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Minelab Vanquish (340 440 540) tips and questions
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<blockquote data-quote="2020Jed" data-source="post: 552210" data-attributes="member: 18115"><p>Good points OldGT - I suspect the glass jar might have been buried upside down so the ferrous lid would be below the 10 Krugerrand's. My reason for thinking this is my mate's (now deceased) father was known for his practical-common sense - so if the metal lid (on an upside down jar) corroded the coins (presumably also wrapped in canvas/cloth/hessian) would not become immersed in or collect any water/moisture present in the ground (note this is just my speculation). </p><p>Why would someone bury the Krugerrand's ? - he apparently didn't trust banks & had lived thru the Great Depression so this was his way of having emergency funds readily on hand should the family ever need it. Not a bad idea given the current pandemic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2020Jed, post: 552210, member: 18115"] Good points OldGT - I suspect the glass jar might have been buried upside down so the ferrous lid would be below the 10 Krugerrand's. My reason for thinking this is my mate's (now deceased) father was known for his practical-common sense - so if the metal lid (on an upside down jar) corroded the coins (presumably also wrapped in canvas/cloth/hessian) would not become immersed in or collect any water/moisture present in the ground (note this is just my speculation). Why would someone bury the Krugerrand's ? - he apparently didn't trust banks & had lived thru the Great Depression so this was his way of having emergency funds readily on hand should the family ever need it. Not a bad idea given the current pandemic. [/QUOTE]
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