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Posted : Saturday, 3 March 2012 7:31:32 PM(UTC)
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I think that the lead PO thing is probably a mail bag seal
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Posted : Saturday, 3 March 2012 11:45:17 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 4 March 2012 9:46:40 AM(UTC)
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Clean coins from the beach? How does that work? I have kind of lost interest in being anywhere near the beach because even the silvers are so chewed up from corrosion. Have some in ammonia now and they are all blisters and pits.
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Posted : Sunday, 4 March 2012 10:24:24 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 4 March 2012 10:51:57 AM(UTC)
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The ones I have been working on that are very disapointing wee not actually on the beach, but in sandy soil near the beach. NZPB and I spent several hours on the beach last weekend and came up with nothing but bottle caps. I think rather than undercutting the sand has been building up. Should probably try another beach.
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Posted : Sunday, 4 March 2012 5:52:53 PM(UTC)
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ya but we were only at one part of a very very long beach...lol....and i would say that we wernt at any of the parts that ppl hung out in by what we found..
there are many surf clubs along that beach and alot of ppl hang out and swim around those areas...we just have to do the history and find the best spots to hunt..

and also look for the cuts where the sand has been chewed away at....you have to remember..we found nothing at that spot but further up the beach is were i found all those old Fake coins and you found a few..and in respect to how big the beach is the 2 spots wernt that far apart from each other.
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Posted : Sunday, 4 March 2012 10:43:11 PM(UTC)
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Awesome finds Tony and that album collection is very cool!

Parsons rock is the rumored gold stash place..a guy who brought one of my jack russel pups mentioned it when he seen my detector so i looked into it back then and yes theres a story about it somewhere on google...think the suspected area is under the lake Aviemore water now? I have dive gear just need tanks if anyones keen lol
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Posted : Sunday, 4 March 2012 10:48:42 PM(UTC)
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ya i heard that story a long time ago to Dan...would love to search the area..lol..but i dont dive.
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Posted : Sunday, 4 March 2012 10:51:27 PM(UTC)
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great coins is that cause they are in clay/mud i find
old coins like that sometimes,excellent finds.
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Posted : Sunday, 4 March 2012 11:22:20 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Monday, 5 March 2012 11:26:48 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Wednesday, 7 March 2012 1:52:50 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: tonznz Go to Quoted Post
Finds tonight: The big round plate with the notch has hallmarks which I can't quite make out ,


I suppose that plate has to be silver. Have you got a magnifier to read the marks? Looks a bit big for a watch plate and I wondered if maybe from a music box. The marks should allow you to trace the maker.

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Posted : Wednesday, 7 March 2012 1:56:07 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Wednesday, 7 March 2012 2:27:47 PM(UTC)
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Gave it a once over with some polish and got my magnifier out. Its EPNS. oh well :-)


Damn and blast eh!
Next time maybe.
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Posted : Wednesday, 7 March 2012 11:24:25 PM(UTC)
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Whats epns stand for?
Fisher Goldbug Pro, Fisher F2, Garrett Propointer.
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Posted : Wednesday, 7 March 2012 11:49:08 PM(UTC)
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some cool finds tony..
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Posted : Thursday, 8 March 2012 1:16:59 AM(UTC)
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great finds good mix EPNS,
electro plated nickel silver?
you find a most interesting assortment
and keep everything i also keep all scrap
it soon builds up done nicely from just lead.
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