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WestieDigger  
Posted : Sunday, 17 April 2016 9:31:34 AM(UTC)
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Sweet finds. Your necklace is probably a good luck watch fob charm from 1910ish
Before it got the bad rep. I have seen a watch fob that's almost identical.CCan't post the pic because it's a jpeg. Google boy scouts of America swastika

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GoldPandemic  
Posted : Sunday, 17 April 2016 8:32:00 PM(UTC)
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The sailing ships & cats are awesome finds.
Great work on the the gold rings.
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Erickd  
Posted : Sunday, 17 April 2016 8:48:04 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: WestieDigger Go to Quoted Post
Sweet finds. Your necklace is probably a good luck watch fob charm from 1910ish
Before it got the bad rep. I have seen a watch fob that's almost identical.CCan't post the pic because it's a jpeg. Google boy scouts of America swastika


Thanks for the info, will do some reading up on it
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Erickd  
Posted : Sunday, 17 April 2016 8:51:28 PM(UTC)
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Another hunt for a few hours this arvo with no8wire, 17 silvers today, a badge with H.M.S. on it, some cufflinks and the usuall penny's not shown.
Also found some bottles from the past Hunts at the "spot".

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WestieDigger  
Posted : Sunday, 17 April 2016 11:58:02 PM(UTC)
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Erickd  
Posted : Monday, 18 April 2016 8:45:20 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Iggyrulz Go to Quoted Post
Super impressive pile. That ring is outstanding .........uhhhhh one point I'd like to make though I think that top pic is giving away way too much info! Infact yes I believe I know where the 'spot' is.

Nah just kidding I'm just envious keep it up and clean it out.
Iggy


If you're ever up in chch we can take you there lol
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Iggyrulz  
Posted : Monday, 18 April 2016 8:09:50 PM(UTC)
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Thanks very much for the offer Erickd.....very tempting indeed. Likewise if your down in the Deep South PM me and I will try and sort out somewhere worthy to go.
Thanks again Iggy
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Erickd  
Posted : Monday, 18 April 2016 8:22:51 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Iggyrulz Go to Quoted Post
Thanks very much for the offer Erickd.....very tempting indeed. Likewise if your down in the Deep South PM me and I will try and sort out somewhere worthy to go.
Thanks again Iggy


Might take you up on that, I know no8wire was thinking about a road trip down there
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Iggyrulz  
Posted : Monday, 18 April 2016 11:55:53 PM(UTC)
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Sweet as, I look forward to it. Im doing the old ghost trail in early to mid May (will have to check on exact dates) other than that I should be able to make most weekends work with a little notice. Plenty of room here if Tonz is full up.
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GoldPandemic  
Posted : Tuesday, 19 April 2016 12:23:35 AM(UTC)
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Very nice haul of silvers there.

Erickd wrote:

Welcome down anytime m8, meet the chch guy's and do some silver mining

Hell I reckon that'd be something someone should do with the cleared areas in CHCH - they're pulling less silver out of the Waihi Mine!
It would be especially profitable as they'd only need to scrape the first 50cm off the surface.

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your becoming somewhat of a legend around here!

Next time you're out with him, just pretend to be detecting, and instead watch where he chooses to detect.
Bet you'll get the secrets to his techniques.
(unless ofcourse he is sacrificing chickens... mmm chicken)
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Erickd  
Posted : Tuesday, 19 April 2016 2:50:32 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: GoldPandemic Go to Quoted Post
Very nice haul of silvers there.

Erickd wrote:

Welcome down anytime m8, meet the chch guy's and do some silver mining

Hell I reckon that'd be something someone should do with the cleared areas in CHCH - they're pulling less silver out of the Waihi Mine!
It would be especially profitable as they'd only need to scrape the first 50cm off the surface.

number8wire wrote:
your becoming somewhat of a legend around here!

Next time you're out with him, just pretend to be detecting, and instead watch where he chooses to detect.
Bet you'll get the secrets to his techniques.
(unless ofcourse he is sacrificing chickens... mmm chicken)
UserPostedImage


Baaaahhaaaaaaaa that's so funny, you got me, anyone have any spare chicken they don't want ? for experimental purposes only lol

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Erickd  
Posted : Saturday, 23 April 2016 5:36:10 PM(UTC)
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More chickens sacrificed, 16 Silvers including 2 half crowns in the same hole and a 1946 Dime, a gold or gold plated brooch , RAF button and other bits.
At "the spot" with Snowdrop




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steptoeandson  
Posted : Saturday, 23 April 2016 9:44:03 PM(UTC)
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Gee, you guys cream it, I thought we were doing well. Love seeing all that silver.
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number8wire  
Posted : Saturday, 23 April 2016 10:22:22 PM(UTC)
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Once again, the spot produces. How did snowdrop get on?
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Erickd  
Posted : Saturday, 23 April 2016 10:25:31 PM(UTC)
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Will let snowdrop answer that one..but think she found something
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snowdrop  
Posted : Saturday, 23 April 2016 10:45:27 PM(UTC)
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Found coin with kings head couldn't read it, lost it. Little steep for me and disillusioned so quit. 😬
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Erickd  
Posted : Tuesday, 26 April 2016 9:03:28 AM(UTC)
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Monday hunt at a well hunted, thrashed North Canterbury Domain with a young fella newbie from the Metal Detecting NZ Aotearoa Facebook page, did manage to squeeze out a silver from the ground as I was heading back to the car.
This will eventually become the reality of metal detecting in Christchurch, but it was an awesome sunny day and most enjoyable.
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GoldPandemic  
Posted : Tuesday, 26 April 2016 3:44:44 PM(UTC)
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It's an australian!
I wonder where the live ammo came from? Soldiers? Or when Christchurch was the Wild East?
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Erickd  
Posted : Tuesday, 26 April 2016 3:49:55 PM(UTC)
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The domain and little town was popular in the day and the huge domain had a lot of military presence even prior to WW1 for training etc
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Erickd  
Posted : Saturday, 30 April 2016 10:59:53 PM(UTC)
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Morning hunt at " the spot" produced more of the same...silver..as well as a bunch of penny's.
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