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Little Hagley finds 2/5/12

Foiled again		Posted : Wednesday, 2 May 2012 11:27:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Good little meet up tonight! As usual a couple of interesting finds from the guys. I found four silvers tonight which is my best so far-happy with that 8-) File Attachment(s): l-hagley 2-5-12.jpg
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Wednesday, 2 May 2012 11:31:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		ya it was a good little get together...i found 1 coin..lmao a 1 cent piece...and a bunch of junk...but i did get these two pieces..one is the pearls of a broche,the other is some sort of looking glass or something out of either a telescope or something like that.. or posibbly for looking in a furnace or something..i really dont know but the glass isnt broken...lol Edited by user Thursday, 3 May 2012 7:42:01 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified nzpoohbear40 attached the following image(s):
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Hunter		Posted : Thursday, 3 May 2012 7:01:55 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 122 Location: Auckland Thanks: 22 times Was thanked: 29 time(s) in 19 post(s)		It was great I only found two sixpences , what about Andy I want to see his find!!!!
		2014 Rings PLT/PLA=0 GOLD=5 STG=18 Junk=4 Other Gold items- 4

oroplata		Posted : Thursday, 3 May 2012 10:49:48 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Contain your excitement, my son. The gold bracelet turned out to be plated, and thinly plated at that. No hallmarks. :( At least I broke my "no silver in ages" curse. handle from silver spoon with Birmingham hallmark and engraved "JS" (I think) 1882 shilling (probably the earliest silver I've found that could be accurately dated) 1934 6p 3d's 1939, 1942, 1903, 1920 So mustn't grumble. Plus that token - HJ HALL Christchurch. Same as this one http://museumvictoria.co...s-new-zealand-circa-1862 but in very poor condition - not even round anymore.
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oroplata		Posted : Thursday, 3 May 2012 10:57:37 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		One thing I noticed about the coins - they all have one side in worse condition than the other, dirt-wise. Must be either the soil type in that part of the park, or maybe the type of tree they were under.
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oroplata		Posted : Thursday, 3 May 2012 11:15:08 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Originally Posted by: nzpoohbear40 or posibbly for looking in a furnace or something..i really dont know but the glass isnt broken...lol If it's for a furnace, it would be quartz rather than glass. Might be a mill-related object?
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Foiled again		Posted : Thursday, 3 May 2012 11:38:36 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Shame about the bangle Andrew...good way to crack ya silver curse tho-nice going!
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Thursday, 3 May 2012 9:45:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		ya very nice going andrew..you guys all got silver i think...lol....it just wasnt my night for coins...as for that looking glass thing..if i look through it at my fingers 0 to say 3 inches away they are blured..then at about 4 or 5 inches they are clear as and i can see every little mark on them then move them further out and they go all blured again...and just sitting up properly and looking through it at my keyboard it is all blury until i get to about 4 inches away...so maybe some sort of close up magnifing thing..lol
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

Ash_T		Posted : Thursday, 3 May 2012 11:36:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 17/09/2011(UTC) Posts: 219 Location: Nth Canterbury Thanks: 138 times Was thanked: 28 time(s) in 25 post(s)		Welldone with the finds all :) I'm finally getting a whole day off tomorrow ( Friday 04/05/12), so ill be out for a swing in Hagley for most of the day :D Planning on getting up 6:00am and heading in not soon after ;) Sounds like this little area of Hagley is worth a wander so ill be heading that way. Edit: Well spent a few hours at LHP, found a couple 1870's coppers, a 34 sixpence and a few other bits n pieces. Stopped into Spencer Park on the way home and found a couple more silvers... Click my blog to read more ;) Edited by user Saturday, 5 May 2012 2:08:46 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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Foiled again		Posted : Saturday, 5 May 2012 2:10:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Hey ash how'd ya get on with ya day swinging?
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Ash_T		Posted : Saturday, 5 May 2012 2:12:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 17/09/2011(UTC) Posts: 219 Location: Nth Canterbury Thanks: 138 times Was thanked: 28 time(s) in 25 post(s)		Must have posted my edit above, about the same time as you posted ^^ lol Turns out I have the rest of today off too, doesnt look 2 wet out there either ..... hmmmmm Yep, i think i will. Heading down to Spencer Park again this afternoon for a couple hours, if it doesn't start raining on the way in, then ill turn round and come back to the fire ;) Edited by user Saturday, 5 May 2012 2:32:12 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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Foiled again		Posted : Saturday, 5 May 2012 4:31:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Nice going. Maybe LHP is hunted pretty dry now? Who knows! Sounds like spencer may hold some stuff yet. Good day to try I bet no one will be there today brrr!!
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oroplata		Posted : Saturday, 5 May 2012 7:40:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		One thing Martin and I forgot to mention in the finds list was a live possum! A big red one. In good condition too, no TB rasp. I was trying to decide whether I should have a lunge at it and hack it to death with my sharpened & serrated trowel but thought the townies would probably get upset.
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oroplata		Posted : Tuesday, 22 May 2012 10:15:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		On Sunday went back to the same area we were in when we finished our night hunt a couple of weeks back. Went around a tree we'd probably all been around already and pulled out a 1933 florin and 1933 shilling 6 inches down and 3 inches apart. Which was nice.
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Foiled again		Posted : Tuesday, 22 May 2012 12:29:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		Great going Andrew! I guess it goes to show no matter how thorough we think a place has been gone over there's still some treasures hiding somewhere! Gotta love finding those silvers!
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!