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Detecting in South Africa

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1120 on: July 20, 2011, 02:02:38 pm »

Those coins are copper coated steel discs.... What a load of junk Thumbs Down

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1121 on: July 20, 2011, 09:25:31 pm »

xavier, The lead pound sounds like a fair way to get around the rust problem however a pocket full of lead coins would no doubt pull your trousers down Grin

I would like to see a photo of some of your rusty steel coins. We had a steel cent in 1943 to save copper for the war. When I was a kid they were common and we called them zinc pennies. I didn't know till just a few years ago they were actually galvanized iron. I was thinking about starting a thread 'uglyst coin recovered' and offer a prize. I'm fairly sure I could win. Grin

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1122 on: July 20, 2011, 10:38:22 pm »

Hi Gambol,

Check 3 posts down, I posted a photo of the coins that Xavier was talking about...... Our coins rust and peel Teach

umm that competition sounds like a fun idea....

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1123 on: July 21, 2011, 09:44:49 am »

Yes but with our coins we are damn sure to win LOL

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1124 on: July 21, 2011, 09:57:09 am »

1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes go to South Africa.... :

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1125 on: July 21, 2011, 10:07:07 am »

You got that right Mate By the way I sent you an email better you check it out. I'm going to start minting my new coins soon so should I disappear for a while you know where I'll be and what to send me. LOL I wonder if they get the steel to make them coin from the scrap yard?

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1126 on: July 21, 2011, 10:16:45 am »

The steel coin blanks are probably made of stolen manhole covers Grin

the copper coating from cable theft, like my telephone cable or something Ballons

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1127 on: July 21, 2011, 10:18:02 am »

that explains it then LOL I thought it was an inside job

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1128 on: July 21, 2011, 11:17:04 am »

Pgill, After looking at your coins I've decided mine arn't all that ugly LOL! though ugly they are. My submissions are cleaned and uncleaned.

You having a manhole cover and copper theft problem too? I thought that was pretty much a U.S. thing. See: Drudge Report.

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1129 on: July 21, 2011, 11:36:02 am »

Hey Gambol, it looks like you guys have rats with very strong teeth.... those coins have chunks out of them Laughing

Cable theft is very rife here..... the guys even climb the power cable poles in the streets and cut the cable with bolt cutter and run away with the cable..... all with a big bang and a flash.... Shame

a few of these guys have been fried....

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