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nzgold
#1 Posted : Sunday, 29 January 2012 7:43:21 p.m.(UTC)
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Hi all, I was just wondering if anybody on this site has ever detected a silver crown? There were not many made. And they would have been damn hard to lose (they are massive)
Anyone?
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#2 Posted : Sunday, 29 January 2012 9:06:36 p.m.(UTC)
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it's not likely although i keep looking..hahaha ..it is called the waitangi crown and yes very few made..1128 in total...and they only came out in silver that one year.
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#3 Posted : Sunday, 29 January 2012 10:08:56 p.m.(UTC)
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I'll buy any 1949's you find for $1 then, Poohbear :)

(The 1949 ones are silver too).
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#4 Posted : Sunday, 29 January 2012 11:00:42 p.m.(UTC)
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oh are they..i thought it was just the 1935's that were silver
My mistake..lol...
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, 31 January 2012 8:03:49 p.m.(UTC)
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I found a full crown (silver) when I went hunting with madsonicboating, however, it was an English crown (1840 something - can't remember date now). Have not found a New Zealand crown yet..
There is a good chance I will find one tomorrow or the day after..

-K
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#6 Posted : Tuesday, 31 January 2012 9:36:10 p.m.(UTC)
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haha good luck with that karl...where you going that you think you going to find a crown..hahahaha
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#7 Posted : Tuesday, 31 January 2012 11:42:11 p.m.(UTC)
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toot toot.. heading down south for two days to visit madsonicboating.. I always find something fun when I head south.. (knocking on wood)
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, 1 February 2012 9:29:17 a.m.(UTC)
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are you positive that was a full crown?

And yup you'l find heaps mate I been out all night seeding the places you're going with 1 & 2 cent coins lol lol

see ya soon bud!
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, 1 February 2012 10:01:56 p.m.(UTC)
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madsonicboating;9960 wrote:
are you positive that was a full crown?

And yup you'l find heaps mate I been out all night seeding the places you're going with 1 & 2 cent coins lol lol

see ya soon bud!




I'm sure someone has done just that down at Woolston Park. It's absolutely loaded with them....about one per square meter!
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#10 Posted : Wednesday, 1 February 2012 10:24:20 p.m.(UTC)
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Quite alot of half crowns and silver coins, a few gold rings and silver rings over the years but no gold coins and no crowns - they will be there though - few and far between but there will be the odd silver crown. most likely in really old early settled places where they could have been used as tender, whaling settlements maybe and so on. If someone advertised that they had found one at say Kororeka or Russell then I would not be at all surprised..
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#11 Posted : Thursday, 2 February 2012 3:27:01 p.m.(UTC)
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Lammerlaw;9984 wrote:
Quite alot of half crowns and silver coins, a few gold rings and silver rings over the years but no gold coins and no crowns - they will be there though - few and far between but there will be the odd silver crown. most likely in really old early settled places where they could have been used as tender, whaling settlements maybe and so on. If someone advertised that they had found one at say Kororeka or Russell then I would not be at all surprised..



Well Karl (Pacific treasure hunter) has just left for home and yes his was a cown. We had a great coupla days of hunting...he's taking 13 or 14 silvers home along with bunch of other coins and last night I found a gold heart pendant with a small ruby and today I found a florin...my only silver for the day. Turns out its a reasonable condition 1891 jubilee and reasonably scarce acording to google. Stoked :)

Will post pics later of all finds

Dan
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pacifictreasurehunt
#12 Posted : Thursday, 2 February 2012 6:55:10 p.m.(UTC)
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Toot toot.. Yes, I had a BLAST in Temuka these past two days.. Have all my coins in boiling water right now to get the dirt off..

Also found a neat token yesterday with Dan, dated 1854.. Will post photos
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#13 Posted : Thursday, 2 February 2012 6:56:19 p.m.(UTC)
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And yes, it was a full silver crown that I found with Dan last year.. Will post a photo of that too. :) :)
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