tinpan
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Hi all, still sorting threw piles of junk dug from sludge mud of a all most dry swimming hole.The hole has not been used about 50 years and most of the sides have caved in.will post site pics in the next trip there.Limited amount of clear ground around the area makes it hard to Md.all undergrowth are protected native shrubs and it is against the law too remove or damage.So figured i would dig the bottom of the swim-hole with a shovel.Hit this black smelly mud at about 2 foot and carefully laid every shovel full on the open area near the bank.Not much to be had a first just the rubbish thrown into hole by passing people.Once the mud became thick with lumps of pipe clay i knew i was almost to the pan.
Amongst the a shovel of rooting gum tree roots and matter i nailed a large copper coin.Not in a good state but i figured to be a large token or english penny.After washing the coin up in clean water it didn,t take long to figure what the item wash.even tho theres no date left on it.well most of you will know it as a Cartwheel Penny.Here is Australia when currency was short often other countries coina where deemed as usable currency.All coins used liked this too first make the Colony Prolamation list issued by the Colony Governor.Prolamation coin where used in 2 different era first 1788-1815 then 1851-1865.
Third face of this coin is was some what disliked for size but made a great grain or kitchen weight.
Other finds of the day include Large Bennington Marble ,Silver hall-marked spoon, 2 silver british three pence damaged.Brouch or rosette
and 2 old Aussie pennies that where used as heel protectors on childs shoe.By the date i would think from the great depression in the 1920's.Shoes cost and pennies where worth nothing.I still numerous other items and will post later time.
tinpan
Amongst the a shovel of rooting gum tree roots and matter i nailed a large copper coin.Not in a good state but i figured to be a large token or english penny.After washing the coin up in clean water it didn,t take long to figure what the item wash.even tho theres no date left on it.well most of you will know it as a Cartwheel Penny.Here is Australia when currency was short often other countries coina where deemed as usable currency.All coins used liked this too first make the Colony Prolamation list issued by the Colony Governor.Prolamation coin where used in 2 different era first 1788-1815 then 1851-1865.
Third face of this coin is was some what disliked for size but made a great grain or kitchen weight.
Other finds of the day include Large Bennington Marble ,Silver hall-marked spoon, 2 silver british three pence damaged.Brouch or rosette
and 2 old Aussie pennies that where used as heel protectors on childs shoe.By the date i would think from the great depression in the 1920's.Shoes cost and pennies where worth nothing.I still numerous other items and will post later time.tinpan
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). Also it was minted in the first steam press produced by Bolton & Watt in Soho Birmingham (however it was far too slow). Bolton & Watt where the great steam engine inventors (railway engines).
