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The adventures of Foiled again

oroplata		Posted : Friday, 6 June 2014 2:07:55 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)		Originally Posted by: coinnut It was awesome to see that half crown come out of the ground mate, would have been better if I had found it though!! No, no. It would have been better if I'D found it. Nice!
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number8wire		Posted : Friday, 6 June 2014 3:30:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Dude...that's one very old and VERY cool find. Great work.....and another ring too!
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jimmy bedrock		Posted : Friday, 6 June 2014 4:19:43 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2013(UTC) Posts: 339 Thanks: 242 times Was thanked: 179 time(s) in 104 post(s)		1834 epic big silver man:) we have the same year oldest coin now... but yours is way better and bigger. Hit that spot hard and good luck.

roy1954		Posted : Friday, 6 June 2014 7:06:06 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: christchurch Thanks: 442 times Was thanked: 372 time(s) in 242 post(s)		great find the half crown looks in not too bad condition thats early for ch ch probably been in circulation for 30 years before it came to nz.
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Foiled again		Posted : Friday, 6 June 2014 8:15:28 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)		Originally Posted by: number8wire Dude...that's one very old and VERY cool find. Great work.....and another ring too! i actually was certain the ring was guna be an old halfcrown and a bit surprised to find a big ring- i just weighed it at 12.3g
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

Foiled again		Posted : Friday, 6 June 2014 8:18:40 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)		Originally Posted by: jimmy bedrock 1834 epic big silver man:) we have the same year oldest coin now... but yours is way better and bigger. Hit that spot hard and good luck. i love really old silvers of anykind and we thought we'd get a small handful each alas this place is weeeeeellll hunted out lol
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

Foiled again		Posted : Friday, 6 June 2014 8:20:05 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)		Originally Posted by: roy1954 great find the half crown looks in not too bad condition thats early for ch ch probably been in circulation for 30 years before it came to nz. yeah i love the thought of who dropped in and when. how'd ya miss it roy???? hehe
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

roy1954		Posted : Saturday, 7 June 2014 11:19:09 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: christchurch Thanks: 442 times Was thanked: 372 time(s) in 242 post(s)		hi jason,,yes finding those big old silvers was exciting,still trying to find somewhere here thats not been got at and be sure you won,t get shot for digging.one day!!
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creamer		Posted : Monday, 16 June 2014 10:48:49 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Originally Posted by: oroplata Originally Posted by: coinnut It was awesome to see that half crown come out of the ground mate, would have been better if I had found it though!! No, no. It would have been better if I'D found it. Nice! I'll join in on that one. Would love to of been the one to find it, awesome. .
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Foiled again		Posted : Tuesday, 24 June 2014 11:38:08 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)		Update time... Got out on Sunday for just a quickish hunt for a really nice shilling and a brit sixpence, then last night went out for a few hours. Managed another shilling/sixpence combo with a side of 925 ring and a heap of pennies and brown buggers! A number of the NZ pennies were reading nice and high like half crowns, but each time I was disappointed haha. Not easy finding ground that aint too wet here in chch.... Tonight I sense GOLD......!! (said that to myself last night too...) Oh yeah...check out the cool as Hotwheels go kart! Stoked! That'll go on the shelf... Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

jimmy bedrock		Posted : Tuesday, 24 June 2014 5:02:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2013(UTC) Posts: 339 Thanks: 242 times Was thanked: 179 time(s) in 104 post(s)		some sweet silver Foiled and cool finds...I have all my cars up on my shelf too lol.

roy1954		Posted : Wednesday, 25 June 2014 10:04:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: christchurch Thanks: 442 times Was thanked: 372 time(s) in 242 post(s)		hi jason,silvers look in good nik nice work.
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Foiled again		Posted : Wednesday, 25 June 2014 11:57:02 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)		Out again last night as its was warm as for once! For the 3rd hunt in a row I get the old shilling/sixpence combo! This time with 2 sixpence and a 4.3g sterling ring-rang up so wickedly high I thought it was going to be a scrap piece of metal for sure but it appeared to be a small object so I decided to have a look... Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

Iggyrulz		Posted : Thursday, 26 June 2014 2:00:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 21/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 438 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 501 times Was thanked: 327 time(s) in 196 post(s)		Congrats on the silvers, that Britt sixpence is nice.

Foiled again		Posted : Tuesday, 1 July 2014 12:29:47 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 mild night to get out with the dog to the park for a walk/treasure hunt! Pretty good night on the finds. Within 10 mins had a medalette (left it at home doh!-dont even know what is was yet!), a florin and a thrup. After about 2 hours had the collection shown in the photos-a florin/thrup in one hole combo, buttons, sixpences, bits of silver rings, nice old 1885 penny, half pennies, the whole kit and kaboodle. High hopes as usual for GOLD, alas, foiled again.... Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

roy1954		Posted : Tuesday, 1 July 2014 11:52:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: christchurch Thanks: 442 times Was thanked: 372 time(s) in 242 post(s)		nice one jason,like the buttons let us know what the er one is.
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Foiled again		Posted : Wednesday, 16 July 2014 11:25:58 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)		Better keep my thread alive with another update... Hooked up with coinnut for a looksy around at a place, not much going on so down the road to the 'hunted out place' and spot number8wire in the distance so catch up with him too. Worth having a look at his next post.... Couple of silver coins-1915 shilling and 1943 sixpence and a cool Police cape/cloak lion head clasp. Nifty. Looks like we're rained out in chch for a coupla days now dagnammit. Happy hunting and keep getting out there! Foiled again attached the following image(s):
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

1864hatter		Posted : Wednesday, 16 July 2014 12:16:24 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Hey mate nice finds, I found a lion head thing like that just the other day. Glad you told me what it is.
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Foiled again		Posted : Wednesday, 16 July 2014 12:56:50 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)		Originally Posted by: 1864hatter Hey mate nice finds, I found a lion head thing like that just the other day. Glad you told me what it is. Yea I only had a clue coz number8wire mentioned about one on here recently and saying about a police item so googled a coupla words and viola! Not heaps of info online in my short search but they could be from Victorian times up til maybe the 1950's? We'll go with Victorian huh?!
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

Chrispy		Posted : Wednesday, 16 July 2014 6:52:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 31/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 314 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 82 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 102 post(s)		cool lions head bud. what would have been on the other end?

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