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rgmcbrid  
Posted : Saturday, 3 December 2011 10:49:47 AM(UTC)
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Non-junk jewellery, white gold and diamonds. Very old ring too, was gray/black and crusty when dug. Still working on cleaning it.

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Posted : Saturday, 3 December 2011 10:53:02 AM(UTC)
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I think the Chinese coins were used as jewellery because of the little holes. The other coin is Indonesian.
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Posted : Saturday, 3 December 2011 10:55:38 AM(UTC)
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Continuing the theme of holes; an 1853 copper penny and the only farthing I have found.
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Posted : Saturday, 3 December 2011 10:59:33 AM(UTC)
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A 1900 half crown and an undated florin (1851-1867 series) and an Australian three pence.
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Posted : Saturday, 3 December 2011 11:00:36 AM(UTC)
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I am tempted to put a new battery in this and use it for a watch.
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Posted : Saturday, 3 December 2011 11:02:20 AM(UTC)
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And no rubbish roundup would be complete without toy cars and bullets to stir up the complainers. The miniball is a bit unusual in that instead of being hollow in the back it has a brass plug.
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Posted : Saturday, 3 December 2011 2:08:44 PM(UTC)
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Great finds there Rgmcbrid. That GOLD ring is awesome to say the least. Well done and cool posting.

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Posted : Saturday, 3 December 2011 2:55:46 PM(UTC)
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great to finally see more pics from you mate.....that fork thing sure sounded like a tuning fork when you found it and hit it on that table..and that CAR looks better than any i have found so far...Great rubbish...hahaha
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Posted : Sunday, 4 December 2011 1:30:47 AM(UTC)
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A hoof pick, and I think the other thing might be a tuning fork, but not real sure.


The guys not speaking english in the vid - But the other thing looks like a Jews Harp . . .

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Posted : Sunday, 4 December 2011 11:02:18 AM(UTC)
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A hoof pick, and I think the other thing might be a tuning fork, but not real sure.


The guys not speaking english in the vid - But the other thing looks like a Jews Harp . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoEXsnUd8MA&feature=related

Hi there Ash T. You may be onto something there. I dont know what Rgmsbrid looks like so im trying to invision him using such an aperatus...

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rgmcbrid  
Posted : Sunday, 4 December 2011 12:37:29 PM(UTC)
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Creamer, we convicts all look the same, I traded that guy some smokes for internet access.

I thought it was a jews harp when I dug it, but the centre bit is way to solid to ping with your finger.
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Posted : Sunday, 4 December 2011 7:59:48 PM(UTC)
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Yes i kinda thought that myself lol and not a harp. Has it any broken bits visible. Looks like some sort of leather strapping/bridle rig fastener/adjuster of some sort.

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crisyboy  
Posted : Friday, 9 December 2011 7:51:31 PM(UTC)
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man you find some awesome stuff,
definatly not crap.them coins are sweet
i love finding silver coins
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Posted : Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:37:46 PM(UTC)
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I week and a half ago I was detecting with NPoohbear and found a nice florin. Since then I haven’t had much luck with silvers. I found some pennies and pocket full of one and two cents, but no real treasure. Yesterday evening I went out and didn’t find a single coin, just rubbish. So I wasn’t feeling particularly motivated. Then I talked to NZpoohbear about 5:45 and he was meeting Oroplata for a hunt. I told him I thought I was about due for a good find and that maybe I should go out tonight. But I ate dinner and then lay on the couch and watched the Simpsons. He texted me saying he found a couple of silvers. So I finally got going and hit the local field about 8:00. By 9:00 I had been doing pretty well; I had found several pennies, a 1941 British three pence (not silver) and a 1934 and 1946 NZ sixpence. I was pretty wet at this point and thinking of packing it in, but thought I give it one more short pass. I took about 5 steps and found a 1934 NZ shilling.

I was pretty happy and thinking that I had been due for some good finds and was glad I came out. I was almost at the end of my short pass when I got a good signal and dug up a nice penny. After refilling the hole and stomping it down I swept over it again and got another signal. So I pulled it all apart and got the pinponter out and found a 1891 six pence I had missed the first go around. I was quite happy I had given it another check. I filled it back in and stomped it down, and kind of as an afterthought gave it a sweep. Sure enough I got a weak deep signal. I cleared the hole and cut one side out and came up with a 1918 three pence.

Now, having gotten smarter by this point I went over the hole again before filling it in and got kind of a funny signal. It wasn’t quite right but I wasn’t about to skip anything in this spot. I was having a hard time figuring out exactly where it was and I didn’t want to knick it in case it was silver so I was digging pretty carefully. It was basically dark which didn’t help. I finally picked it up with the pinpointer in one side of the hole and carefully excavated a 1919 half crown that was standing in a dead vertical position. I couldn’t believe my luck, and hated to tempt fate, but I went ahead and swept the spot one more time. Sure enough, got another weak signal about a foot away and dug up a 1918 three pence.

I think it has to be the best hour and a half of digging I have ever had.

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Posted : Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:44:49 PM(UTC)
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shit that was a good night bud...cant wait to see the pics that is some pretty old coins......Oroplata ended up not being able to come out so i did a couple hours at hagley on my lonsome..hahaha but i was also happy as you said i found 2 silvers...a 1936 and 1937 thrupence....when i dug the 36 i thought it was a 35...but not to be YET..lol
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Posted : Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:52:18 PM(UTC)
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I put the coins on the scanner (which actually made a pretty good picture), but I can't get it to upload. Try again tomorrow I guess.

Oh wait... now they showed up. Thats odd. But anyway, glad they are there.

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Posted : Wednesday, 25 January 2012 11:17:09 PM(UTC)
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whats that funny shaped one in the center?.....would be good if they were denomination up?
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Posted : Thursday, 26 January 2012 8:04:00 AM(UTC)
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It is the 1941 bronze three pence
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Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 12:25:58 AM(UTC)
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beautiful gold ring well done and man that half crown in last pic is in good cond!!

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crisyboy  
Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 9:03:18 AM(UTC)
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nice work mate very impressive coins,
1 1/2 hours man thats exciting,you
can only imagine how they got there
all at once?or maybe just a popular spot
judging on the dates thats fun trying to
piece it together well done,
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