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A good park for artifacts I thought....
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Posted : Thursday, 15 August 2013 6:38:35 PM(UTC)
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I thought I had found a good park for some older coins and artifacts.
Turns out it is chock full of shells!
The first find had me thinking I was in for a good hunt (the long container...contains a brush/scoop type thing and grease. Assume for gun cleaning etc?).
Can you guess what park it was? If you have been there before then I bet you can guess.

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Posted : Thursday, 15 August 2013 8:34:45 PM(UTC)
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tube is a cleaning kit for an early enfield 303. weres the park cuz, might have a few military buttons or badges. I enjoy finding old military stuff. mind you don't want to poach your park if its your spot x lol.
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Posted : Thursday, 15 August 2013 8:49:05 PM(UTC)
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Ill happily share once a few people try guessing :)
Thanks for telling me what that thing is. I also thought there would be buttons etc but the casings come up as pull tabs through to about penny range and there's hundreds if not thousands of them! I cant think of a way to distinguish what is what without digging as the casings are all in diff states of corrosion with some being eaten away more than others.

Give me a P.M. tomorrow and I'll let you know....perhaps we could meet up there for a hunt sometime?
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Posted : Thursday, 15 August 2013 10:30:40 PM(UTC)
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Starts with a 'B'...??
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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Posted : Friday, 16 August 2013 4:16:14 PM(UTC)
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Yep Foiled probably has it....:)
I wont put it out in the open for the lurkers....if anyone wants to know, just pm me,
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Posted : Friday, 16 August 2013 5:41:53 PM(UTC)
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i found my pocket watch at a park starting with B lol wont be the same one im sure as i only found 1 bullet.
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Posted : Friday, 16 August 2013 5:44:52 PM(UTC)
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there is 13 parks starting with B and i think i know which one :)
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Posted : Friday, 16 August 2013 6:26:10 PM(UTC)
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13? Thats heaps!
This park once had a name associated with a famous department store. No not warehouse park.
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Posted : Friday, 16 August 2013 6:32:12 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: goldstalker Go to Quoted Post
there is 13 parks starting with B and i think i know which one :)


Maybe more than 13?
http://www1.ccc.govt.nz/...apps/parksaz/Alpha-B.asp
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Posted : Sunday, 18 August 2013 6:08:30 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: chrischch Go to Quoted Post
Yep Foiled probably has it....:)
I wont put it out in the open for the lurkers....if anyone wants to know, just pm me,



Well Chris my first ring's park wasn't named B, but I'll dedicate it to your thread for all your helpful advice. A week after my first coin got 7 coins and a ring. The ring is set with some sparklies, coppery outside and tarnished silvery on the inside, hard to read on the inside looks like "20", tight fit past knuckle of smallest finger. No idea if its worth as much as the 3 $1 coins. Read as a coin("silver") on Garrett, as did the $1 coins, some of the smaller ones read as nickels where the trash appears.

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