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Metal Kiwi  
Posted : Monday, 10 June 2013 7:41:12 PM(UTC)
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Hi Goldstalker,

Re your silver container hallmarks.
Although a bit hard to read in your photo I am pretty sure it is by an
English silversmith William Vale and Sons, Birmingham assay office and dated 1912.

You had a great day.
Well done.

Chris
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goldstalker  
Posted : Monday, 10 June 2013 8:06:30 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Metal Kiwi Go to Quoted Post
Hi Goldstalker,

Re your silver container hallmarks.
Although a bit hard to read in your photo I am pretty sure it is by an
English silversmith William Vale and Sons, Birmingham assay office and dated 1912.

You had a great day.
Well done.

Chris
AKA MK




hey metalkiwi thanks for the info on the container, it has a nice pattern scribed in it, i wonder what it was for ? interesting all these things buried lol loving it :)
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Metal Kiwi  
Posted : Monday, 10 June 2013 8:14:55 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: goldstalker Go to Quoted Post
Originally Posted by: Metal Kiwi Go to Quoted Post
Hi Goldstalker,

Re your silver container hallmarks.
Although a bit hard to read in your photo I am pretty sure it is by an
English silversmith William Vale and Sons, Birmingham assay office and dated 1912.

You had a great day.
Well done.

Chris
AKA MK




hey metalkiwi thanks for the info on the container, it has a nice pattern scribed in it, i wonder what it was for ? interesting all these things buried lol loving it :)


It is a bit hard to get the shape from your pics although as it look quite small could it be a pill box or perhaps a sewing kit?

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goldstalker  
Posted : Tuesday, 11 June 2013 12:57:36 AM(UTC)
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heres a couple of last weeks finds on youtube couldnt mash them together stupid .MOD files grrr


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRmxNe9Zr64

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDixMQIrFZc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21G-xxvx6Tc
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goldstalker  
Posted : Tuesday, 11 June 2013 2:46:24 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Metal Kiwi Go to Quoted Post
Hi Goldstalker,

Re your silver container hallmarks.
Although a bit hard to read in your photo I am pretty sure it is by an
English silversmith William Vale and Sons, Birmingham assay office and dated 1912.

You had a great day.
Well done.

Chris
AKA MK




hey metalkiwi thanks for the info on the container, it has a nice pattern scribed in it, i wonder what it was for ? interesting all these things buried lol loving it :)


It is a bit hard to get the shape from your pics although as it look quite small could it be a pill box or perhaps a sewing kit?

MK





i did manage to find a picture like it on the internet and it was sold on trademe but it just says container lol oh well ill call it a pill box :)
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goldstalker  
Posted : Friday, 14 June 2013 12:57:39 AM(UTC)
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hey guys went out detecting today just for couple hours while doing some usual town crap. and scored a RING!!! lol just a silver but still nice, .925 silver just under 6 grams gave a solid 91 signal on the ATpro same as the gothic florins i found, and also my first army button, says new zealand forces and dates from 1911-1947 not the best condition but its a first for me, i got 2 silver coins 1883 3 pence 77 on ATpro and another 1877 one shilling jumpy 81 82 on ATpro which is normaly a beer bottle top, i havnt got pics of them as there soaking in amonia. i also got this buckle out of the button hole so im guessing its army to ? also found $10 in goldies and 7 pennys from around 1914-1952 and lots of 1cents 2 cents, the silvers i nearly passed as the coins gave 1cents signal and a bottle top signal weird .......

