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Dont throw out old coins

Littlespec		Posted : Monday, 13 January 2014 10:20:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/02/2012(UTC) Posts: 28 Location: Auckland Thanks: 7 times Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		I was cleaning out the years worth of pennys and remembered i had an inidentified penny, turns out to be a georgvis II coins, opps, so please check before you disgard. Littlespec attached the following image(s):

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Monday, 13 January 2014 10:53:45 AM(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)		That's an oldie. Can you see the date? MK
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Littlespec		Posted : Monday, 13 January 2014 11:13:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/02/2012(UTC) Posts: 28 Location: Auckland Thanks: 7 times Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Nope the dates worn off completly however a little research leads to the coin being made 1723 - 1760 ish, be nice if so.

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Monday, 13 January 2014 12:00:35 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: Littlespec Nope the dates worn off completly however a little research leads to the coin being made 1723 - 1760 ish, be nice if so. Yep looks like it. First 1700's penny I have seen from Auckland. Well done. MK
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Mudwiggle		Posted : Monday, 13 January 2014 6:59:32 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)		Originally Posted by: Littlespec Nope the dates worn off completly however a little research leads to the coin being made 1723 - 1760 ish, be nice if so. I've got a reasonable nick 1756 if you want some pics to help id any particular features, although there's probably much better examples in GoogleLand

farmnz		Posted : Monday, 13 January 2014 11:22:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 22/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: nz Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		i did this just recently. my dad was in aus and bought back some gem & treasure mags for me to read- i saw an article on coin collecting in it and some pics of coins- upon looking i discovered 1 of the old coins i have is a 1909 gold sovereign!- so i had some gold and didnt even realize.

Littlespec		Posted : Monday, 13 January 2014 11:32:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/02/2012(UTC) Posts: 28 Location: Auckland Thanks: 7 times Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Originally Posted by: farmnz i did this just recently. my dad was in aus and bought back some gem & treasure mags for me to read- i saw an article on coin collecting in it and some pics of coins- upon looking i discovered 1 of the old coins i have is a 1909 gold sovereign!- so i had some gold and didnt even realize. Wow that sort of blows mine out of the water.

Metal Kiwi		Posted : Monday, 13 January 2014 11:46:39 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: farmnz i did this just recently. my dad was in aus and bought back some gem & treasure mags for me to read- i saw an article on coin collecting in it and some pics of coins- upon looking i discovered 1 of the old coins i have is a 1909 gold sovereign!- so i had some gold and didnt even realize. That was a nice surprise. MK
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creamer		Posted : Thursday, 16 January 2014 9:09:53 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)		Wow, that would be the oldest coin i've seen on here, congrats. .
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farmnz		Posted : Thursday, 16 January 2014 11:36:06 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 22/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: nz Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		ive only looked for nuggets not really coins, i cant believe i missed the coin was gold- the weight alone should have given it away, i have gone through the rest of the coins now and sorted them into bags of the same type, there are some odd ball ones but nothing like the old one at the start of this post- cheers you may have inspired a new direction for my metal detecting!

Littlespec		Posted : Friday, 17 January 2014 6:42:11 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/02/2012(UTC) Posts: 28 Location: Auckland Thanks: 7 times Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Wow those are some serious finds, i often dream of of a sov. Glad i could assist.