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Yeah. Quite heavy chain too, looking forward to weighing it. You forgot the 1933 half crown (only silver I pulled out of the ground!) and the $18.40 in current coinage.

That was a great spot!. Congrats on the silver chain too.

well out in Ashvegas four about 2 hours or so while waiting to pick up my son....
i got an interesting find or two...one is an old pocket watch that is very corroded and the other being a medal with writing on it that i can only parcially read...it says 2nd south cantenbury..
Also the thing in the picture under the watch i have no idea what it is but it was down about 12 inches or so..

Also i am going to call Fisher and ask them to change the name of my detector from Goldbug to Silver bug...lmao...yup found another silver .925 ring today.
all in all a good day.

thanks reubin..it is amazing what cn be found out there.

hahahaha good going...yes i think there is still plenty there...it is a big old park and although some say it has been completely worked over i dont think so..hahah

ya for sure...i have a couple parks near me that i walk to...one of them i thought i grid searched real good..but still getting stuff there..hahaha

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picture dosnt do ring justice

~Nodz~ I hear ya Chrischch, I find that taking the kids and offering them all the 10c 20c 50c gets me some pretty valuable child labour!
I didn't do too bad today found $25 (in goldies) and labour cost was $1.70 *8^)

Poohbear
Found a steak/paring knife today, in a kids playground, just waiting for someone to become impaled, peeves me off that it was probably dropped by some 'tough guy' ~shakes head~ I didn't take it in like you did but I agree that it's not a nice feeling finding stuff like that.
Also how does your Md go at the beach? Are you limited to the dry sand?

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I ended up back at Hagley again for a while today. Pulled out 1900 and 1926 threepence from one hole, plus a 1933 shilling and a very worn victoria shilling - pre 1887 from the head shape, but can't make out a date so far. I like those worn victoria shillings, even if I can't see the date. :)

Also found a sizable gold locket, but it was plated rather than solid :(

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You say your not usually cruel to animals ((don't take offense I'm just teasing)) but what about the hundreds/thousands of worms you must have cut up with that Lesche?
I guess when it's all said and done they will get their own back and I am no exception to this!

Maybe a water pistol needs to be added to the ever growing tool belt!!! Then we will have the armed offenders on us as they have had reports of a gun carrying, knife wielding metal detectorist!!! I can just see it... Umm no officer I wasn't doing anything wrong I was just picking up what they dropped after they ran away!

Seriously I was getting very concerned very quickly with that dog, next move would have been my large screwdriver.
NO sign of the owner...figures. Then again my way of thinking is menacing dog, menacing owner.

BTW I just can't seem to find anything except for $1, $2 coins and bottle caps.
Think I will have to talk nicely to Graham and see if i can tag along on his next venture and see if this Garrett AT Gold can find the real gold stuff *8^)

That must have been rough! no doubt a massive understatement.
Before the shakes we used to foster dogs until they were re-homed and we had some BIG dogs, all were beautifully natured. The problem with that is our youngest has absolutely no fear of dogs and climbs all over them just can't get it into him that most dogs are dangerous when pushed to far, not to mention some dogs are just vicious from the get go.

I wonder what animal misadventures the nugget hunters come across when fossicking?
I'm guessing sandflies, possums and pigs *8^)