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goldstalker  
Posted : Monday, 17 June 2013 8:31:29 PM(UTC)
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hey guys, went detecting today for couple hours at my usual spot, ended up with some $2 $1 the usual pennys got 3 x 1936 pennys in the same hole :) 1cent 2 cent and couple of good silvers, 1880 one shilling, 1912 brit sixpence, and a 1942 mj lv bullet casing world war 2 bullet i think, as it has the date on it, across the road from the park i hunt there is a old anglican church i gave them a call and yipee im aloud to detect there lawns tomorrow it was established in 1863 so im excited :)

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Posted : Monday, 17 June 2013 8:33:21 PM(UTC)
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Well done and good luck GS
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goldstalker  
Posted : Monday, 17 June 2013 8:36:45 PM(UTC)
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Well done and good luck GS


thanks mate you to :) cant wait till i go to the old church :)
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goldstalker  
Posted : Tuesday, 18 June 2013 11:05:43 PM(UTC)
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well well well what a awesome day best ever for me :0) went to the church i got permission for and found the 1900 3pence,34 and 44 nz shilling and the girl guides badge old made in england has a rec # on back >? then i went to a little piece on the park across the road were i have had all my silvers so far and hit a mean patch of 7 silvers in a row lol and my oldest penny a 1862, and about 7 more pennys, plus $5 in spendies.

heres the total silvers for the day 10

1877 threepence
1900 threepence
1906 threepence
1937 threepence
1912 sixpence
1892 sixpence
and a UNC condition 1922 sixpence worth $100 woop woop

my first lion on top of crown shilling 19??
1934 nz shilling
1944 nz shilling

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Guardian  
Posted : Tuesday, 18 June 2013 11:23:57 PM(UTC)
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Well done indeed - did you finish the site ?
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Posted : Tuesday, 18 June 2013 11:35:00 PM(UTC)
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Well done indeed - did you finish the site ?


i finished the church as there wasnt much ground to cover, but the park is huge i have gone around the entyre outer of the park but roughly, and only dug most high targets above 60 so theres gold still to go :) lol and i havnt managed to get permission to do the inner feild which is huge, im buttering up the council by donating some finds to local museum, and saving all the nasty trash to show him im cleaning up the place. check out the park on google maps, its called cass square in hokitika, good history there, :)
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Posted : Tuesday, 18 June 2013 11:58:39 PM(UTC)
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Yeah that looks like an effort for sure! Churches would be a great place I mean who didn't throw their collection money at the mean girl, doubt times have changed that much. Good on you for making such a solid effort with your machine.
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Posted : Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:38:29 AM(UTC)
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Hard core man! Nice going!
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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goldstalker  
Posted : Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:55:26 PM(UTC)
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Hard core man! Nice going!


thanks man i did about 5 hours non stop in the rain :( but i still wanna go again today lol im addicted bad :)
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goldstalker  
Posted : Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:57:06 PM(UTC)
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Yeah that looks like an effort for sure! Churches would be a great place I mean who didn't throw their collection money at the mean girl, doubt times have changed that much. Good on you for making such a solid effort with your machine.


thanks man, i thought there woulda been more around the church but what i did find was cool, there was lots of copper from when they cut bits for the roof that sucked as they gave good silver signals
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Posted : Wednesday, 19 June 2013 2:12:52 PM(UTC)
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Hi GS, was in Hoki this morning and had a look round cass square, didn't see you. Was fine about 10 this morning, but raining again by lunchtime. NUGGY
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tezan  
Posted : Wednesday, 19 June 2013 5:16:25 PM(UTC)
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Hey goldstalker if it was a find '1922 sixpence', then why is it UNC? Confusedish
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Posted : Wednesday, 19 June 2013 7:07:19 PM(UTC)
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Hey goldstalker if it was a find '1922 sixpence', then why is it UNC? Confusedish


well my guess is someone went to the bank some years ago and got a new batch of coins and lost it that day or soon after. it is mint, not a mark on it at all its defenitly UNC or AUNC my best coin ive dug ever condition wise.
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Posted : Wednesday, 19 June 2013 7:09:39 PM(UTC)
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Hi GS, was in Hoki this morning and had a look round cass square, didn't see you. Was fine about 10 this morning, but raining again by lunchtime. NUGGY


hey nuggy i had a day off today to wet and cold and after yesterdays getting wet for 4 hours didnt fancy it as much as i thought i would today. might go for a mission on friday down to hoki if your keen. probably around 10am or 12am,
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