Hiding metal horror stories

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  1. goldpelican

    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

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    Found the original post over on Kitco:

    https://www.kitcomm.com/showthread.php?t=63461

    I asked at the time, it's not the same user on this forum who goes by the same userid.
     
    goldpelican, Mar 21, 2011
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    If he can't afford the land, what property was it buried on?

    Edit: can't read original thread because not a member there and cbf.
     
    pmfiend, Mar 21, 2011
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  3. goldpelican

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    Just reread the bit I posted...

    "Our lifes's goal is to be self sufficient on 1 or 2 acres of land on the beautiful Sunshine Coast of Queensland Australia but because of the existing Real Estate bubble still expanding in Aus., we cannot yet afford the land."

    Obviously they don't own their "life's goal" land. Didn't say anything about not owning a house already etc.
     
    goldpelican, Mar 21, 2011
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    oic.

    Hmm, maybe you could bury a few old unexploded bomb shells (authentic-looking but fake) on the property to deter metal detectorists?

    How about storing it in a septic tank?
     
    pmfiend, Mar 21, 2011
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  5. goldpelican

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    Haha, yeah, and get the army out instead with a backhoe.
     
    goldpelican, Mar 21, 2011
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    Then I can find out who reported the bombs and turn them into fertilizer.
     
    pmfiend, Mar 21, 2011
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    Septic Tank works!
    Call Kenny to retrieve it.
     
    JulieW, Mar 21, 2011
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    I purchased a 2oz Kook for my son for Xmas being his birth year I put it away in a very safe place. Anyway come Xmas do you think I could find it, I literally pulled apart every hiddy hole I thought I had but nothing. Then a few weeks ago I was shuffling some paperwork and guess what I found. Phew I knew I wasn't going crazy. Certainly not as big as the OP's but caused me stress none the less. At Xmas I gave him 2x1oz and said I do have a different one for you but in the interim here are these.
     
    Austacker, Mar 21, 2011
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    Slightly off topic, but I love it when I find stuff I didn't even know I'd lost. Like cash in a suit pocket, or that small bag of junk silver that my wife stuffed in a drawer when she was cleaning up.
     
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  10. Naphthalene Man

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    Not worth as much as other stories here but i'm currently misplaced my 1/10 US Eagle that i put somewhere until it was worth the trip to storage. Can't seem to find it. Damn small coins.
     
    Naphthalene Man, Mar 21, 2011
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  11. PrettyPrettyShinyShiny

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    Shit. Some scary stories. Wish I had ten kg to lose! All my stuff is in one secure place so it would be pretty hard to lose it. I like the idea of multiple locations if you HAD to bury it. Has anyone ever dug a 1metre deep hole. That is some serious effort. FOR SERIOUS. I don't think it is worth all the physical effort. It would take close to a full day of digging to get anywhere close to being finished. And that whole time are you looking around to ensure no one spotted you? Screw that idea.

    Pay for a storage shed or better yet, get PM to store them for you.

    The best time to lose a small coin is when you just opened it from the mail and playing with it.. go to make a coffee, have a few sips.. come back to your coin and it's somehow managed to shuffle itself under the lounge or under papers and paraphernalia on the desk. If you want something to play with - buy a deluxe class transformer toy - THEY will keep you entertained for hours and you wont be as pissed if you lose it. Bumblebee as the 1974 Camaro looks terrific. Much better than the 2008 Concept.
     
    PrettyPrettyShinyShiny, Mar 21, 2011
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  12. Naphthalene Man

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    He may have had metal in them but i saw an old guy on the weekend in Sydney try to stop his (old) wife chasing after the bus door only to have his dentures fall out onto the road. He could only watch as the bus drove over them. He was Pi$$ed.
    I guess this story isn't kinda hidden metal.
     
    Naphthalene Man, Mar 21, 2011
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  13. BullionBull

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    No, show me the law that says it's illegal to bury personal possessions in a national park. I'm sure it's even more illegal to bury metal on someone else's private land.

    I have no family here to look after it. You assume too much.

    Had no backyard, owned no property here.

    Don't trust "secure storage facilities".

    As a counterpoint, I buried a shotgun in a PVC tube in the USA, near Phoenix, on public land, and 25 years later went back to find it perfectly undisturbed.

    Location is everything.

    I have photos but this board does not allow photo attachments and I'm not going to link to the photos on my own photo repository because it could lead to my identity being compromised.
     
    BullionBull, Mar 22, 2011
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  14. Naphthalene Man

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    Fair enough. I have no family on this side of the country either.
     
    Naphthalene Man, Mar 22, 2011
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    There'll be alot of people with metal detectors if you give out the location. Incase you forgot one. LOL
     
    adrenalin, Mar 22, 2011
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    As far as metal detectors go, I've heard it's best to bury metals under a concrete slab. From outside a slabbed dwelling, dig diagonally under the slab.
     
    BullionBull, Mar 22, 2011
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  17. Naphthalene Man

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    If anyone has seen a 1/10 gold eagle lying around can you please PM me, i can't find mine.
    Damn small thin coins.
     
    Naphthalene Man, Mar 22, 2011
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    Hope this works.
     
    BullionBull, Mar 22, 2011
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    Wow!!!, you were bloody lucky to get it back. You will never forget that in a hurry.

    I'm fortunate that I have family with land so I have lots of options.
     
    Goldrush, Mar 22, 2011
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  20. Naphthalene Man

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    Hey was that in the ****

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    Just kidding, sorry GP for the plagerism
     
    Naphthalene Man, Mar 22, 2011
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