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I met up with Tom and Russ and we tried a new section of woods. Signals were few and far between but I managed a couple good keepers in a 3-hour hunt. The medieval pewter button came out of the ground looking really good. The soil there was that red clay so that might be why it is so well...

I guess Tony Two-Cent ain't the only one! I've got my own detecting license plate now! LOL!

Screamer signal at 12 inches deep and up pops ancient bracelets! Sure would be nice to go back in time and see how they were lost!

I found some amazing things this year but these 3 are among my favorites.

I wanted to keep this fair so I drank 6 beers until everything was blurry and I couldn't read the names. I threw all the scraps of paper up in the air and 30 minutes later when I woke up I picked one at random. Congrats Donnie! pm me your address.

Hi Diggers, I went out to a site that saw a few battles in the 1600's and 1700's between the French and the Army of the Holy Roman Empire. I found about 20 large caliber musket balls and two large fragments of exploding cannonballs. I also found a few high-tone keepers (below). My best find...

I saw this book listed for only $123 on eBay so I clicked "buy it now!" It's in great condition and looks like it was hardly ever opened. They typically sell for much more and I am tickled pink with it! I know some of you NE guys will be drooling!

Me and the guys decided to head 3 hours east and do some detecting in the Swabian Alps. So many castles and incredible history. Between the 5 of us we found Celtic, Roman, and some Medieval. The interesting thing about this area is the soil is so neutral that iron barely rusts. Our local...

Hey Diggers, One lucky person who comments on this thread will win a genuine Medieval Silver coin from the 1300's that I dug! It's simple, leave a comment. One person will be chosen at random (I swear). The winner will receive one coin just like these 4 in the picture (I have several so I can...

I thought this might be a fun thread to start! For me, my white whale is a 1955 Rosie. I have found hundreds of silver Rosies but never a 1955!!! I filled two dime books but both are missing the "whale!" I actually Googled it just to see if any were minted that year! LOL

Hi Diggers, Thought I would share this with you. One of my German detecting buddies found this recently and gave it to me (I did the electrolysis and cleaning though). It's a crossbow bolt meant to pierce armor and dates to between the 10th and 13th centuries. This is the kind of gift that...

Hi Diggers, Here is the socketed iron arrowhead I found at the 11th century fortress site we received special permission to detect at. The guys found several and in much nicer shape. This was the only one I found and it was my last target of the day. The guys were already at the cars waiting...

The Bavarian woods is full of beauty!

Just spent 5 days detecting in Bavaria and have MANY amazing finds to share with you. We were detecting a section of woods full of medieval relics and these 2 buckles popped up! Our German guide says they are 1500's for sure. My guess is horse tack buckles because they seem to be a bit beefy...

Hey Diggers, The guys and I returned to the Roman site we found a few weeks ago. Today was the first time all 3 of us was available to make a return trip. We found a few more rotted Roman coins but nothing special. I was digging all the iron signals and had one signal that was very large...

Hi Diggers, Post your Buckle Pics here! I was sorting my finds for 2018 and decided to lump all my buckles together. I never really found old buckles before I moved to Germany so I didn't realize just how much I liked them! To me, they are little works of art! These are all 1600's and 1700's...

Hi Diggers, I got out for a couple hours this morning. Tom and I detected a corn field he got us permission for and then we hit some woods up above the old village. I didn't have a banner day by any stretch of the imagination but I did get a great little buckle that dates to the 1600's! I...

Hey Diggers, I tried a new spot about 1 mile from my house. It's a section of woods that looked promising. A lot of dense underbrush made swinging the coil difficult but I was able to spend about 45 minutes before I had to get back to the house. First signal was scratchy but only 3 inches...

Hey Diggers, Sunday I went out with Russ and Tom to detect a new stretch of woods. After about 2 hours we each had a couple buckles and other bits and bobs. We were working our way back to the cars and I found a Roman coin. It was rotted and had no details left on it. Then I dug another...

I am excited to tell you I am heading to England in February for 7 days of detecting. I'll be going with one of those groups (Colchester County) and living in a barn just like IllDigger did! I'm looking forward to finding some English hammered coins for my collection!