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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Monday, 6 August 2012 7:54:31 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		thanks for the info roy..i have never seen a six pence like that befor... Ya andrew the half crown is in nice shape to..
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Wednesday, 15 August 2012 11:14:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		As Jason said in his post..we met up tonight along with chrispy....we didnt get any silvers but my best 2 finds was another Royal Visit medal this one has the little bar thing on it...and the second was this little dog bone thing of a dogs collar......also got around 9 bucks spendable and very very wet feet...hahahaha nzpoohbear40 attached the following image(s):
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Thursday, 6 September 2012 12:41:42 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		Hagley still giving up nice Coins..Robert and his F75 was beat by a F2 the other night and he figures nothing good left at hagley...hahahaha Well here ya go bud..i was out with hunter tonight at Hagley and look what i found..lol a 1933 half crown and a 1912 ausy sixpence. nzpoohbear40 attached the following image(s):
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

Chrispy		Posted : Thursday, 6 September 2012 8:23:40 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 31/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 314 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 82 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 102 post(s)		well done mate. good to see you found sumone to hunt with lol. nice half crown. i found a 1934 half crown yesterday along with 5 other silvers.

tonznz		Posted : Thursday, 6 September 2012 8:38:10 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 667 Thanks: 261 times Was thanked: 199 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Well done Chris. Its good to have a wing man with you at Hagley eh, esp in the dark. Hopefully see you next time I'm up. Cheers tony

oroplata		Posted : Thursday, 6 September 2012 5:07:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		That's pretty freaky. On the same day poohbear gets a 1933 halfcrown, chrispy a 1934 halfcrown, and I pulled out a 1935 halfcrown from Darfield Domain. I got there around 2, found an old 20c under the trees on my first swing, walked across the other side of the carpark after a minute and before even getting to the actual field got a good signal and dug the half crown from under the stony ground beneath the grass. Was the cleanest condition silver coin I've ever pulled. No discolouring at all. Found a couple of 1943 pennies within a few metres of it. Thought to myself "this is looking good" and then in the next 2-3 hours got nothing else except bloody 1 and 2c pieces! I probably got the only silver coin left there. Grrrrrr. Check out the size of the stones laid over the top. Only about 3-4 inches down - an inch of grass/soil above the stones and the coin an inch below them. oroplata attached the following image(s):
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rgmcbrid		Posted : Thursday, 6 September 2012 5:42:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 3/06/2010(UTC) Posts: 583 Location: Southland Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 180 time(s) in 140 post(s)		Now hold on there Poohbear, I didn't say there was nothing at Hagley I said I never find anything at Hagley. As I explained there is some bad voodoo going on. The first few times I went there I did pretty well, pocket full of silvers, gold ring etc but since then I have found less and less. As you may recall the other night I found a half dozen 1 and 2 cent coins and nothing else. I have done better than that in the back yard. So I can take a hint, if the treasure gods do not want me at Hagley I will go somewhere else. Damn nice looking half crown by the way.
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tonznz		Posted : Thursday, 6 September 2012 6:43:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 667 Thanks: 261 times Was thanked: 199 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Originally Posted by: oroplata Check out the size of the stones laid over the top. Only about 3-4 inches down - an inch of grass/soil above the stones and the coin an inch below them. cool 'in situ' photo

oroplata		Posted : Thursday, 6 September 2012 7:43:05 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Thanks. Usually I end up with the coin out of the hole in the sod, but because of the big stones, the digging technique was different and it revealed itself while still in the spot. When I saw "ROWN" on the coin I thought, hey that's worth taking a photo of!
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Thursday, 6 September 2012 10:02:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		HAHAHAHA i know i will get you back there bud...but i will try and research other places for you as well...lmao
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 12:01:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		Well went out for our hunt after our club meeting,was good to see gavin along again....But you missed the big find gavin..lol.... I found this thing that looks like a pocket watch but smaller...when i dug it out i gave it a shake and there was something in it,,then i realized it was a souvern holder,,i got excited ....i opened it up as andrew (oroplata) was coming over to see what i had..sure enough there was coins in it and we both got excited as they had a gold tinge to them in the dark.... But alas they were silvers and not gold as we first thought.....but still a very exciting find,,,the hinge on the case still works fine The dates on the silvers are 1915 shilling and 1916 sixpence...both brit and both in good shape.. nzpoohbear40 attached the following image(s):
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

madsonicboating		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 1:01:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 21/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 674 Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 157 time(s) in 127 post(s)		haha I bet you fizzed there opening that one up Chis ! Still a bloody cool find mate theres one of those holders in my local antique shop he wants $90 for it!!
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 6:31:53 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		hell ya was excited..lol...and have found out since that the clumpy looking stuff on the inside seams to b a chain that has coroded to the inside of the case.. if it is early enough i may stop by on my way back from lawerance and show it to you and have a coffee also..lol
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number8wire		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 10:21:09 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Yeah.......awesome find there Chris. Your grid search technique pays off again!
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roy1954		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 10:29:57 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: christchurch Thanks: 442 times Was thanked: 372 time(s) in 242 post(s)		hi, great piece it looks to be made of brass it will polish up nice,all you need is the sov,s to put in it,best of luck finding them cheers.
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Chrispy		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 12:14:05 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 31/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 314 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 82 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 102 post(s)		thats real nyce bro, cleand up well. hows the hunting going down south??

DrunkBrother		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 12:22:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 27/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 911 Location: Auckland Thanks: 21 times Was thanked: 206 time(s) in 161 post(s)		Wow! that is a great Find! really nice. IF i found one with coins inside, i would defo make a vide of opening it. even on cell phone or something. Pity you can not share such a moment with all of us :-(
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expat		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 12:48:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 26/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 499 Location: Rangiora Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 91 time(s) in 76 post(s)		That would have been nice DB, to see it opened on film. Unfortunately Chris found it on one of our 'after the club meet' night time hunts so it was probably a bit too dark. If you could have seen his face after finding it you'd realise why there was absolutely no chance of him waiting till daylight to open it. Fantastic find even without sovereigns.
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number8wire		Posted : Saturday, 3 November 2012 10:13:12 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/06/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,175 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 913 times Was thanked: 880 time(s) in 425 post(s)		Originally Posted by: expat That would have been nice DB, to see it opened on film. Unfortunately Chris found it on one of our 'after the club meet' night time hunts so it was probably a bit too dark. If you could have seen his face after finding it you'd realise why there was absolutely no chance of him waiting till daylight to open it. Fantastic find even without sovereigns. Yeah...lol.....I'll second that. It was like watching a kid open his presents on Christmas morning! Although to be fair, I don't think any of us who were there, would have wanted Chris to wait either.
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nzpoohbear40		Posted : Friday, 16 November 2012 11:03:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		Well i hate to say it but...im still not after gold rings..just silver...hahahahaha other than the band being broken which i may get fix this is a real nice ring...my wife loves it. lol nzpoohbear40 attached the following image(s):
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