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Iggyrulz  
Posted : Wednesday, 30 December 2015 9:28:50 AM(UTC)
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Nice one! Who would have thought eh. Imagine the finds awaiting to be found on the thousands of kilometres of grass strips out in the country in NZ.
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Posted : Wednesday, 30 December 2015 8:49:39 PM(UTC)
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nice finds andrew iam sure the pin is royal fuseliers
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Posted : Thursday, 31 December 2015 10:36:08 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: roy1954 Go to Quoted Post
nice finds andrew iam sure the pin is royal fuseliers


Cheers Roy. You are correct for the British army however, in the NZ army it is apparently the collar badge for the New Zealand Engineer Corps.
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Posted : Saturday, 2 January 2016 1:17:56 PM(UTC)
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Quick hunt this morning before the heaven's opened up.
Nothing spectacular but did get myself a bucket-lister......a Ford Model T valve stem cover. Our American counterparts seem to get pretty excited when they find one of these. Cool to be able to tick this one off the list.
Also dug a neat old toy Austin MK2 Radio Truck. These were produced by Lesney toys from 1960 to 1965.
........and an 1874 penny in nice nic for good measure.

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Posted : Saturday, 2 January 2016 1:27:33 PM(UTC)
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Oh shit is that what they are..I must have thrown a good half dozen away thinking they were like lipstick things lol..damn it
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Posted : Sunday, 3 January 2016 6:20:12 PM(UTC)
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Going stir crazy in the wet out camping, so braved the stinging horizontal rain to hit a well hunted location for a few hours. Got totally soaked and cold as...but it was worth it.
On board for the start of 2016 with seven silvers, the first one for the year being a 1933 NZ florin, a small silver lid of some kind (not hallmarked) and a cool old WW2 NZ Artillery hat badge, broken but still cool.

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Posted : Sunday, 3 January 2016 6:43:00 PM(UTC)
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That's a real good amount to start the year off. Cool hat badge too
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Posted : Sunday, 3 January 2016 8:11:19 PM(UTC)
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Nice little pile of goodies for sure. I've been out and about looking will post finds when I get home and clean them up a bit.
Hope the weather clears up for you soon, on a positive note wet soggy ground- more depth :)
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Posted : Sunday, 3 January 2016 8:29:17 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Iggyrulz Go to Quoted Post
Nice little pile of goodies for sure. I've been out and about looking will post finds when I get home and clean them up a bit.
Hope the weather clears up for you soon, on a positive note wet soggy ground- more depth :)


Haha, yeah cheers mate. 26, clear and blue here yesterday.....11 degrees with wind chill down to about 8 just now....skin colour...blue ....NOT a happy camper tonight!
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Posted : Monday, 4 January 2016 7:31:57 AM(UTC)
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Mrs Chrispy is not a Happy Camper up in the North Island. Rain rain rain, with four kids, and big Daddy stuck inside the Caravan. Hang in there Chrispy good weather is on the way. Nice finds 8. Neat military Badge.

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Posted : Monday, 4 January 2016 10:08:30 AM(UTC)
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Haha....I have total sympathy for Mrs Chrispy. The big guy will be going crazy all cooped up in a wee caravan like that. Look out North Island silver and gold..... when he's finally unleashed with the mighty E-trac, there will be no stopping him!
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Erickd  
Posted : Monday, 4 January 2016 11:59:39 AM(UTC)
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He's already on the Gold board from what I've seen on Facebook lol
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Posted : Monday, 4 January 2016 1:34:58 PM(UTC)
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Probably old finds from ChCh which he took up North, just to fool us I reckon. lol

Cheers Trev aka "The Hatter"
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Posted : Monday, 4 January 2016 8:27:12 PM(UTC)
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Just a few bits from today's hunt. Another 6 silvers to the tally, a couple of WW2 bits and a cool old lead bullet.

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Posted : Monday, 4 January 2016 8:56:55 PM(UTC)
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That sixpence is in pretty good shape! sweet finds.
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Posted : Monday, 4 January 2016 9:31:35 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: grubby Go to Quoted Post
That sixpence is in pretty good shape! sweet finds.


Cheers for your comment. Yeah, it looks to have been dropped not long after being issued. Even the pic doesn't really do it justice. It's certainly very close to uncirculated.
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Posted : Wednesday, 6 January 2016 5:01:59 PM(UTC)
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Hunted a rural spot today with Erickd. Was real hard going but managed to squeeze out five silvers including a nice 1871 young Vicky shilling. Also of note was a cool wee medallion with a pattern and a small stone on each side, a Victorian military button and a neat old sugar spoon.

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Posted : Wednesday, 6 January 2016 7:51:49 PM(UTC)
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hi andrew,can you see V R on the button victoria regina,me thinks!!
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Posted : Wednesday, 6 January 2016 8:14:09 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: roy1954 Go to Quoted Post
hi andrew,can you see V R on the button victoria regina,me thinks!!


HI Roy. I've been told by someone in the know that it is a Volunteer Rifles button...pre WW1
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Posted : Saturday, 9 January 2016 10:45:54 AM(UTC)
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Tough hunt last night in a trashy spot with Erickd and Chrispy. Did however manage to pull out a 1915 sixpence and a wee .925 ring.

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