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Coin hunting gold mine..lol

creamer		Posted : Monday, 12 September 2011 10:16:48 AM(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)		Originally Posted by: 1864hatter Thus far i have never come across anyone detecting anywhere and i go out a fair bit, maybe 3 or 4 times a week. Mind you apart froma couple of trips to the beach i have stayed away from the sea as i found it quite a bit different to park detecting and the parks are closer to NEV. I was down at ST Kilda just for a walk a week or so after the storm and i know what you mean about big cuts into the banK! Meters rather than cm of sand have shifted in some places, must be great there for ya at the moment Hatter. Hey there hatter hope you all good. I havent seen another detectorist out there yet either. In saying that ive only had mine a few months or so. Holes. As the day goes on, like 6 hours later at the beach, those holes in the sand get harder and heavier to fill in. Beach starts actually looking like a bomb site.. lol. Probably time to go home about then.. Im tired today from yesterdays effort but strangely i could go back right now. And every other day.. Hmmm Wots the term for a chronic detectorist, is there one, or is one just a treasure hunter. Treasure hunter sounds good, thats wot i tell people.. sometimes. Shane Edited by user Monday, 12 September 2011 10:18:57 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Tuesday, 20 September 2011 10:50:04 AM(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)		yes i think we are all treasure hunters in one way or another Shane..lol Cheers Chris
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Tuesday, 20 September 2011 11:19:39 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: nzpoohbear40 yes i think we are all treasure hunters in one way or another Shane..lol Cheers Chris Sounds like my wife except she is a specialist treasure hunter commonly known as a 'Gold miner' - when I worked she used to meet me at the door on pay day, grab hold of me, turn me upside down and holding my ankles smack my head on the doorstep until all the money fell out of my pockets then didnt want to know me until next payday. Being serious though I guess anyone who owns a metal detector to look for gold or items of value is indeed a treasure hunter.

rgmcbrid		Posted : Tuesday, 20 September 2011 12:43:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 3/06/2010(UTC) Posts: 583 Location: Southland Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 180 time(s) in 140 post(s)		My girlfriend has always had an interest in archaeology and was reading some article about archaeology/metal detecting. She quizzed me if I recorded the locations of all my finds and evaluated their historical significance or consulted with experts in the field about noteworthy items I dug up. I said “No.” She then informed me that according to the article I was simply a lowly ‘treasure hunter.’ I thought about it briefly and assured her that is exactly what I was. I am not out pirating or grave robbing; I am simply finding things other people lost. What the hell is wrong with that? No point leaving valuables in the ground to corrode away to nothing I say. If I run across the Holy Grail or something of similar historic value I will consider the ‘greater good’ anything short of that its finders keepers.
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Tuesday, 20 September 2011 1:52:40 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)		hahaha well said..i agree..
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Lammerlaw		Posted : Tuesday, 20 September 2011 2:45:08 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Originally Posted by: rgmcbrid My girlfriend has always had an interest in archaeology and was reading some article about archaeology/metal detecting. She quizzed me if I recorded the locations of all my finds and evaluated their historical significance or consulted with experts in the field about noteworthy items I dug up. I said “No.” She then informed me that according to the article I was simply a lowly ‘treasure hunter.’ I thought about it briefly and assured her that is exactly what I was. I am not out pirating or grave robbing; I am simply finding things other people lost. What the hell is wrong with that? No point leaving valuables in the ground to corrode away to nothing I say. If I run across the Holy Grail or something of similar historic value I will consider the ‘greater good’ anything short of that its finders keepers. Very interesting - I also have an interest in Archaeology and absolutely love the excavated and restored ruins at various sites around the world however my own basic tool for an Archaeological dig would be I must confess a bulldozer! One of my favourite words is 'pillage' a tendency I suppose I inherited from my Viking ancestors.

overdog		Posted : Tuesday, 20 September 2011 6:46:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 2/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 418 Location: nelson Thanks: 69 times Was thanked: 82 time(s) in 68 post(s)		Thats brilliant Lammerlaw!When the other half asks where I'm going I will now reply with the immortal phrase... "Just off for a quick pillage dear!Dont wait up!"

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Saturday, 24 September 2011 8:39:46 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)		Still this same park...8 dollars in goldies,a florin,a half penny..some normal 10 cent...but the one i havnt seen befor is the last one in the row of one penny's on the left..it is a 1919 commonwelth of Austrailia one penny......bottom left in pic. nzpoohbear40 attached the following image(s):
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