Paydirt.co.nz

New Zealand Gold Prospecting & Metal Detecting Forums Archive

 

The forum has moved to community.paydirt.co.nz, see you there!

This forum is now an archive to preserve the knowledge and finds posted here.

Metal Mikeys Manic Meanderings
Metal Mikey  
Posted : Saturday, 29 September 2012 11:58:59 PM(UTC)
Metal Mikey

Rank: Gold Ingot

Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2012(UTC)
Posts: 120
Location: Rangiora

Thanks: 17 times
Was thanked: 22 time(s) in 18 post(s)

Hi all.
Finally had the great silver day I have been waiting for this afternoon on Hagley Park (middle bit). Expat abandoned me muttering something about marital bliss and harmony so thought I would give it another 30 mins or so. Got a big deep signal and dug up my 1st half crown ( I think I beat DB to it, not sure?).Sent a text off to expat to gloat. Then checked the hole with the pin pointer and got another signal. Had a look this time and pulled out another half crown with a shilling sitting on top! So I had to send another text of course. You can see on the dirty coins where the shilling was on the right hand, half crown. When I went to clean the penny that turned out to be a Cu Ni and 3rd half crown that i have found! The one with the square hole in it seems to be a milk token. Havn't looked it up yet.

A couple of weeks ago I found a scarce token which was at $9.50 when I last checked trademe. Nice ones are worth $100's so I live in hope.

So it was 4 X 3d,1 X 6d,2 X Shillings,1 X Florin,2 X Half Crowns and a squashed silver ring.

Bloody near one of everything!
Cheers Metal Mikey.

File Attachment(s):
silver big day.jpg
Back to top
tonznz  
Posted : Sunday, 30 September 2012 12:18:46 AM(UTC)
tonznz

Rank: Gold Ingot

Medals: Donation: Made a second donation helping cover the running costs of the site - thank you once again! :)

Groups: Registered
Joined: 20/07/2011(UTC)
Posts: 667
Man
New Zealand

Thanks: 261 times
Was thanked: 199 time(s) in 152 post(s)
nice coins. Those big old silvers! wow.
Back to top
expat  
Posted : Sunday, 30 September 2012 3:54:44 AM(UTC)
expat

Rank: Gold Ingot

Groups: Registered
Joined: 26/03/2012(UTC)
Posts: 499
Man
Location: Rangiora

Thanks: 49 times
Was thanked: 91 time(s) in 76 post(s)
Well done mate, fantastic little haul. Once again I fail to find a halfcrown and florin on the same day while another chap manages it under my nose.

That last threepence looks suspiciously like a 1935 example.... (just to make my day so complete) You sure it isnt??

Oh and I deny knowing anything at all about marital bliss and harmony.




My greatest fear is that when I die my wife will sell my collection for what I told her it cost me.
Back to top
Foiled again  
Posted : Sunday, 30 September 2012 8:10:20 AM(UTC)
Foiled again

Rank: Gold Ingot

Groups: Registered
Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC)
Posts: 861
Man
Location: Christchurch

Thanks: 459 times
Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)
Great post mike and freekin sweet big silvers! The benchmark is set now boys- its big silvers time!! Lol
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
Back to top
creamer  
Posted : Sunday, 30 September 2012 9:53:51 AM(UTC)
creamer

Rank: Gold Ingot

Medals: Donation: Made a donation helping cover the running costs of the site - thank you :)

Groups: Registered
Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC)
Posts: 2,022
Man
Location: Bay of Islands

Thanks: 2289 times
Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)
Nice going Metal Mikey, you sure on a roll. Silvers are the word so this looks like a good thread to post this silver. Not a found one but bought back from germany by me mate who thought of me and handed it over. Its a 2 deutfches Reich 1937. Depicts an eagle holding a wreath with a Swatstika inside. A cool coin even tho its not rare and has a value of $0.20 - $11.00 and is 6.25% silver.
Keep up the great posts, they are awesome.

UserPostedImage

.
Garrett Ace 350
Xpointer



www.nzfossickers.co.nz
Back to top
WWW