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Number8 on the prowl... - number8wire
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Posted : Sunday, 5 June 2016 9:07:48 PM(UTC)
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Here's my little lot from the day. Checked out a new location with Erickd. It was hard going but shows potential. First signal was an 1854 half penny followed by a musket ball.
Then we travelled to an old faithful spot. I dug three silvers, an old lead bullet and lots of other stuff.

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Posted : Sunday, 5 June 2016 9:24:25 PM(UTC)
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Will tag on to No8wires post..4 little silvers for me 2x nz 6ds and 2x 1920s 3ds, other than that nothing really exciting lol
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Posted : Tuesday, 7 June 2016 9:41:07 AM(UTC)
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Night hunt tonight with Erickd and Kev at a well known Christchurch park. Hard going but we all ended up with a bit of silver.
The old girl just keeps on giving!

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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 11:59:43 AM(UTC)
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Hagley hunt last night with Foiled Again, Chrispy and Coinnut...cheers guys. Managed five silvers, four bucks, a brass ring and a cool old .835 (unusual silver grade but Googled it, and it's ligit) silver ring with sapphire or more likely, topaz...very happy.

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pp....The silver grade for the ring most likely originates in Germany around WW1, as they lessened the silver content during war rationing......or so I've been told.

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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 2:41:40 PM(UTC)
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Wow that ring looks nice! My guess is india silver or around that area.
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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 3:18:19 PM(UTC)
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Thanks mate. It was a real jumpy signal as it was lying on an angle about 6 inches or so down. Didn't pick it as silver let alone a ring!
What makes you think India silver? I've tried googling it but there is no particular reference that I can find relating .835 specifically to India or that region. Every reference I have seen seems to refer to Northern Europe for this % content.

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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 3:28:46 PM(UTC)
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That's one good looking ring mate, and nice shiny silver mmmmm
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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 3:47:53 PM(UTC)
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India has funny silver percentages but like I said just a guess.
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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 4:13:10 PM(UTC)
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lol....yeah mate, the great nation that is India, certainly has some funny ideas and ways about things. I can see why you'd suspect it to have come from that region...could well have!
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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 4:56:51 PM(UTC)
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Found this interesting bit of info online regarding the origins of .835 silver....
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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 5:19:06 PM(UTC)
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Thats some concrete evidence there no8 haha guess the stone if it is a sapphire probably came from asia so that made me think india as well.

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Posted : Tuesday, 14 June 2016 6:53:21 PM(UTC)
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What a great ring, that stone looks awesome against the silver.
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Posted : Wednesday, 15 June 2016 9:29:25 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Iggyrulz Go to Quoted Post
What a great ring, that stone looks awesome against the silver.
Well done Iggy


Cheers mate yeah, it's just a shame the ring is so small (about the diameter of a threepence).
The wife loves it but it is just to small, even for her delicate little finger.
She even joked that it was like trying on Cinderella's glass slipper......something was going to give.....and it wasn't gonna be her foot!...lol
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Posted : Wednesday, 15 June 2016 1:36:01 PM(UTC)
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Nice finds Number 8.

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Posted : Sunday, 19 June 2016 7:23:57 PM(UTC)
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All day hunt with Erickd and Chrispy at a new spot Eric found. Mixed results for us all but still a great, fun day out with the lads......cheers guys.

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Posted : Sunday, 19 June 2016 9:36:21 PM(UTC)
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Interesting green plaque....is it PH 75?
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Posted : Sunday, 19 June 2016 9:58:00 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: coinnut Go to Quoted Post
Interesting green plaque....is it PH 75?


Not sure what it is yet mate. Could also read PTHS maybe? Do you know what it Is?
It had a pin across the back, so it was worn as a badge.
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Posted : Sunday, 19 June 2016 10:59:11 PM(UTC)
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papanui something high school maybe
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Posted : Monday, 20 June 2016 9:21:14 AM(UTC)
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Nice finds mate, good amount from that hard area, don't know about you but I was shattered when I got home, all that bush whacking and mountain goating lol
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Posted : Monday, 20 June 2016 11:03:35 AM(UTC)
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Cheers mate yeah, I was completely shattered. Still feeling a bit worse for wear today too...lol
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