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Nothing too exciting today.

Perhaps an old military belt buckle. It looks like the Australian Air Force (aluminium) ones we had in the 1970's but it's made in the USA and is solid brass.

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More riverside hunting. The last few days rough weather shifted lots of sand around. Nothing exciting other than a corroded 1955 Sixpence today.
It had black sand cemented to both faces covering the whole side. A an hour in vinegar with some intermittent hard scrubbing with the end of a wooden skewer then a rub with dry bicarb made it readable.

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My first round 50c piece, a three pence and a school badge which I need ID.
Ziggy the dog will be long gone based on the phone number.


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Found your school badge for you Hilux. It was renamed Scotch College (Perth) in 1908 - formerly The Alexander Scotch College, established 1897.
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Motto says: May God be with us, as He was with our forefathers.

Cheers,
Megsy
 
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Found your school badge for you Hilux. It was renamed Scotch College (Perth) in 1908 - formerly The Alexander Scotch College, established 1897.
Top effort Megsy!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_College,_Perth
I found it quite a way from Swanborne where the college is. I found it riverside on the Canning River. I often wonder about how some of these things ended up where they did!

Cheers!
 
A few finds from along the river today.

The usual fishing tackle, an unfired 22 missing half the slug, Singapore 20c, a button and a mystery coin.

I don't know what the mystery coin is yet, it's having a bath in citric acid. It had a TID of 22 so silver or copper. Its thin with a serrated rim. Pretty sure it's not a $1 coin due to its thin-ness.

The button text says "Best Ring Edge" which google tells me is late 1800's to early 1900's.


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No pre-decimals for me today. A neat old shotgun casing rear and a recent dog tag were the only interesting things.



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