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Posted : Friday, 20 January 2012 12:35:58 PM(UTC)
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There are tumblers on line - Trademe etc but Wilderness Gems in Ngatea has a pretty good collection
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Posted : Friday, 20 January 2012 12:56:00 PM(UTC)
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Cheers Kiwisouth

I have looked at some but was dubious about the quality as many of them look like toys, no doubt some better than others.
I have even seen one on you tube made from a pvc cylinder sitting on some office chair type coasters driven by a rubber band and a battery drill. If it works it works I guess.

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Posted : Friday, 20 January 2012 1:23:39 PM(UTC)
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Tumbling coins has got to be the worst idea out there. You may as well attack them with sandpaper, or clean them up with an arc welder.
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Posted : Friday, 20 January 2012 2:45:39 PM(UTC)
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@Oroplata ...lol!
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Posted : Friday, 20 January 2012 11:28:06 PM(UTC)
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i dont use a tumbler...the only coin cleaning i do is in a bit of malt viniger for a little while...and only silver coins just enough to see the dates better
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Posted : Saturday, 21 January 2012 6:42:33 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: oroplata Go to Quoted Post

Tumbling coins has got to be the worst idea out there. You may as well attack them with sandpaper, or clean them up with an arc welder.


Thanks for your input Oroplata.

Must have got my wires crossed PB
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Posted : Saturday, 21 January 2012 8:13:23 AM(UTC)
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Well I have found that tumbling is a good way to wash goldies before taking them to the bank.
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Posted : Saturday, 21 January 2012 10:26:53 AM(UTC)
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Tumbling is fine for non-valuable coins. Tumbling modern currency (NZ or overseas) etc won't do any harm and as Metal Kiwi says it allows you to take the goldies to the bank. If the coin is a collectors item then yes keep them out of the tumbler - a soak in olive oil for a couple of weeks is the most that should be done and only on coins in bad condition. I've tumbled all my pennies from 1900-1967 as these are pretty worthless. The tumbling removed any corrosion and encrustations but left the patina on and they came up well.

Got my tumbler from http://www.rotorualapida...z/acatalog/Tumblers.html they give a fantastic service and the price was right.

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Posted : Saturday, 21 January 2012 11:34:03 AM(UTC)
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Thanks guys
I kinda thought it went without saying to leave the goodies alone as some people feel it's a crime punishable by death just for rubbing your finger over them. I'm getting pretty close to being able to return some older decimal coins and I am partial to those older pennies as well so I guess there is no harm in that and my old man has a heap of stones from Birdlings Flat so a tumbler would have a use if it was cheap enough.
As I'm a person that is curious about things I tried electrolysis on a $1 coin once it looks pretty darn clean although it is now a gold/bronze colour, I don't do that any more *8^)
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Posted : Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:47:23 PM(UTC)
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Well did a couple hours at hagley after work as it is just up the street on the way home...i had a good little hunt...ended up with 2 silvers.
1936 and 1937 thrupences....as well as some of the normal coins..also got a bronze thrupence and bronze sixpence...

Also found an 1891 half penny

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Posted : Wednesday, 25 January 2012 11:00:42 PM(UTC)
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Did you give that knife a wash and then throw it in witht he rest of the silverware?
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Posted : Wednesday, 25 January 2012 11:14:51 PM(UTC)
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hahaha no that is just the way i found it about a foot away from the first thrupence..lol
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Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 8:44:53 AM(UTC)
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as always excellent finds poohbear wicked half penny,
never found pre 1900 coins,and bronze coins nice,
hows your boy doin any good finds my boy comes detecting
with me he loves it but looses interest very easy,that park
sure is a great place keeps producing good stuff,
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Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 6:38:27 PM(UTC)
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Hi there Poohbear. Everyones into the silver coin buzz lately, good fun. That 1891 penny is a nice find tho concidering the date. My earliest penny is 1910, found it yesterday.

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Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 6:45:52 PM(UTC)
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Something about those pennies, the very first one I found was in very bad condition and is hard to tell what it is.
One park here, there must be hundreds, I've pulled about a dozen out so far, it was also where I found my first two silvers.
Never thought coins would interest me but once you have them they are hard to part with!
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Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 11:42:09 PM(UTC)
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Another hagley trip after work and Bang i got 7 Silvers....also found this old lead roller...not sure what it was for but it has a patten number on it...also another returned servie badge.

Shane i found an even older penny today...1879

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Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 11:49:00 PM(UTC)
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Gee you Chch guys get a lot of silver.
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Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 11:57:17 PM(UTC)
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ya hagley park has lots...i am sure there is still a ton there.

Crisyboy my son is doing good..i only have him every second weekend so will only post on his page after every visit if we get out...

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Posted : Saturday, 28 January 2012 8:31:25 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Guardian Go to Quoted Post
Something about those pennies, the very first one I found was in very bad condition and is hard to tell what it is.
One park here, there must be hundreds, I've pulled about a dozen out so far, it was also where I found my first two silvers.
Never thought coins would interest me but once you have them they are hard to part with!

Exactly. Coins become interesting when you go hunting for them, whether it be a 1 cent piece or a penny.
Thats a good haul you got there Poohbear. 4 silvers in one hunt is cool but that 1879 penny is even cooler. Whats the oldest coin any of us have found here in NZ. My oldest is a 1854 penny token.

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Posted : Saturday, 28 January 2012 9:08:28 AM(UTC)
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