin goldnut...allways nice to find vintage stuff.....those buttons on the other hand seem to be common...i think i have found 6 or 7 of them so far..lol
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Ash_T		Posted : Friday, 18 November 2011 7:17:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 17/09/2011(UTC) Posts: 219 Location: Nth Canterbury Thanks: 138 times Was thanked: 28 time(s) in 25 post(s)		Neat finds :) Pulled a similar clover pin back in September :)
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Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 18 November 2011 10:02:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		Yeah, I've found a fair amount of those buttons too... I think my misses might like them better than my silvers... lol
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Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 18 November 2011 10:06:21 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		I am doing pretty well this week! I haven't had to skip my lunch breaks so I got to go out again today to do some detecting. Found most of the usual stuff with 2 thrupence not silver though ... maybe next time. I must say that the last couple of days worth of finds have been where I have already detected with my old cheep detector... I am REALLY glad that I finally got me a decent detector! Here's the pic: Goldnut attached the following image(s):
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Goldnut		Posted : Friday, 18 November 2011 10:09:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 2/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 461 Location: Auckland Thanks: 48 times Was thanked: 95 time(s) in 92 post(s)		I also did a count of all the current coins that I have found and I am up to $67.40 in spendable! I am saving up for a good pinpointer.
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