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  1. J

    Hi

    welcome mate
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    Where to find old coins?

    hows your research going? find any other sites u can recomend?
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    Garrett Pinpointer Pro Pointer information, tips and questions

    i bought a tx pinpointer the square one thats black with yellow stickers off ebay for $30.00 works great even has a light when pressing the button great for night hunts the main drawback is it is half the size of a brick haha :P
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    First Aid and snake bite information + links

    I wonder if we should get some snake bite kits off ebay?
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    Locations to pan from SE burbs of Melbourne.

    Try a day trip to walhalla looks like its clear of the fires now
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    Where to find old coins?

    Oh and there's usually the name of where the photo was taken to help you find it
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    Where to find old coins?

    Hey u can use naa national archives of Australia and search through old photos of your area. i have a bonus in my town there being an historical society. and for a small fee you can get in their archives and view their microfilm and stuff. but honestly try the naa and switch it over to photo...
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    Treasure Snoop Metal Detector

    The depth gauge is a little iff i guess that's cos there's. allot of rust in the dirt let from old fence wire
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    Treasure Snoop Metal Detector

    Ok so ir test is prettyy good at 18cm good for a $107 machine
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    cashing in scrap jewelry

    I found theese blokes online they actually pay for gold and diamonds http://www.goldbuyersmelbourne.com.au/sell-diamonds.php i hope links are allowed once i get a pile going i think ill go in person and check them out many don't pay for diamonds they "seem" fair dinkum
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    first gold ring

    Found my first gold ring 18hrs after delivery of my first machine very happy its 9ct 2.0 grams and found 4 meters from kitchen window of the house we are renting
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    Beach / Sand Scoops - information and questions

    I seen a home made job it looked great get and old aluminium alloy cooking pot drill the holes you need get a pole and attach together with a i don't know the name for it but ill try to explain a bolt that is U shaped with nut on each tip can attatch the right sized pole nicely the one i saw was...
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    Boots for Prospecting, Hiking, Detecting information and questions

    I can agree that boots that feel like your wearing slippers are great hey? I have had a pair of redbacks and its good that they suit your needs however i was once a apprentice at a very young age and had a pair of theese as i was young and didn't have a car i would walk to work 12km a day 6 too...
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    hi from east gippsland

    Sorry not a phone friendly form here, continued some jewelry and getting outside a bit more i have a large park just around the corner where all the tourists like to use the public toilets and eat lunch etc so i should have some good luck there what drew me to this hobby would have to be the...
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    hi from east gippsland

    Hi all I'm josh from east gippsland and ill hopefully get my machine delivered by the end of the week looking forward to finding
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