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  1. K

    Dollars for Go find.

    I have been busy and not posted for a while but still getting out detecting,I am hard out saving for a new Go Find ,about a third of the way so far pic shows $1 & $2 coins only.$137 not bad in 6 weeks Anyone have a preview on them yet,or good or comments.Going to keep the Etrac I just want...
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    Found two tokens

    I went to an holiday resort,this town used to be a very busy with gold and timber 120 years ago,i had a detect around what is now a very flash boat marina,the area I detected was on the border of an old park,I only found the three coins but they are beauties.The third coin is a 1898 brass...
  3. K

    Help please

    I went to one of our westcoast beaches yesterday with my Etrac,these beaches are black ironsand and no mater how hard I tried the etrac would not work in these conditions.My question is,is there a detector available that will work in the in tis black iron sand. I was there trying to do a...
  4. K

    Yippeeee gold

    I have had a bit of a dry spell in the gold department lately,but this find sure makes up for it,I cant see any markings on it but sure looking like 18kt to me.
  5. K

    Another tank of gass

    Had to detect this beach pretty quick as the weather was closing in fast,I was finding the coins and my wife was behind me with the pinpointer gathering up the goodies, 109 coins altogether for a total of $63.97.We finished just as the wind and rain arrived, Because of the weather I was...
  6. K

    Gotta love gold

    Love this place I could live here oysters and fish by the ton,up early this morning to catch the low tide,There is an old boat ramp here that still gets used by the locals,but during the later part of the last century it was a major timber exporting harbour for the old sailing ships, the oldest...
  7. K

    Did the happy dance

    WOW.....Found these two almost side by side at the beach,when I looked at the stone in the larger one I rushed back to the camper and with shaking fingers got the diamond tester out ................buga its not a diamond,but the good news is they are both 18KT, I...
  8. K

    A few pics of my goodies

    Hi all,I have not posted for a while,as we are travelling in our camper and not a lot of internet coverage,Yesterday I got permission to hunt in a paddock next to an old pub,managed a pile of coins 9 of them silver the oldest is a 1919 threepence,the oldest penny is 1890. Today I went to a beach...
  9. K

    A few dollars to spend

    We are parked up at a boat marina,but its to windy to go fishing,so its out with the etrac,and the results were pretty good all though no gold today,i did manage around $30 in coins and the .925 ring.Nice low tide tomorrow so I will try another beach close by....
  10. K

    Back on the road

    Well here we are back on the road in the 5th wheeler,Been back in our home town working for the winter and managed to put away a few dollars,hopefully its enough to see us through until after xmas, So now its time to do do some serious detecting,we have travelled the amazing distance of 50km in...
  11. K

    Gold and piles of lead

    These pics are the results of my last 6 or so beach hunts,I did a bit of homework and visited 2 beaches that used to be very popular,but with a harbour bridge and new motorways going in,access to them now has changed, The gold ring is a mens at 9kt,around $40 in spendable coins,also a few older...
  12. K

    Wow what a holiday

    Monday, 28 April 2014 My second best find.....yippeeeeee We spend the Easter break at Whitianga camping with the company of my Daughter and Grandson from Aussie,when I arrived I couldn't help but notice the main beach (Buffalo Beach) was severally rough and the waves had gouged out a...
  13. K

    A bit of gold from the Gold Coast

    We are now at Surfers Paradise, staying with Son and GF,( ahhh its great to be living with the kids,eat all their food and shower as long as you want haha ) I have been hammering the beaches here,but it is very hard going, they had a massive storm here a while ago but now the beaches are very...
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    From Etrac to CTX

    Hi all,just curious I am looking to upgrade to a CTX from an Etrac,how many of you guys have done the same,and how have you managed with the transition? would you recommend it? have your finds improved?....sorry for all the questions just that it is a big step and a lot of $ involved...thanks
  15. K

    YIIPPEE I FOUND A BEAUTY

    YEEHAA I FOUND MY DREAM FIND WOW I am still buzzing,I went to the old railway station in the picture,i found a few older pennies and other bits when I got this really good hit (12:20),thinking it was just another old teartab I dug it up carelessly,when I saw the shin of gold I thought...
  16. K

    Lots of older copper coins

    Howdy I spent half a day at the old house in the picture,it is situated close to an old railway station that is now long gone,although I found a lot of coins none of them were as old as the house (1880).The best find to me is the the old dog registration tag (1923). Today I teamed up with...
  17. K

    What would be your dream find?

    I was sitting outside under the veranda watching the rain come down and started to day dream a little,I got to thinking what would I really like to find,I have found my share of nice gold and silver rings etc but as yet I have not found a gold sovereign,I have seen others find them but so far...
  18. K

    Two golds in the one day

    I don't think this will ever happen again,I was detecting at a beach that was a bit out of the way,and I suspect had been overlooked by the local MDers.I found both rings within around 2 hours of each other.The larger ring is a massive 9.9 grams of 18 karat gold.While the smaller one being 9...
  19. K

    My Etrac blog

    Hi all, to anyone interested here is my metal detecting blog of all the items found over the last 2 years with my Etrac.Thanks for looking. http://metaldetectingbop-kiwijim.blogspot.co.nz/
  20. K

    Found a classy gold ring

    I spent a couple of hours detecting a very popular beach over the weekend,I managed around $21 over the two days,but the best find was the white gold ring after cleaning it up and looking for marks inside I spotted the makers name "Cartier".The diamond checked out genuine with my tester,and it...
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