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lachie scarsbrook		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: temuka Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		i thought it would be cool just to see how old some of the coins you guys have found so post your oldest coin date and type of coin just for fun :) mine is an 1861 penny that i found today
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skuzzb		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 33 Location: wanganui Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		my oldest coin is a 1674 charles II Farthing found in a local park

lachie scarsbrook		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: temuka Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		man thats old, finds like that are those of dreams!!!!
		if pulltabs were gold rings, id be a "trillionaire"

andy		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 13/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 471 Location: ngongotaha rotorua Thanks: 70 times Was thanked: 88 time(s) in 72 post(s)		today i found a 1975 U.S.A. 1cent!
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andy		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 13/12/2012(UTC) Posts: 471 Location: ngongotaha rotorua Thanks: 70 times Was thanked: 88 time(s) in 72 post(s)		but my oldest is 1879 britt penny
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Foiled again		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		I havent busted into the 1700's yet so 1806 Penny for me. Skuzzb- that is one good old find in a park!!
		There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!

goldstalker		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 11/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 454 Location: greymouth, west coast Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 67 time(s) in 57 post(s)		mine is a 1838 gold half sovereign

Chrispy		Posted : 12 years ago
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)		iv got a 1806 penny as well. come out of hagley park. also have a 1826 pennny. cant wait to crack the 1700s.

skuzzb		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 33 Location: wanganui Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 3 post(s)		my avatar is a pic of that coin but not sure how clear it is,can pics be added into this topic?? File Attachment(s): DSCF3899.JPG DSCF3900.JPG

number8wire		Posted : 12 years ago
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)		Oldest for me so far is an 1807 half penny out of Hagley. Found it not far from where foiled again got his 1806. It was part of a 6 half penny coin spill. Also with it was one 1826, one 1827, two 1848 and one undateable...but George III. .......The oldest coin I've seen out of Hagley was on a hunt with Roy1956 when he pulled a 1797 Cartwheel Penny from North Hagley. Edited by user 12 years ago \| Reason: added info
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LepreSean		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 8/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 171 Location: Wherever I may roam Thanks: 187 times Was thanked: 130 time(s) in 78 post(s)		My oldest dated coin was found a few weeks back an 1845 sixpence found in bush edge, I have a William 4th, with his head the only thing visible, completely worn on the date side, next would be an 1857 trade token then an 1860 penny :)
		auri sacra fames (accursed hunger for gold)

kaydubya		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 9/04/2013(UTC) Posts: 39 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 19 times Was thanked: 4 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Hey Lachie, you're going really well! I bet you're stoked!

lachie scarsbrook		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/10/2012(UTC) Posts: 14 Location: temuka Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		yea i was, cant wait to find a really old spot and get a 1700's coin though haha or a nice gothic florin :)
		if pulltabs were gold rings, id be a "trillionaire"

jimmy bedrock		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2013(UTC) Posts: 339 Thanks: 242 times Was thanked: 179 time(s) in 104 post(s)		i got a 1834 shilling... jimmy bedrock attached the following image(s):

Lammerlaw		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		My oldest coin found with a metal detector was an 1826 shilling...but before I got a metal detector I used to love 'Treasure hunting' on beaches. rock pools, old dumps, deserted houses and sheds and the two photographs show my two best coin finds. The Gold coin is 20 Lire Italian coin from from 1862 and showing Vittorio Emanuele The bottom coin is an ancient Roman bronze Follis - Licinius Caesar 317 - 324AD The bottom coin does of course prove in definitive totality and conclusively that the Romans conquered New Zealand, thus wiping out the Moa before Asterix on his world tour kicked them back out and left New Zealand to be later discovered by Waitaha, the people who arrived from Patu Nui-O-Aio, a land far to the East prior to the later arrival of the Maoris. Edited by user 12 years ago \| Reason: Not specified Lammerlaw attached the following image(s):

Guardian		Posted : 12 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 30/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 716 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 42 times Was thanked: 222 time(s) in 185 post(s)		Guess the saying along the lines of "Only those who look, find" is true. My kids have cottoned on to eye balling the ground in front of me when detecting, they often find interesting items. Amazing what those kids take in, must have heard me and the wife talking about what Id numbers were most likely what. 12 Year old daughter was pulling out new coins within minutes of first using the machine (Garrett AT-GOLD). My 4 year old son loves using the pro-pointer to find his treasures (at least someone is happy finding 1c pieces)... The other kids... not so interested but that's what car boots are for.. I mean playgrounds. To anyone who took offense to the car-boot comment - I have an Odyssey so the whole thing is a boot. *8^)

Iggyrulz		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 21/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 438 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 501 times Was thanked: 327 time(s) in 196 post(s)		Oldest for me fresh out of the ground a week ago, an old Chinese Qing Dynasty Kangx1 Emperor coin between 1661 - 1722 AD. Prior to that a 1873 UK Penny. Good luck out there. Iggyrulz attached the following image(s):

jimmy bedrock		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/01/2013(UTC) Posts: 339 Thanks: 242 times Was thanked: 179 time(s) in 104 post(s)		I found this.. not 100% if its a cartwheel penny but it measures up.1797 jimmy bedrock attached the following image(s):

Metal Kiwi		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Looks like a Cartwheel to me Jim. Lucky wotnot, that is second on my list to find after a sov. MK
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goldhanded		Posted : 11 years ago
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 29/03/2013(UTC) Posts: 43 Location: nationwide Thanks: 66 times Was thanked: 41 time(s) in 19 post(s)		Hi,my oldest coin is a 1845 silver shilling I found in the harbour with my Garrett ace 250,cheers

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