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    Road Trip to Bavaria #1

    Wow, I just spent 6 glorious days detecting in Bavaria. I went with a couple other guys and we met up with a local detectorist/guide. He took us to some amazing locations with tons of history. Our group found lots of nice keepers. These are just the silver coins I found. They range in date from 1737 to 1862. 10 of them are 1700's (hammered) and 8 are 1800's (milled). More posts will follow as I get the rest of the stuff cleaned up. This is a group photo and then some of the better condition coins.
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    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
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
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    Elite Member Bucknut's Avatar
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    I was wondering where you have been lately and now I know...finding more amazing old silver! So many new avatars. At the end of your stay in Germany you should just pile them all up and take a pic.
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    (probably should have started with that one)

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    GEEEZE Dave, leave some for the locals! You're going to have Germany cleaned out by the time you come back!
    GREAT FINDS!!!!!
    Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny


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    Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1,

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    So, Bavaria must be one giant honey hole!

    My jaw just hit the floor!

    What a huge pile of super old silver coins, Dave! SPECTACULAR! I can't wait to see the other finds.

    Lifetime totals:
    9 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THIS POST!!! Here is the kicker..."More posts will follow as I get the rest of the stuff cleaned up."
    So many questions....
    Was the "detectorist/guide" a professional?
    What is the silver content/why do they look goldish?
    When you ONLY find milled 1800s coins is it now considered a skunking?
    Did you get to sample some pilsners?
    Do these people have detectors?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post


    Ha ha! That was actually a clue on Jeapardy last night. "Spinal Tap's amps go to this number."
    Lifetime totals:
    9 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

    YouTube Channel: Tony Two-Cent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmz...RlHTBIU42bUORg

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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    Was the "detectorist/guide" a professional?
    What is the silver content/why do they look goldish?
    When you ONLY find milled 1800s coins is it now considered a skunking?
    Did you get to sample some pilsners?
    Do these people have detectors?
    The guide is a friend of our German host. He is American but lives over here. He has been detecting in Bavaria 18 years. Don't even get me started on his awesome collection!

    Silver content is low for some of them (18% to 28%) and high for others (90% to 95%). Coins look yellow because Germans love light bulbs with soft yellow light (I took the pics indoors).

    Coins minted after 1870 are considered modern.

    Yes, WAY too many beers this week!

    Yes, they have lots of detectorists but the amount of finds is so wide-spread it will last for generations.

    Here's the medieval eating knife I cleaned today... (15th - 16th C.)
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    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
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
    YouTube Channel: Full Metal Digger

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    All I can saw is ! WTG on some amazing finds!
    Minelab Manticore / SPECTRA V3i, Pro-Pointer II. Lesche Digger.
    Oldest Copper: 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny. Oldest Silver: 1663 1-Reale
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    Wow, those coins are impressive. What a batch of beauties. Congrats and thanks for posting. I can only assume there is some good videos coming. WD
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
    Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes

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    Living the Dream! Congrats!
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    Wow - like Donnie said - living the dream brother. Wonderful assortment of old coins. Looking forward to viewing your relics from this trip.

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    What an array of silver coinage , great coins !

    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THIS POST!!! Here is the kicker..."More posts will follow as I get the rest of the stuff cleaned up."
    So many questions....
    Was the "detectorist/guide" a professional?
    What is the silver content/why do they look goldish?
    When you ONLY find milled 1800s coins is it now considered a skunking?
    Did you get to sample some pilsners?
    Do these people have detectors?
    Dave's detector goes to eleven !
    "Honesty is an expensive gift ,
    so don't expect it from cheap people"

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