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Posted : Sunday, 25 March 2012 11:51:44 AM(UTC)
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Hi there Tonz. Good finds, good pics.
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Posted : Sunday, 25 March 2012 6:13:34 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:01:03 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Thursday, 29 March 2012 6:37:54 AM(UTC)
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man you find some cool things tony...like that lion..lol...keep up the good work and the great pics.
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Posted : Friday, 30 March 2012 9:53:49 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Saturday, 31 March 2012 1:07:33 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 1 April 2012 12:21:51 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 1 April 2012 1:23:13 PM(UTC)
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Whilst chch people are pulling out genuine coin treasures, I'm still finding attractive (at least to me) artifacts from my beach. Best find pocket watch "Made in the USA" no other markings, looks like a base metal watch. There was a WW2 USA base near this beach during the war. I imagine an american solider lost it whilst trying to chat up one of my grandmas whilst our boys were off fighting overseas! Also see the size of the part of the ship nail I found; this piece weighs 300 grams! Also beautiful old harmonica plates and an ointment cap which says" Wellcome chemical works more than 270 highest awards" Lastly an "Old Timer" pocket knife with all the iron rotted away to nothing, just three brass layers left and the bone or early plastic layer on one side. Also a watch face from another watch.


That certainly is an amazing beach Tonznz.
Seems like it may have been an area where rubbish was dumped rather than lost items judging by the stuff you find.
Keep the pics coming - always interesting.
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Posted : Sunday, 1 April 2012 4:48:05 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Wednesday, 4 April 2012 12:51:57 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Wednesday, 4 April 2012 10:07:59 PM(UTC)
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what do you clean all you coins and stuff with tony..they all look cleaned well.
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Posted : Wednesday, 4 April 2012 11:02:43 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Wednesday, 4 April 2012 11:14:33 PM(UTC)
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I find white vinegar is often useful on copper or silver but not together or you can copper plate the silver.
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Posted : Wednesday, 4 April 2012 11:28:09 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Wednesday, 4 April 2012 11:53:08 PM(UTC)
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I find white vinegar is often useful on copper or silver but not together or you can copper plate the silver.


How long do you put a coin in the white vinegar metal kiwi?


Ah yes well Tonznz you need to keep an eye on it as vinegar is a light acid.
Sometimes a minute is enough on the silver.
Copper usually take s a bit longer.
I don't say that it will always get everything off but it is useful as a mild cleaner
of soils that soap n water will not shift.

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Posted : Friday, 6 April 2012 7:34:34 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Friday, 6 April 2012 7:50:22 PM(UTC)
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wow you definatly find some neat stuff tony
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Posted : Friday, 6 April 2012 8:39:26 PM(UTC)
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Another great haul for you Tonznz.
Some cool stuff there.
Thanks for showing us the digging conditions your working in too.

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Posted : Friday, 6 April 2012 8:44:06 PM(UTC)
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Nice finds, really nice. :-)
I like how you got to places where none else would go :-) muddy dirty places :-) i will be going too soon- next week once excalibur arrives :-)
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Posted : Friday, 6 April 2012 9:08:00 PM(UTC)
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