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Goldnut  
Posted : Wednesday, 4 January 2012 7:44:53 PM(UTC)
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I would go back again and again! you never know what might be there! i usually target everything above foil, that way i still hit the silver thre'pences and Gold rings ;) and when I am done there is usually nothing left to give a ding... lol
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Goldnut  
Posted : Thursday, 5 January 2012 11:35:46 PM(UTC)
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just updated the blog with my 24th trip... wasn't much as it was only a 20 minute one but I did manage to find a mint 1953 shilling... to honest I have never seen one in this condition before... lol

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trip #24

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Posted : Thursday, 5 January 2012 11:44:42 PM(UTC)
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good looking sixpence there GN..love finding them in good shape.
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Goldnut  
Posted : Friday, 6 January 2012 9:00:43 AM(UTC)
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thanks, I usually don't find the copper-nickle ones in such good shape.
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madsonicboating  
Posted : Saturday, 7 January 2012 10:43:46 PM(UTC)
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man you are cleaning it up big time awesome stuff!!

That last ring looks solid alright and it looks old...couldn;t quite make out the wording tho whats it say?

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Goldnut  
Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 11:29:15 PM(UTC)
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Well I am back from a week away with my little boy and had a stop in Napier for a quick hunt till the wee man got bored! You can read the whole story on my blog as well as my latest finds. http://www.Goldnut.blogspot.com

Here is the pick of all of my finds:
Trip #25
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Goldnut  
Posted : Saturday, 14 January 2012 11:31:42 PM(UTC)
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it says 18ct. and yeah it is both old and solid! It has lots of minerals on it when i found it... must be at least 10-20 years old or more!
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Shilo  
Posted : Sunday, 15 January 2012 12:01:05 PM(UTC)
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I would place the ring as much older then that. A 10-20yr old 18ct ring would come up looking like new as gold doesn't corrode, only the additional metals do. Personally I would say it was lost sometime in the 1930's - 1950's. A couple of 9ct rings I have found on the beach were in a similar condition and these were found with coins dating 1940-60. Since 18ct is more pure it would be older then these.
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Goldnut  
Posted : Sunday, 15 January 2012 7:30:38 PM(UTC)
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Yeah I thought that it might be much older but wasn't sure.
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Goldnut  
Posted : Monday, 16 January 2012 11:31:07 PM(UTC)
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Well I am still trying to get caught up on my Napier trip! One of my best finds was a 1961 1/2 penny which I found in the bunk that I was sleeping in!

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Posted : Friday, 20 January 2012 3:31:04 PM(UTC)
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