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Old 07-04-12, 04:28 PM
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A friend found this seversl years ago with a detector at Kimmel Bay , North Wales.Any comments??
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Old 07-04-12, 09:25 PM
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What was it 'buried' in? cotton wool from a re-strike factory.
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Old 07-04-12, 09:29 PM
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A friend found this seversl years ago with a detector at Kimmel Bay , North Wales.Any comments??
It looks a bit rough, I've had a look at the several examples and variations I have and think it may not be right! Perhaps a disgruntled collector threw it in the sea?

I'll post some images for you in the morning, so that you can draw your own conclusion!

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A friend found this seversl years ago with a detector at Kimmel Bay , North Wales.Any comments??
Maybe a Canadian rioter pulled it off the marines hat?
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Maybe a Canadian rioter pulled it off the marines hat?
I don't the Marines were wearing these post 1970's

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What was it 'buried' in? cotton wool from a re-strike factory.
I have cleaned it up a little bit of course.
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