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Hagley finds 2/6/12
Nugget-Hunter  
Posted : Saturday, 2 June 2012 8:59:33 PM(UTC)
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no coins for a change but still interesting collectables
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Posted : Saturday, 2 June 2012 9:04:23 PM(UTC)
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Interesting...what are they ?
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Posted : Saturday, 2 June 2012 9:05:28 PM(UTC)
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With all the old coins coming out of hagley park lately i would say only couple of years before all hunted out(old stuff anyways)
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Posted : Saturday, 2 June 2012 9:23:37 PM(UTC)
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yeah i think the same, there is only so much of old stuff. But metal detecting hobby will never stop unless made illegal.
the cast iron plates reading: Veronica Loganioides, Tetrasticha, Hectori. I'm not sure what they are or stand for.
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Posted : Saturday, 2 June 2012 9:48:20 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Nugget-Hunter Go to Quoted Post
yeah i think the same, there is only so much of old stuff. But metal detecting hobby will never stop unless made illegal.
the cast iron plates reading: Veronica Loganioides, Tetrasticha, Hectori. I'm not sure what they are or stand for.


I can tell you...they stand for "other treasures" ! :)) not show and tell
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Posted : Saturday, 2 June 2012 10:30:13 PM(UTC)
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A quick google of those names tells us that they are types of plant. I wonder if the area you hunted was once part of the botanical gardens (or a separate part) and that these were name tags which parted company with the plants. Seems strange otherwise how three were found near each other.



My greatest fear is that when I die my wife will sell my collection for what I told her it cost me.
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Posted : Sunday, 3 June 2012 10:54:30 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: jafa Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: Nugget-Hunter Go to Quoted Post
yeah i think the same, there is only so much of old stuff. But metal detecting hobby will never stop unless made illegal.
the cast iron plates reading: Veronica Loganioides, Tetrasticha, Hectori. I'm not sure what they are or stand for.


I can tell you...they stand for "other treasures" ! :)) not show and tell


Careful jafa.....you will stir up a hornets nest :)

JW :(
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1864hatter  
Posted : Sunday, 3 June 2012 12:43:42 PM(UTC)
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Buzzz......
And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!
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crisyboy  
Posted : Thursday, 21 June 2012 2:18:50 AM(UTC)
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cool finds well done.
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Frankb  
Posted : Thursday, 21 June 2012 2:01:16 PM(UTC)
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They are plant tags. Veronica is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Plantaginaceae, with about 500 species; it was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae.
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