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Posted : Monday, 27 October 2014 10:59:46 AM(UTC)
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Re the "British Fleet 1924" cool find badge.

The badge is a pendant by the ring at the top and I wonder if sailors actually wore pendants.
Could it be more of a souvenir type badge for that ships visit?
Just a thought.

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Posted : Monday, 27 October 2014 12:04:40 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Metal Kiwi Go to Quoted Post
Re the "British Fleet 1924" cool find badge.

The badge is a pendant by the ring at the top and I wonder if sailors actually wore pendants.
Could it be more of a souvenir type badge for that ships visit?
Just a thought.

MK




Yeah MK, definitely sounds alot more likely.
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Posted : Saturday, 15 November 2014 6:27:52 PM(UTC)
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Hi all. Just a few of the more interesting finds over the past couple of weeks, from a variety of locations around Canterbury.
One of the more interesting finds personally, was the 1oz trade weight. Not memorable because of what it is but where it was found. I dug it only metres away from where the sov's came out. Fuels the theory that maybe there was a gold trading post on that spot back in the day?!....possible I guess.
Also of interest are a couple of nice big British florins, including a 1903 standing Brittania, an Odd fellows lodge badge, a school perfect badge (c1930's), a fun-ho roller and a couple of hallmarked cuff or collar studs. One is hallmarked and assayed to the Birmingham office, with a "Z" date letter for 1899.

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Posted : Saturday, 15 November 2014 8:49:54 PM(UTC)
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man you must have some nice spots to hunt..just lookd through a few back pages and dam you have found some old interesting stuff latly...way to go bud..keep up the fantastic work
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Posted : Monday, 17 November 2014 5:30:08 PM(UTC)
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Nice finds Number8. Good to see you left the GOLD in the ground for us this time.

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Posted : Monday, 17 November 2014 5:43:18 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Tuesday, 18 November 2014 7:36:37 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: creamer Go to Quoted Post
Nice finds Number8. Good to see you left the GOLD in the ground for us this time.

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Lol...yes, that was exactly my intention....although, can't promise it happening again next hunt!.....if only aye ;)
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Posted : Wednesday, 19 November 2014 2:40:43 PM(UTC)
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Very cool man! And ANOTHER standing Britannia!!!!!
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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Posted : Wednesday, 19 November 2014 3:19:22 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Friday, 28 November 2014 9:48:56 PM(UTC)
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Hi all,
The weather looks pretty crap this weekend, so thought I'd post the finds from the last couple of hunts tonight.
Best find was the silver NZ fern badge. I guess it's military but can't find a silver example in any badge books or sites online. Could be a sweetheart badge I guess.
Other finds included a brass ring with turquoise stone, a tiny YMCA badge, another cuff stud ( hallmarked chester, 1914), an 1891 shilling and a very worn 1842 four pence, probably off a charm bracelet.

Hoping for a patch of fine weather this weekend.....to help cure the itch!

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Posted : Friday, 28 November 2014 11:42:56 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Saturday, 29 November 2014 1:05:15 PM(UTC)
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sweet finds bro. that fern is similar to mine just a bit smaller. well done
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Posted : Saturday, 29 November 2014 8:08:00 PM(UTC)
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brilliant no8,
massive silvers. well done.
is that silver fern some kind of cricket thing perhaps?
the belt buckle looks bespoke, any idea where that would have come from?
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Posted : Saturday, 29 November 2014 8:31:30 PM(UTC)
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great finds mate im liking that groat ya dont see to many of those!
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Posted : Saturday, 29 November 2014 9:27:08 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: mickey Go to Quoted Post
brilliant no8,
massive silvers. well done.
is that silver fern some kind of cricket thing perhaps?
the belt buckle looks bespoke, any idea where that would have come from?
all the best. mickey.


Cheers mate, yeah I guess it could be cricket or maybe even rugby related, although it was from an area that I know was used for military parades before and after both wars.
No idea about the buckle mate but it was also from that general area, so possibly military also.

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Posted : Saturday, 29 November 2014 11:31:05 PM(UTC)
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Awesome finds Andrew, you seem to find all the cool stuff, well done man
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Posted : Saturday, 6 December 2014 8:35:33 PM(UTC)
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Hi all,
Met up with Erickd this morning for a roadie out to a new spot. A very enjoyable days hunting netted me eight silvers and a couple of other nice finds.
Another hunt the previous weekend also netted some nice stuff including a cool 3/4d token from C&E Morton, Aberdeen. This company supplied canned foods to both the Scott and Shackleton Antarctic expeditions and was the leading canned food supplier during the great war.

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Posted : Saturday, 6 December 2014 10:01:07 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: andy Go to Quoted Post
sweet finds mate! cool old fishing rod spike to they are quiet colectable!


Cheers mate, I knew someone out there would know what it was. I had no clue. Thought it may have been some kind of old school arrowhead....how old is it do you know?
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