Etrac strikes paydirt

Went to a well used beach further north,and left the Xtera at home,the photo shows the results of wading in me gumbies at the low water mark.The ring is 18kt and verified the diamond as soon as I got home,she's a goodie!Also around $11 in coins....The spoon?well what can I say.....

Learning to drive the Etrac

Oh boy,slowly getting the knack of the new machine,old age is no help either.So easy just to pick up the Xterra instead,but I have to remember it took me 6 months to master it.
   The beach is a bit harder at the moment but the tide is getting more favourable as the week goes on

the photo shows a few bits found at either the beach and a  local park,nothing to startling 3 rings they all look nice and sparkling but alas cheap and nasty,funny about the gas welding tip found at the park around 6" deep.Thanks for your comments regards the Etrac.

Finally got an Etrac

Well I saved up all those coins that I have found and splashed out and bought an Etrac.We were in Aussie last week on holiday and checked out a MD shop in Gympie,they just happened to have one in stock,I gave it a whirl along Surfers coastline and found a few coins and a nice .925 silver ring.

 I am just running it in all metal mode until I learn to drive it (more complex than the xterra),had a few anxious moments coming through customs but with the rugby on and big crowds they just waved us through.Very happy with it in the wet sand which is the main reason I brought it, but it sure is going to be a long learning curve.....

Oldest coin yet,and struck gold

Well the old saying hunt your feet first certainly was true today,I went to one of our most used parks were I know the soil has been turned over and modified many times,I was there only 10 minutes and found the gold ring it has a Russian hammer and sickle on the inside with the the letters 585 and 03K,a bit of research tells me it is 14kt.Real happy with the one shilling 1858 with a very young looking queen victoria on the back.Also several pennnys all dating around the 1930's and a aussie half penny 1948.Also a few more goldies to go towards the etrac.HH jim

A bit of a mixed bag

What a great evening, the sea was flat as, and the sunset superb.The temp sure dropped when the sun went down,would you believe I found nothing for the first hour just tear tabs etc.Then came across another eftpos site just a small area about 30  X 20 metres in the dry sand included in the haul were

a halfpenny and two threepences they are all in the 1950's so not old but in good condition.70% of the coins I find at the beach are corroded,half an hour on the wire buff generally cleans them up pretty good.But I wouldn't do that with any older coin or artifact.

And still the beach produces

The items in the pic are the result of two trips to the beach,the first trip I was surrounded by ankle biters (6 of them)."What are you doing mr"....."whats that for"....but it was all good they were well behaved,even if I was relieved when mum turned up.The second trip was out from the surf club,although I have been over this area at least 4 times it keeps producing,just like an eftpos machine (haha).OH by the way I found a use for those rusty coins....parking meters....but you didnt hear that from me

18kt

Hi all,

          Went to Waihi beach for the  night,thought I would take the 'tector along for a ride,well what a coincidence it was low tide and the sea was flat as,found a few coins amongst them was a Fijian $1 coin (sure have to wonder how these foreign coins turn up) .To be honest I didn't get as much as I thought I would,but there is another guy that works this area,as I was walking along a young couple shyly approached me and asked if I could help them find his wedding ring as it had slipped of his finger,well 40 secinds later they had it back again lots of smiles allround,would you believe half an hour later I uncoved the mens 18kt ring....(yes now I do believe in karma)  almost forgot also found a new digging tool.....cheers jim