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Posted : Tuesday, 3 January 2012 6:01:24 PM(UTC)
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yeah excellent finds i still havnt found me a florin,
you seem to put alot of thought and effort in research,
good on you tonz,love your posts.
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tonznz  
Posted : Saturday, 4 February 2012 11:30:36 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 5 February 2012 12:34:30 AM(UTC)
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great finds tonznz..you back in dunedin?..or you still on your way back and stoping in CHCH?
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Posted : Sunday, 5 February 2012 9:39:09 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 5 February 2012 1:23:31 PM(UTC)
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A bit more history than my beach finds so far.
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Posted : Sunday, 5 February 2012 1:41:11 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 5 February 2012 3:38:44 PM(UTC)
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I guess we learn something every day - on the goldfields years ago amongst Davis painkiller bottles I found a bottle that said 'Ellimans Embrocation for Horses Manufactuory Slough' - for years up to this moment I wondered what 'Horses Manufactory Slough' was - it was only when I read of the Ellimans bottle found that I decided to do some research and find that the sentence actually meant two things 'Ellimans Embrocation for Horses' - and it was made at their 'Manufactory' in 'Slough' - we live and we learn.
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Posted : Sunday, 5 February 2012 10:26:02 PM(UTC)
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A man could have spent his life looking for a Horses Manufactuory Slough in the days before the internet.

Tonznz I have hunted a few local beaches but I haven't found anything that predates me yet. I have lots of spots that I have marked down as worth a detect, just need to get to them. I think my next detector will be an underwater one - I have a couple of theories I would like to test.
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Posted : Sunday, 5 February 2012 10:44:53 PM(UTC)
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mineforgold.co.nz  
Posted : Sunday, 5 February 2012 11:00:47 PM(UTC)
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Nothing wrong with scrap metal. I used a stash of scrap metal I pulled while working at the local land fill to buy my detector.
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madsonicboating  
Posted : Monday, 6 February 2012 11:05:54 PM(UTC)
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Awesome stuff Tony is that big silver coin the 1967 one? Its massive! Cool!

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Posted : Monday, 6 February 2012 11:32:51 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 12:10:40 AM(UTC)
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Tunnel beach would be a good spot to try wouldnt it?
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Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 7:45:50 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 11:02:44 AM(UTC)
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Yes, I prefer to hunt when there arent many people around also. Saves having to stop and explain and answer the same questions a hundred times. What are you looking for? Have you lost something? How much have you found? Can I have some money? etc etc Drives me up the bloody wall! lol
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Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 12:04:40 PM(UTC)
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Yes, I prefer to hunt when there arent many people around also. Saves having to stop and explain and answer the same questions a hundred times. What are you looking for? Have you lost something? How much have you found? Can I have some money? etc etc Drives me up the bloody wall! lol


I am often asked "Is that a geiger counter?"
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Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 2:05:32 PM(UTC)
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Yes, I prefer to hunt when there arent many people around also. Saves having to stop and explain and answer the same questions a hundred times. What are you looking for? Have you lost something? How much have you found? Can I have some money? etc etc Drives me up the bloody wall! lol


I am often asked "Is that a geiger counter?"



LOL doesn't surprise me. :)
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Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 5:27:43 PM(UTC)
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I could do with a beach hunt. Damn near flattened a guy today, he was trying to provoke me and it didn't go to well for him. I'm not exactly the easiest person in the world to get worked up but when I do, I suffer from short man syndrome.
I followed him home so I might leave a little present of all the rubbish from the park in his letterbox.... Ok probably not but I'd like to!
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Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 10:55:08 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Thursday, 9 February 2012 10:15:33 AM(UTC)
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I've only had that once when a guy kept insisting I quantify whether it was worth it metal detecting. He was quite aggressive. He seemed like he had no concept of fun. I just walked away. Today I went back to the spot (my secret beach) and found an old english six pence, with a young queen victoria head. Finally this old beach is paying off with old coins. I'm soaking it in ammonia until it cleans up so I can read the date. I'll post a photo when it looks half decent. Also sold my scrap from the last five or six trips today $82. cool. Here is the NZ large dollar coin 1967 cleaned up. 38mm wide with writing on the edge "July 10 1967 decimal currency introduced" . Not worth much I know but cool to find.



Yup...very cool find!! That must rung out like a cannon on your earphones!!
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