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  1. 02-16-2015, 11:21 AM #1
    Johan K
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    Medieval Golden coin !!!!

    Hey there !

    Last week a stunning find : found a golden coin, mediėval ! Minted in France in 1436. I was detecting a acre just e few miles from my hometown.
    After a few nice coins, BAM ! Turned the grasspole and that golden piece was shining at me. Almost got a heartattack. It was minted in the period of Charles de Vitorieux who was the emperor back then.
    Charles was also named as Charles the Good-one. He was very well trained in warfare, didn't loose many battles.

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    Greetz from Holland/the Netherlands
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  2. 02-16-2015, 12:09 PM #2
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    Woooooooooooooooow

    Now that's a mind-blowing find of a lifetime!

    It's simply stunning! What a spectacular piece of history! Words cannot describe how beautiful that coin is!

    I am curious about the diameter of the coin, Johan. How big is it?

    Huge congratulations on the jaw-dropping find!!!!!!!!!
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  3. 02-16-2015, 12:57 PM #3
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    Very very cool! Congrats!
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  4. 02-16-2015, 02:17 PM #4
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    She be agood one. last trip to Dominican dug with one of your countrymen. Thanks for posting and go dig em me bouy!
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  5. 02-16-2015, 05:26 PM #5
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    Un-freaking-believable!!! What a great detecting find.
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    Not much one can say for a find like that. YOW
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  7. 02-16-2015, 06:29 PM #7
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    Great find Johan!! That's a beautiful coin....
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  9. 02-17-2015, 12:24 AM #9
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  10. 02-17-2015, 03:02 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent View Post
    Woooooooooooooooow

    Now that's a mind-blowing find of a lifetime!

    It's simply stunning! What a spectacular piece of history! Words cannot describe how beautiful that coin is!

    I am curious about the diameter of the coin, Johan. How big is it?

    Huge congratulations on the jaw-dropping find!!!!!!!!!
    Thanks Tony ! To answer your question: 27,5 mm diameter.
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  11. 02-17-2015, 07:05 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johan K View Post
    Thanks Tony ! To answer your question: 27,5 mm diameter.
    Wow, that is a big coin, between the size of our US quarter and half dollar. AWESOME!
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    Wow that is a great find. I've said it before how the west is envious of the North East because we can find colonial coins, but the NE is envious of Europeans because they can find Medieval coins.

    It must be a thin coin then. Less than 1 mm thick. They weigh only around 3.4g, the density being 19.3g/cc.
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    That's AWESOME! Congratulations!
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  14. 02-17-2015, 11:22 AM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by MangoAve View Post
    Wow that is a great find. I've said it before how the west is envious of the North East because we can find colonial coins, but the NE is envious of Europeans because they can find Medieval coins.

    It must be a thin coin then. Less than 1 mm thick. They weigh only around 3.4g, the density being 19.3g/cc.
    http://www.ma-shops.com/cheilan/item...v049gc9sovg2e0
    Yep, that's the same one !
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  15. 02-17-2015, 11:32 AM #15
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    absolutely awesome
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    Amazing find sir !!!!!
    I <3 colonial relics!
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  17. 02-17-2015, 09:16 PM #17
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    great find we are all a little envious over here our chances of finding a gold coin are slim at best you have so much more history than us its amazing what some of you find congrats on a peice of history
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  18. 02-18-2015, 07:53 AM #18
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    holy crap what a beautiful coin, gold and hammered, you can't beat that!!!!
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    Wow! That's an incredible find! Congratulations! :D
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    Quote Originally Posted by POKIE73 View Post
    great find we are all a little envious over here our chances of finding a gold coin are slim at best you have so much more history than us its amazing what some of you find congrats on a peice of history
    Haha, I can imagine that ! We've had the Kelts here, Angelsaksians, even bronze-period, Romans, the Frecnh, Spanish en last but not least our German neighbours haha So the soil is stuffed with goodies. Just have to find the right spot.
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