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TaurangaDetector		Posted : Sunday, 23 November 2014 3:16:20 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 27/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 46 Location: Mount Maunganui Thanks: 53 times Was thanked: 110 time(s) in 31 post(s)		My oldest coin is a 1934 NZ threepence because i Have not been detecting long ;)
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sycotoad		Posted : Sunday, 23 November 2014 3:21:54 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 9/08/2012(UTC) Posts: 569 Location: downunder Thanks: 120 times Was thanked: 126 time(s) in 97 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Guardian To anyone who took offense to the car-boot comment - I have an Odyssey so the whole thing is a boot. *8^) where as you put them in the boot of an impala and the whole things a playground - you really should not have cleared that up Guardian hehe
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goldguy89		Posted : Sunday, 23 November 2014 10:28:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 25/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 25 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 17 time(s) in 12 post(s)		I found a very very old round coin on the place cook first landed in the firth of thames,i have done a lot of research on this coin,also taken it to a collector to try and identify it, apparently its a roman coin of between 200-700ad how this got there is a mystery to me,

Erickd		Posted : Sunday, 23 November 2014 11:43:09 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/06/2014(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 473 times Was thanked: 695 time(s) in 297 post(s)		Originally Posted by: goldguy89 I found a very very old round coin on the place cook first landed in the firth of thames,i have done a lot of research on this coin,also taken it to a collector to try and identify it, apparently its a roman coin of between 200-700ad how this got there is a mystery to me, wow that's real cool, would love to see a pic of that.
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goldguy89		Posted : Monday, 24 November 2014 12:31:31 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 25/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 25 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 17 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Will take a photo in the morning and upload it :)

goldguy89		Posted : Monday, 24 November 2014 2:05:37 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 25/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 25 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 17 time(s) in 12 post(s)		Here it is goldguy89 attached the following image(s):

creamer		Posted : Tuesday, 25 November 2014 9:03:38 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		As mentioned early on in this thread my earliest coin is an 1834 William iv silver sixpence. What i really would like to find is a penny that predates 1900. The best ive managed so far is a 1908 UK penny. HH .
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Chrispy		Posted : Tuesday, 25 November 2014 10:18:18 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 31/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 314 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 82 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 102 post(s)		Just found my oldest silver. A 1816 britt sixpence in nice condition. Chrispy attached the following image(s):

Erickd		Posted : Tuesday, 25 November 2014 2:14:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/06/2014(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 473 times Was thanked: 695 time(s) in 297 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Chrispy Just found my oldest silver. A 1816 britt sixpence in nice condition. Funny I found the same coin and year at Hagley Park a couple months back, the 1816 is the rarest date as they changed the bull head George to a slimmer version in 1817 due to public disapproval, I think old georgie was going a bit mad at that time. Opps mine was a Half crown Edited by user Tuesday, 25 November 2014 2:15:16 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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TaurangaDetector		Posted : Tuesday, 25 November 2014 3:59:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 27/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 46 Location: Mount Maunganui Thanks: 53 times Was thanked: 110 time(s) in 31 post(s)		I got a new oldest coin!!!!! 1929 Australian penny.
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kiwijw		Posted : Friday, 5 December 2014 6:35:40 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		My oldest coin found is an 1884 one penny. Found up in the hills in the facinity of an old gold mining camp with my old Garrett Treasure Ace 300 before I got into gold detecting with specialised gold detectors. Good luck out there JW :)

Mudwiggle		Posted : Sunday, 23 August 2015 5:36:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 22/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 742 Thanks: 182 times Was thanked: 683 time(s) in 317 post(s)		Fresh out of the dirt today... 1778 Carlos III reale. - Still fizzing.

oneounce		Posted : Sunday, 23 August 2015 5:45:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 95 Thanks: 215 times Was thanked: 134 time(s) in 52 post(s)		Bloody Hell Mudwiggle. If only it could talk and explain how it got there. Amazing HH 1oz
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Metal Kiwi		Posted : Sunday, 23 August 2015 6:41:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Originally Posted by: oneounce Bloody Hell Mudwiggle. If only it could talk and explain how it got there. Amazing HH 1oz Sam Marsden dropped it on the way to Waimate North from the Stone Store where he had been given it in change after paying for potatoes. :-) MK
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shaneE		Posted : Sunday, 23 August 2015 9:01:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 20/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 39 Location: amberley Thanks: 12 times Was thanked: 8 time(s) in 8 post(s)		1877 one shilling its in my album:)

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Monday, 24 August 2015 1:33:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Mudwiggle Fresh out of the dirt today... 1778 Carlos III reale. - Still fizzing. Not sure if this info is the same coin but makes interesting reading and could explain why it was there for you to find MW http://paperspast.natlib...--10--1----0reale+coin-- MK
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Mudwiggle		Posted : Monday, 24 August 2015 1:45:53 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 22/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 742 Thanks: 182 times Was thanked: 683 time(s) in 317 post(s)		That would fit, (this is a 1 reale after Ferdinands reign). I found a reference elsewhere to British colonies using Spanish silvers, so in the days when money was actually worth its weight that would make sense. Thanks for the link. MW

oneounce		Posted : Monday, 24 August 2015 4:15:00 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/08/2014(UTC) Posts: 95 Thanks: 215 times Was thanked: 134 time(s) in 52 post(s)		Hi Guys There are a few good books on European trade with NZ well before 1840. One covering Northland is "From Tasman to Marsden" by Robert McNab 1st published in 1914. Cover Cook in 1769, Du Surville in Doubtless bay 1769, Marions visit to Bay of Islands in 1772, Stray visitors 1773-1793, 1st timber trade 1794 -1801, and several others up to Marsden in 1814. 220 pages but amazing info. Another of McNabs is "Murihiku" 1st published in 1909. This covers the bottom of the South Island and lots of info on explorers, sealers, whalers, Flax industry, from about 1776 - 1820. Real good history in this one. He also did "The Old Whaling days" published in 1913 which covers Otago, Cook Strait and Bay of Islands from about 1790 - 1840 I've got each of the above but they come up from time to time on Trademe . Hope this is of help for anyone interested in pre 1840 trade in NZ. Cheers 1oz
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number8wire		Posted : Monday, 24 August 2015 5:24:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Awesome mate........righto, they're now on my wish list! By the way, if anyone is after any WW1 books, I have a massive collection (2000 +) that I am looking to thin out, including some pretty rare stuff including first editions etc.... If you have a specific title you want, I may have it. Just PM me and I'll have a look. Cheers, No8.
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Iggyrulz		Posted : Monday, 24 August 2015 7:21:15 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 21/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 438 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 501 times Was thanked: 327 time(s) in 196 post(s)		Hi N8 I'm looking for one called 'X Marks the spot'. Don't suppose you have it in your collection?

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