I'm from Rotorua NZ., for years I’ve been using VLF machines to predominantly hunt in parks...Bush and lakes and have done quite well. Recently I made the decision to swap out my modern VLF machines and go with some old school Minelab units. My detector of choice for today's hunt was the Minelab sovereign GT. I chose this machine for its multi frequency tech and it lived up to its reputation. Myself and my detecting body Gary were following the tide out at what I would describe as one of the hardest detecting spots we detect...this place is highly mineralized black sand and riddled with iron. We frequent this spot not for high numbers of finds but high quality of old relics and old coins...200 year old coins...which is about as old they come in NZ....Anyway back to the point we were following the tide out and i had Gary pulling some great old trade tokens out of the mud with his Equinox so was feeling the pressure as I hadn’t had a good target yet....finally I hear a break in the threshold...its feint but repeatable so I start digging. About 20cm down my pin pointer starts vibrating under the black muddy water so i stick my hand in and pull out a blackened crusty round object...I give it a rub and see some brass then a bit of detail...it’s a lovely 150 year old cricket buckle in good condition...only the second one I’ve found in over 10 years...stoked. The old Sovereign GT is still proving itself in the field.
Andy – Bay of Plenty , New Zealand
