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Trade Token at a Local Park - a stunning day at a Tauranga Park

TaurangaDetector		Posted : Sunday, 24 May 2015 8:50:45 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)		Hi guys, This is my first post. I have been detecting for a couple of years, I recently upgraded to an AT Pro with AT pro-pointer. I had a stunning day at my local park today using a home-made lesche tool that a fellow detectorist kindly gave me. The park gave up $10.40 in goldies, some old decimal coinage, some other sundry items and two english pennies: 1938 and 1921. THE BEST FINDS OF THE DAY: a 1942 NZ threepence in beautiful condition plus my very first trade token: an 1874 George McCaul Grahamstown in beautiful condition with great detail. I wonder how a token from Grahamstown (modern day Thames) got to Tauranga? Amongst the sundry items, there was a possibly military tag with 17 stamped onto the front. I have included a close-up photo of this. If anyone knows anything about this tag, the info would be greatly appreciated. TaurangaDetector
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Erickd		Posted : Sunday, 24 May 2015 9:05:59 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)		Good stuff, keep the posts coming
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Mudwiggle		Posted : Sunday, 24 May 2015 10:30:36 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)		The 17 tag could be a miners tag for clock in, clock out.

TaurangaDetector		Posted : Monday, 25 May 2015 7:59:24 AM(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)		Yeah, I think that the tag could be a miners tag, especially because the token is from Thames and was probably dropped around the gold-rush era.
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SamAsh		Posted : Monday, 25 May 2015 8:55:36 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 13/05/2015(UTC) Posts: 54 Location: Wellington Thanks: 99 times Was thanked: 81 time(s) in 25 post(s)		Great finds!

creamer		Posted : Monday, 25 May 2015 10:18:38 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)		Thats a good haul. As for trade tokens we found a Christchurch one 1860's, up here in the Bay a couple of years back. Also found one of similiar date up here from Aussie and a couple from Auckland from memory. HH .
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number8wire		Posted : Monday, 25 May 2015 4:22:43 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)		Great effort mate. Looking forward to seeing your future treasure bounty.
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