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rgmcbrid
#43 Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 9:27:36 a.m.(UTC)
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Thanks guys.

Went out yesterday evening and found a couple of interesting things, then stayed up way to late trying to figure out what they were. The one coin looking thing threw me because it looked like a coin, but turned out to be a copy of a coin.

Spade Guinea

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#44 Posted : Friday, 27 January 2012 6:26:51 p.m.(UTC)
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Hi there Rgmsbrid. Very interesting those last few finds. keep up the cool posts.

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#45 Posted : Saturday, 28 January 2012 5:29:34 p.m.(UTC)
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I agree! Awesome pendants :)
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#46 Posted : Saturday, 28 January 2012 9:43:14 p.m.(UTC)
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Had a good and bad day hunting silvers; good in that I found 5 silver coins, including two florins in the same hole. Bad in that because the two florins were in the same hole I gouged one of them badly having pinpointed the other.
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#47 Posted : Saturday, 28 January 2012 10:10:26 p.m.(UTC)
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All silver is good.
Nice finds.
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#48 Posted : Saturday, 28 January 2012 11:13:43 p.m.(UTC)
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oh you did hit it bad...but still a great find buddy...silver is always good...are you getting all these silvers at the grounds still?..or is this a different spot?
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#49 Posted : Sunday, 29 January 2012 10:46:39 a.m.(UTC)
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Two silver florins in one go, good find. Found two in one hole as well when i went up to spirits bay, one was an australian 1957. Found three other florins within a meter around but they werent silvers.

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#50 Posted : Sunday, 29 January 2012 11:55:11 a.m.(UTC)
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Holy crap! Are you digging your holes with an angle grinder? :)

Nice find though!
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#51 Posted : Monday, 13 February 2012 1:04:43 p.m.(UTC)
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Was out hunting with NZPoohBear yesterday and dug this up. Did a bit of a search on the internet which said:

"Mounted to the Uniforms shoulder Straps to indicate rank. The “pip” or rank indicator for Officers is based on the Star of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. Three Joined as One: It refers to the union of England, Scotland and Ireland to become the United Kingdom."

I believe it is from WW2 because it has parachutes instead of crowns. Anyway, it was a nice to find something besides 1 and 2 cents once in a while.
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#53 Posted : Monday, 13 February 2012 1:13:58 p.m.(UTC)
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That is a great find. Not seen one before.
Thanks for sharing.
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#54 Posted : Monday, 13 February 2012 4:07:22 p.m.(UTC)
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Yep that IS cool .....I hate those 1c and 2c pieces....especially if they are near the surface and seem like a goldie. Although deep ones can be a pain too without a pinpointer. Spending 5 to 10 minutes on a hole for 1 or 2 cents isn't much fun. :)
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#52 Posted : Monday, 13 February 2012 4:53:36 p.m.(UTC)
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rgmcbrid;10431 wrote:
Was out hunting with NZPoohBear yesterday and dug this up. Did a bit of a search on the internet which said:

"Mounted to the Uniforms shoulder Straps to indicate rank. The “pip” or rank indicator for Officers is based on the Star of the Military Division of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. Three Joined as One: It refers to the union of England, Scotland and Ireland to become the United Kingdom."

I believe it is from WW2 because it has parachutes instead of crowns. Anyway, it was a nice to find something besides 1 and 2 cents once in a while.



Hi Robert...was cool to meet ya yesterday and wow that thing sure did clean up nice...awesome stuff!
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#56 Posted : Monday, 13 February 2012 5:47:20 p.m.(UTC)
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Yeah it was good meeting you too Dan. The 'pip' came from Methven before we got to you home turf, but we found some good stuff there too. We will have to get together again.
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#57 Posted : Monday, 13 February 2012 8:03:23 p.m.(UTC)
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ya i told you i thought it was a millitary type thing...good to see it cleaned up and you found out what it is.
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#55 Posted : Tuesday, 14 February 2012 7:31:40 p.m.(UTC)
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chrischch;10435 wrote:
Yep that IS cool .....I hate those 1c and 2c pieces....especially if they are near the surface and seem like a goldie. Although deep ones can be a pain too without a pinpointer. Spending 5 to 10 minutes on a hole for 1 or 2 cents isn't much fun. :)
...only too find that theres actually another 4 or 5 of them in the same hole thus spending another 5-10 mins.

You guys down south seem to find a lot of militaria type treasures. Understandable given the history of the area. Nice find Rgmcbrid.

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#58 Posted : Monday, 20 February 2012 11:13:14 a.m.(UTC)
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Last week I found my oldest coin, an 1843 half farthing. Then I lost it in my shack somewhere and couldn’t find it. I hunted everywhere. I thought I might have accidently thrown it in my tub of one and two cents and spent about an hour sifting through the top of the heap. I found a 1970’s British half penny and some other odds and ends mixed in but no half farthing. Then yesterday I was vacuuming and heard something banging around in the brush and I was excited to find the half farthing all over again! Lucky it didn’t get sucked up.
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#59 Posted : Monday, 20 February 2012 8:08:29 p.m.(UTC)
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Excellant find Rgmcbrid. You wouldnt want to be losing that, it really is a unique find. I havnt heard of any silvers found earliar than that.

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#60 Posted : Monday, 20 February 2012 9:39:02 p.m.(UTC)
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Thanks Shane. Kind of a thrill to find old stuff, even if it a half of a half of a half penny.
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#22 Posted : Monday, 20 February 2012 9:55:23 p.m.(UTC)
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rgmcbrid;7826 wrote:
A hoof pick, and I think the other thing might be a tuning fork, but not real sure.


Robert = I think you will find that the left hand item is a Jews Harp - I am not 100% certain but certain enough to be sure of winning a bet on it!

I havent seen you guy yet - I thought you would have been down ages ago - I will be in Rakaia this weekend - bother it all - might drown my sorrows by taking a run up to Mt Somers!

If it is a Jews harp then you can learn to play it and strike up a tune!
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#23 Posted : Monday, 20 February 2012 9:56:33 p.m.(UTC)
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rgmcbrid;7826 wrote:
A hoof pick, and I think the other thing might be a tuning fork, but not real sure.


Robert - I think you will find that the left hand item is a Jews Harp - I am not 100% certain but certain enough to be sure of winning a bet on it!

I havent seen you guys yet - I thought you would have been down ages ago - I will be in Rakaia this weekend - bother it all - might drown my sorrows by taking a run up to Mt Somers! Wet got 8 grammes of gold with the Goldbugs we got off the weekend before last.

If it is a Jews harp then you can learn to play it and strike up a tune!
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