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DrunkBrother
#1 Posted : Wednesday, 30 November 2011 4:01:58 p.m.(UTC)
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As i can see everyone has apage for their finds :d
I dont have any yet as just assembled the detector last night :p yee...
I am taking it to following location in about 2 hours to search for coins /what ever i find and first ever practice:

-36.992716,174.875214

According to some old maps this was old Querry as well

My 1st goal is to find any coin any condition :D
Wish me luck!



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#2 Posted : Wednesday, 30 November 2011 5:10:08 p.m.(UTC)
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Be interesting to see what you find as I think that park may only be about 15 years old.
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, 30 November 2011 8:08:11 p.m.(UTC)
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I wish you great luck. I found a gold pocketwatch from 1933 within a week of getting my detector and that was from a park that would have been done quite a bit over the years so you just dont know whats hiding just for you. :)

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#4 Posted : Wednesday, 30 November 2011 8:16:53 p.m.(UTC)
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I went to anther park just of hill road and botanic gardens and had only 30 minutes to hunt as my partner wanted to go home.
I had 7 targets and got following:
2 rusted nails
2 can tips
1 piece of metal from nail clipper

And :

2 one cent pieces dated 1975!

So my first ever try with gold bug and 2 coins :)
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#5 Posted : Thursday, 1 December 2011 3:20:17 p.m.(UTC)
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Welcome to the site DB.

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#6 Posted : Thursday, 8 December 2011 8:31:02 a.m.(UTC)
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Ok lets sum up my 1st ever week of metal detecting (4 days in a week about 1 hour every day in new parks, learning detector etc...)

Total current money : 12.XX$
Old coins: 1 Penny :(
Rings: 1 gold plated crap ring, One HUGE silver ring in a shape of samurai!

Total count beer tops: 100+ :/

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#7 Posted : Thursday, 8 December 2011 9:45:28 a.m.(UTC)
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good going for your first week! auckland area is hard going for older coins good to see you nabbed one!
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#8 Posted : Sunday, 11 December 2011 9:54:15 a.m.(UTC)
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Great to see you posting DB. Any pics of the rings.

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#9 Posted : Monday, 19 December 2011 3:12:35 p.m.(UTC)
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Heya all,

So here is long waited Pic of my best finds .
The total of $$ is 52$ at the moment, so i went to the bank and pesented all thsoe rusty coins to them and got one good looking banknote .
Also my 2 rings (whatever left of them)
and 2! braslets!

The thin one was found in Vistoria park as i mentioned before and the big one was found in mAyers park - overviw of the park will be listed in my other topic

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#10 Posted : Monday, 19 December 2011 9:28:45 p.m.(UTC)
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I like the color of the paper coin. Given that most hobbies are a black hole you throw money at, that is a pretty good return.
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#11 Posted : Tuesday, 20 December 2011 12:46:15 a.m.(UTC)
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I would have to agree... unless I lived on the south island! I threw lots of money on panning and sluicing but got nothing but specs. but with metal detecting I have made over $600! mainly from that beautiful 18k gold mens ring!

I am still planning a trip to the south island... when I find enough money from detecting... lol!
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#12 Posted : Tuesday, 20 December 2011 5:17:56 p.m.(UTC)
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Goldnut;8478 wrote:
I would have to agree... unless I lived on the south island! I threw lots of money on panning and sluicing but got nothing but specs. but with metal detecting I have made over $600! mainly from that beautiful 18k gold mens ring!

I am still planning a trip to the south island... when I find enough money from detecting... lol!



Haha thats so true! I got more return from metal detecting in the first day than i did all those times sluicing and panning...and there were allot of sluicing and panning weekends lol
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#13 Posted : Tuesday, 20 December 2011 11:12:32 p.m.(UTC)
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Yay!
Just a quick update.
Got my first ever piece of Gold!
It is only a small piece (not even the whole ) ear Ring
however the piece has a stamp 9 k :D
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#14 Posted : Wednesday, 21 December 2011 12:54:14 a.m.(UTC)
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Awesome stuff DB your finds are getting better and better...building up to that 18k ring mate :)

Also thanks for the gps co-ord's too...tht was one hell of a ride when I hit enter on googleearth lol always cool to see where other people are hunting

good luck!
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#15 Posted : Wednesday, 21 December 2011 9:29:45 a.m.(UTC)
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good going DB! looks like your gold bug is earning its name! lol
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#16 Posted : Wednesday, 21 December 2011 11:00:23 a.m.(UTC)
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Congrats mate......always a buzz getting gold....no matter what it is.
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#17 Posted : Wednesday, 4 January 2012 3:17:03 p.m.(UTC)
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As some of you already got A txt from me today when i found my First ever silver coin - 1934 shilling!!!! within next hour i found another one - 1934 Sixpence!
also got $17.40 bringing my cash finds to about $160 for the first month of detecting! :D

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#18 Posted : Wednesday, 4 January 2012 3:38:01 p.m.(UTC)
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It's amazing how much money has been lost. I haven't done that much detecting in the last few weeks and my goldies coin count is now at $258 and just over $16 in usable new coinage. I've noticed the finds have slowed down considerably must be all the other detectorists on holiday. Could also be the wife is using my car at the moment so I have to use my bike and when I get to the destination I'm too tired to stand let alone detect, darn crazy city with crazy hills.

By the way folks if you're in Dunedin and see a guy on a bike (or walking next to it for that matter) with a Garrett backpack be a sport and give the poor buggar (me) a tow!!! *8^)
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#19 Posted : Wednesday, 4 January 2012 3:49:58 p.m.(UTC)
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Guardian, i am in Auckland and i do not drive :/ my partner has car our car and drives to work - as for me i have work 7 Minute walk from home :D
so, that is the reason i can only detect within city bounds <3KM - anywhere where i can walk

It another story when we go for a ride to the beach :D


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#20 Posted : Wednesday, 4 January 2012 6:14:59 p.m.(UTC)
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Nothing like Finding silver... unless it is gold! Good going DB! I find that I enjoy finding the silver coins more than finding the gold rings... I like the gold rings cause they pay for the gear so that I can find the coins! lol (and keeps the misses happy ;) )

Have you seen my new gold ring? I put up a new pic of it after sanding it down a bit.
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