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Posted : Sunday, 20 November 2011 9:06:11 PM(UTC)
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Gidday guys

Finally having some success with my detector. Got a book form the states called "The Minelab Quattro and Safari Handbook" by Andy Sabisch. My Quattro was driving me nuts, even tried to sell it but I'm please I perservered now.

Recently I found an old Yale padlock and a rust knife blade in a park next to where my kids got to gymnastics. The padlock is solid brass, heavy and made in England is stamp on the shackle.

Today I spent an hour at the A&P grounds where they have the Sunday markets. Turned the sensitivity down and only accepted $1 and $2 coins at less that 10cm. From a small area managed to find $10. No junk, no small change. So I now know what I need to do if I only have a limited time and only looking for recently lost and therefore shallow coins. Try the other side of the sheep shearing arena next weekend.

Might have to keep my detector longer now.

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Posted : Sunday, 20 November 2011 10:55:18 PM(UTC)
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very good results...that lock and knife blade do look very very old..
wtg kiwi
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Posted : Sunday, 27 November 2011 11:22:41 PM(UTC)
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Another visit to the A&P grounds. Again I set my Quattro for $1 and $2 coins only and dug them up if they were only shallow. Another $5 and I found a nice clasp knife next to where they do the shearing shows. I damaged the wood n the hndle and there is a bit of cleaning required but quite happy with it. Ground is getting bloooody hard now though
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Posted : Sunday, 27 November 2011 11:25:19 PM(UTC)
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Wtg kiwi...i will check back in a minute hoping you are loading a picture..lol...i just loaded todays finds in ashburton...i am now calling my machine a SILVERBUG instead of goldbug..lol
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Posted : Sunday, 27 November 2011 11:34:38 PM(UTC)
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Haven,t taken a pic of the knife yet but will tomorrow after work. Got it soaking at the moment to give it a bit of a clean and preservation. Made in china bugggar it but still nice find and quite unexpected
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