tinpan
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hi all, Over the past weeks i have been slowly working some real junky ground in an old mine site. Well i found a part of a King Charles 11 part coin and a token that pre-dates white settlement .Well when i found a buckle .Crusader ided all the relics.Took a while to figure why such old coin and token. After reading a few things about the mining days there seemed to be a shortage of copper and brass in the area . So much was reused and sent to local foundries and blacksmith shops.I think is safe to say the old coin and token where to be melted down too. The buckle dates to a foundry that once stood next to the old hard rock mine i have working around. When the mine was closed there a huge pile of uncrushed tailings i managed to pick out about 50 grams of gold. Spent some time trying to get the historical facts and the under lined texts give some sort of idea of what went on. Theres also a pic of the old foundry, and mine share from the mine. Still working the site and theres heeps of junk.
tinpan the pic and info allowed to be used
tinpan the pic and info allowed to be used
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