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Sweet 1935 3d
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Posted : Wednesday, 15 August 2012 11:52:40 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Tuesday, 28 August 2012 11:04:08 AM(UTC)
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Anyone ever find a 1935? There were 40,364 minted so out of a total of 63,800,364 silver 3P made. So by my math you have a 0.075% chance of every 3P you dig up being a 1935. So if you find 150 or so one should be a 1935 right?
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Posted : Tuesday, 28 August 2012 8:14:37 PM(UTC)
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I managed four silver 3ds today, and a 1935 6d, but not the one sought. Still looking, closely. every time.
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Posted : Tuesday, 28 August 2012 11:53:28 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: rgmcbrid Go to Quoted Post
Anyone ever find a 1935? There were 40,364 minted so out of a total of 63,800,364 silver 3P made. So by my math you have a 0.075% chance of every 3P you dig up being a 1935. So if you find 150 or so one should be a 1935 right?



woohoooo I'm up to 124 of the lil nz buggers & 51 british so hopefully this theory is bang on :) I want one !!
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Posted : Wednesday, 29 August 2012 11:31:39 AM(UTC)
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Keep digging Madsonic.

I'm not a Rhodes Scholar, but I think one threepence in every 1581 threepences should be a 1935 threepence.

That's a bloody good effort on your part though
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Posted : Wednesday, 29 August 2012 2:22:05 PM(UTC)
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I'm not a Rhodes Scholar, but I think one threepence in every 1581 threepences should be a 1935 threepence.


Oh, was I off a decimal point? Sounds about right, me no figure to goodly sometimes...
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Posted : Wednesday, 29 August 2012 2:44:24 PM(UTC)
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Unless you're hunting in a park that was established in 1946. That might upset things a bit.

On the other hand, if you were hunting in a park that was established in 1933, held coin scrambles in 1935 and was fenced off in 1936 for a tiger enclosure, your odds of finding a 1935 3d would improve immensely.*

* Also the odds of being killed by a tiger while pulling a 1935 3d from the ground.
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Posted : Wednesday, 29 August 2012 7:54:35 PM(UTC)
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You havent found and eaten any strange looking mushrooms while you've been detecting have you Andy?




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 : Thursday, 30 August 2012 1:36:26 AM(UTC)
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You havent found and eaten any strange looking mushrooms while you've been detecting have you Andy?



stay away from the mushrooms guys....I got chased by 2 yellow dogs and a flying dragon last time...

probably should stay away from tiger enclosures too
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Posted : Thursday, 30 August 2012 4:00:32 AM(UTC)
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Hmmmm,tiger enclosure that might have a 1935 3P... tough call...
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Posted : Thursday, 30 August 2012 1:26:20 PM(UTC)
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sure is - just don't go wearing your new jeans, oh and borrow a detector lol
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Posted : Thursday, 30 August 2012 7:46:47 PM(UTC)
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haha I like that you consider it...that ladies and gentlemen..is dedication!
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Posted : Friday, 31 August 2012 12:00:58 PM(UTC)
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hehe funny stuff! Righto I'm organising a hunt at Orana park...... ;-P
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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Posted : Friday, 31 August 2012 1:57:12 PM(UTC)
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hehe funny stuff! Righto I'm organising a hunt at Orana park...... ;-P


I think it may be a very paw experience!

We could go in disguise at night. Wont be wearing my cat-nip deodorant tho. Now what to wear?

Decisions decisions decisions .......................

Thank I might go dressed as a tree. A bloody big one!
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Posted : Saturday, 1 September 2012 8:30:02 AM(UTC)
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Orana park. Those lions still hangin out there. Used to go rabbit shooting around there. We could here the lions roar as we were walking the fence lines. Walking with a gun sounds safer than doing it with the detector. Dare you to jump the fence so to speak.
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