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Posted : Saturday, 27 December 2014 8:26:09 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Tuesday, 30 December 2014 8:50:47 PM(UTC)
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...and.....Silver coin number 500 for the year!

I think I'll have tomorrow off...YEAH RIGHT.

WOOOOOHOO!!!!
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Posted : Tuesday, 30 December 2014 10:07:43 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: number8wire Go to Quoted Post
...and.....Silver coin number 500 for the year!

I think I'll have tomorrow off...YEAH RIGHT.

WOOOOOHOO!!!!


500 silvers in 1 year is impressive !! And all the relics you have found, truly a detecting master lol.

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Posted : Tuesday, 30 December 2014 10:10:12 PM(UTC)
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...and.....Silver coin number 500 for the year!

I think I'll have tomorrow off...YEAH RIGHT.

WOOOOOHOO!!!!


500 silvers in 1 year is impressive !! And all the relics you have found, truly a detecting master lol.



Do you think the earthquake made all the silver and gold coins lie flat in the ground and so making them an easy target?

:-)

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Posted : Tuesday, 30 December 2014 10:16:42 PM(UTC)
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...and.....Silver coin number 500 for the year!

I think I'll have tomorrow off...YEAH RIGHT.

WOOOOOHOO!!!!


500 silvers in 1 year is impressive !! And all the relics you have found, truly a detecting master lol.



Do you think the earthquake made all the silver and gold coins lie flat in the ground and so making them an easy target?


:-)

MK


Interesting thought lol, I find it mind boggling how people can lose there coins so easily back in the old days, especially the penny's as they are so big, I have a show box full of the darn things and I bet a lot of you guys have too...that's a lot of missing coins
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Posted : Wednesday, 31 December 2014 8:57:55 AM(UTC)
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Really like them old silvers, 1857, they have a magic look and feel about them. Cant say i've found one in a while but the ones i have found have left happy thoughts.
Happy 500 and happy new year.

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Posted : Wednesday, 31 December 2014 9:32:10 AM(UTC)
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Just in time fulla! Well done- thats a pile 'o'silvers!!!!!
The only break I got for xmas was my little toe, so give it a week or 2 and I'll start the adventures again!
Happy new year mate, new years days seem to be productive so look forward to seeing a good post from ya!
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 11:20:01 AM(UTC)
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Just puttin the year's hunting figures below for posterity. What a crazy year it's been. I certainly don't ever expect to have another like 2014 again!
Thanks also to all my hunting buddies for the fun, never ending encouragement and great friendships made along the way. It's you guys that make this amazing hobby what it is.


2014- Silver coins- 500
Sovereigns- 4
Half Sovereigns- 3
Rings- Gold- 6
Silver- 10
Junk- 7

Happy New Year to all....it really is all still out there.......GO GET IT!
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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 11:25:48 AM(UTC)
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Just in time fulla! Well done- thats a pile 'o'silvers!!!!!
The only break I got for xmas was my little toe, so give it a week or 2 and I'll start the adventures again!
Happy new year mate, new years days seem to be productive so look forward to seeing a good post from ya!


Ohh bugger mate, hope you're on the mend soon. I certainly know how incompacitating that can be...had mine broken on the football field a few years back.
Looking forward to catching up in the New Year. Good on ya mate.
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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 5:12:23 PM(UTC)
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Happy new year to all. Be it healthy and prosperous detecting..
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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 8:52:37 PM(UTC)
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Hi all,
Thought I'd do a roundup of the years top 10 finds....but it's had to become a top 12, due to my rubbish elimination process!
So here we go with the first six....in no particular order, as trying to decide that would definitely do my head in!

1/- Four Sovereigns and one half sov....in one hunt!....totally unbelievable.

2/- HMS NEW ZEALAND, Jutland 1916 commemorative pin.

3/- Sterling silver NZ Fern badge. Likely a sweetheart badge but none the less, waaay cool.

4/- Pig shaped vesta case . This was a cool find in itself but to find a small key concealed inside, was just tooo much!

5/- Silver buckle ring. I had to include this because of the exceptional condition it came out of the ground in....stunning.

6/- Addington Railways peace demonstration token for 1919. This was a big bucket list tick, as I knew these existed and always hoped to find one.

The final six soon.

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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 8:59:43 PM(UTC)
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Crickey No 8 you have really had a superb year.
Congratulations.

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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 9:02:18 PM(UTC)
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What about the Victorian police thing you found ?
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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 9:16:51 PM(UTC)
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....and onto the final six. Once again in no particular order....

7/- My first ever half Sovereign.

8/- Diamond and Sapphire ring and the decorative 15ct gold band...both dug from under the same old tree on two separate hunts.

9/- Gilt and enamel WW1 Victory medalette, complete with original chain and clip...very rare.

10/- The 1840 Groat (four pence )...another bucket list item.

11/- Gold Victorian mourning locket ( no hallmarks) complete with dead loved ones hair lock still concealed inside....cool but ewww!

And finally, my personal very close contenderfor the number one spot...but pipped towards the end of the year, is...

12/- The Thomas Morris saddle and harness makers saddle plate. He produced saddles from his small shop in Oamaru between 1866 and 1880. From the small amount of research I have done, I believe this to be only one of two saddle plates bearing his name, to exist today....according to the local museum.

Can't wait to see what the next Twelve months will bring!

GL & HH to all.
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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 9:22:07 PM(UTC)
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What about the Victorian police thing you found ?


...ok, so the NZ ARMED CONSTABULARY button will be number 13 then..lol

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Posted : Thursday, 1 January 2015 10:29:32 PM(UTC)
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Look forward to visiting your museum sometime in the future.
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Posted : Friday, 2 January 2015 10:23:17 AM(UTC)
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Look forward to visiting your museum sometime in the future.


Lol....give it another twelve months or so, and the way your going, you'll be opening up yer own one!
Are you away down south at the mo, or do you wanna look at doing that roadie we planned sometime soon? Text or PM me on this if you want.
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Posted : Saturday, 3 January 2015 7:53:41 PM(UTC)
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Hi all,
First hunt of the year today. We're away camping out in the wops but fairly close to a small old rural Canterbury town. It's a very small community now but back in the 1890's through until the 1930's, it boasted a population of approximately 9000 residents at it's height including a reasonably large railway station.
Anyway, out for a run this morning I spotted an old abandoned tennis court, way out of sight from any road. On further inspection, I guessed it to be 1920's/30's era, and probably used up until the early 1970's.,,,, the latest dated coin being 1971.
Later in the day, I went back and gave it a thorough going over with the T2.
Certainly appears to never have been hunted before judging from the amount of finds. Popped 11 silvers all up including a nice 1934 florin.
The 1928 threepence is a first for me. Never had a triple acorn threepence before.
Also a cool surprise was the RSA badge . Can't find any service number on it unfortunately.
All in all, a very satisfying start to the year. Might pop back again over the next day or two for another looksie.

GL & HH to all.

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Posted : Saturday, 3 January 2015 8:01:48 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Saturday, 3 January 2015 8:09:05 PM(UTC)
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Awesome finds, so the silver count begins for 2015, great start
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