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  1. 11-11-2018, 02:36 PM #1
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    7 Buckles Today!!

    Hey diggers,
    The guys and I drove about an hour to an amazing site we were told about. During the 1600s and early 1700s the French laid siege to a castle on 5 different occasions. The castle is all gone now but the area where the armies camped is all public forest. It's been hunted for years but good targets are still being found. We got there about 8 a.m. and detected until 3 p.m. I found some great coins and buttons (I'll save those for another post) but I'm really excited about all the buckles I found today! My best buckle day ever. I found my first annular buckle and my first spectacle buckle. Here's some pics and thanks for looking and commenting. Happy hunting to all! Dave.
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  2. 11-11-2018, 04:44 PM #2
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    Love fact you’re recovering such old relics Dave. Really brings our ancestors, in a way back to life. Our commonality are linked. Picking those buckle outta the dirt must have been exciting! Can’t wait to see the coins!
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  3. 11-11-2018, 04:46 PM #3
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    Those are some beautiful looking buckles! They sure knew how to make them to last, didn't they? Congrats on some great hunting!
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  4. 11-11-2018, 05:26 PM #4
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    A great day of detecting for sure. Can't wait to see the coins and buttons......
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    Those are awesome! 7 in one day! I am not sure that even Bucklemeister Dan ever had a day like that. I love that shoe buckle with the flutes!
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  6. 11-12-2018, 08:21 PM #6
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    7 in one day that’s unreal. And in great shape. Congrats
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  7. 11-13-2018, 09:23 AM #7
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    Wow! What was going on in Germany 500 years ago? Everyone was running around without their pants or shoes!
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    Dave, these were from soldiers? ...uniform buckles? Amazing, lifetime trip your having!!
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    Most excellent finds Dave, and I'm sure your coins and buttons will be equally as nice! Gotta love the green brass patina huh? It's also nice that some of the buckle chapes were also brass and withstood the test of time. They're quite often made of iron here in the Northeast and rot away long before any lucky detectorist unearths one.

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  10. 11-15-2018, 07:03 PM #10
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    I absolutely love buckles and those are some of the nicest ones I have seen found!
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    Buckle feast!
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  12. 11-18-2018, 11:36 AM #12
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    Just curious, how many display cases have you bought since you arrived in Germany??
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  13. 11-18-2018, 11:53 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger Don View Post
    Just curious, how many display cases have you bought since you arrived in Germany??
    Funny you should mention that Don. I bought 21 (on Ebay) since arriving but gave 6 away to my detecting buddies.
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
    Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
    Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
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