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DrunkBrother  
Posted : Wednesday, 14 December 2011 5:42:23 PM(UTC)
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Hi guys,

As i moved to Auckland CBD last weekend, i've decided to start with Victoria park.

-36.846693,174.753982

Guys, several issues been found here:
* soil and grass reinstated in the last 20 years over all ground.
* trillion of bottle tops and shradered aluminium cans make it almost imossible to detect in pictic areas.
* Old trees are surrounded by contrete foundation under 20 SM below surface from previous park layout

I tried 2 modes:

Hunt for anything over 70 for 1$ 2$ coins as a result :

around 20$ in 3 days , handfull of 20c and 50c coins from previous years that are no longer valid. and about 200+ bottle tops. ! 0_0
1 munted silver ring and silver braslet

Hunt anything between 50-70 :
rubish coins and 2kilo of munted aluminium cans.
1 shilling 1965

Verdict:

A lot of afford, low reward :(

I have other parks to check and update.



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Posted : Wednesday, 14 December 2011 6:33:17 PM(UTC)
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You did well for that park DB.
I tried it about a year ago and got zilch.
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Posted : Saturday, 17 December 2011 9:31:18 AM(UTC)
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Thats a good verdict. You learnt heaps. With patience you will enjoy the rewards.

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crisyboy  
Posted : Saturday, 17 December 2011 2:00:05 PM(UTC)
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hi drunkbrother i have a drunk brother as well,
keep trying i have hit a few excellent spots in
auckland the more u try the bigger the finds.
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Posted : Saturday, 17 December 2011 3:59:15 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: crisyboy Go to Quoted Post
hi drunkbrother i have a drunk brother as well,
keep trying i have hit a few excellent spots in
auckland the more u try the bigger the finds.

Drinks are on me boys.. Fice Ninds to you both..
Your right there Chrisyboy. The more/longer you hunt the nicer the finds

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DrunkBrother  
Posted : Monday, 19 December 2011 3:19:30 PM(UTC)
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A small overview of Mayers Park , Auckland CBD

Location : -36.854815,174.761642

* over 100 years old
* Soil is reinstated recently over clay bed
* Trillion Bear Tops and a number of Metal pipes, lines.

best finds in 2 hours:

* silver braslet
* 1$ australian

Verdict :

If you want to find $$$ coins, no go.
No/ too deep relicts.
Too litle reward for a lot of efford.
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DrunkBrother  
Posted : Tuesday, 3 January 2012 5:38:19 PM(UTC)
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Another Overview from Me :D

So i decided toUserPostedImage at following location:

-36.839086,174.740506

i went there actually about 3 times and got maybe 20$+ from this place,
3pence 1956
Silver earring,
3 Pet tags and some other minor things.

Park has 3 main parts :

* the green picnic area that has frsh grass and really deep soil layer, where even on Max sencetivity i was digging only new coins at 7-8 inches. so if there is something old- way deeper at 10+ inches.
* the pahutakawa alley walkway - where i have found pet tags and some old pennies
* there are a number of really old trees, but all targets are really deep.

I am done with the park as do not like digging to deep, so if someone want to go for old coins- i can confirm there are a lot of targets around old trees.

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crisyboy  
Posted : Tuesday, 3 January 2012 6:44:59 PM(UTC)
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must be gold coming your way soon,
any good pics?lots of homework you are putting
in it will pay off soon keep it up.
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AngeNZ  
Posted : Tuesday, 27 January 2015 7:20:42 PM(UTC)
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And you've had no trouble with digging?
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Posted : Wednesday, 28 January 2015 8:06:18 AM(UTC)
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probably way too dry in auckland the moment to dig in any parks. I tried digging a signel in the neighbors lawn looking for a long list ring last night (lost years ago while gardening ) and the soils dry even 20cm + down.
I don't see how anyone could dig grass areas without killing it in these conditions. I told my neighbor I would try again once there has been a decent amount of rain.
I guess it would be the same at the parks so its beaches and bark areas for me till winter...
probily best not to upset the local councils by killing the grass in their parks....
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Posted : Wednesday, 28 January 2015 8:45:16 AM(UTC)
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Just dig where the grass is already dead, you cant make it any worse
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Mudwiggle  
Posted : Wednesday, 28 January 2015 6:47:50 PM(UTC)
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Personally, with the ground in this state you wouldn't see me on grass for....well, dust.

Go bush (esp around Auckland) or beach.
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Posted : Friday, 30 January 2015 8:48:34 AM(UTC)
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Yip, stick to the beaches and dont go out on the moors.. especially at night.

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