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Hi Friends, One of the reasons I love our hobby so much is I get to learn some amazing history. Here is a coin I found in Bavaria dated 1819. While trying to identify it I learned some interesting history and thought I 'd share that with you. From the end of March 1808 until 1821 no coins...

Hi Friends, Some of you wanted to see this tiny iron buckle again once I got it cleaned up. I soaked it for 6 days in CLR and that got 99% of the rust off but the tongue was still fused into the wrong position. I soaked it for 3 hours in WD-40 and that did the trick. Over 800 years old and...

Hello Diggers, On my recent trip to Bavaria I was having a pretty bad morning (relatively speaking) and wasn't finding anything good. After 2 hours of nothing I got as scratchy signal that jumped between iron and high tones. I always dig those signals because it usually means an iron arrowhead...

Hello Friends, Here is some of the good iron targets I dug. The first picture contains a Roman tent peg, stone chisel set, and assorted nails. They all probably date 100 to 300 A.D. The last pic is 2 Celtic knife blades. The Celtics used very distinctive shapes for their knives. These...

Hello Friends, Here is some of the buckles I found (I'm still cleaning the others) in Bavaria. The bottom left and far right are 1500's while the rest are 1700's. The buckle on the right is the male half of a two-piece "marriage" buckle. The pics show how the two halves go together. These...

Hello Friends, I just finished 8 days of glorious detecting in Bavaria with 4 buddies. Why Bavaria you ask? Of the 16 German States, Bavaria is the only one that lets you keep whatever you find (the land owner can ask for half though). We were detecting an old forest area (in the rain of...

Hi Friends, Me and 5 detecting buddies are heading to Bavaria on Oct 9th for 8 days of nothin' but detecting, drinking beer, and enjoying great Bavarian cuisine! This is our third trip and in the past we have found Bronze Age, Celtic, Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance coins and relics. I have...

Hey diggers, I was detecting a plowed field and got a screamer signal. Turned out to be a late 1700's apothecary weight. This particular type is called nested cups because each one sits inside the next. What is so neat about this one is it has 9 different date stamps where it was certified as...

Hello Friends, Here is some of my better bronze artifacts found over here in Germany. Dates range from roughly 1,600 B.C. to about 300 A.D. Here's the list (date ranges are approximate of course) Bronze Age Axe & Sickle Blade & Arrowheads ca. 16th to 10th century B.C. Celtic Arm Band ca. 10th...

Hi fellow diggers, Here are my buckles after 2 years of detecting in Germany. All 1200's to 1700's (mostly 1600's and 1700's though).

Hello friends, I have been so busy with teleworking and staying cooped up in the house I haven't had much chance to go out detecting. I have gotten out the last couple Sundays and have a few finds to show you. I found an old pen knife and a few days later when I was cleaning the crud off...

Hey Friends, Spending 7 days detecting in the worst weather ever but it was worth it in the end! I found bronze age all the way up to 1993. My oldest silver is 1247 and my newest is 1942. Here's my finds. My export license is being processed and I will get to keep all my finds. Just got to...

Hey friends, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! The other day after work I was able to get out for a little bit so I went to the 1794 battle woods near my house. I just took my time and dug every signal. I didn't have any expectations I was just enjoying being out. About 30 minutes...

Hello Diggers, I got out for a couple hours yesterday at the 1794 battle site and got my first-ever trifecta of canister shot. 3 different sizes: 3/4 inch, 1 inch, and 1 1/2 inches. Here's the before and after pics. Thanks for looking and stay safe and healthy!

Wow, great finds! Love the tombacs. They are in great shape too. My buckle book thinks your buckles may be for garters.

Hey diggers, Out digging at the 1794 battle site and stumbled across some coins lost in the early 1500's! My best one has the date 1509! It is a Schilling (1/2 Albus) from Cologne - Archdiocese of Philip II. It depicts St. Peter holding the key to heaven in his right hand. The key splits the...

Hey Friends, As you know, there is a battle site only a couple miles from my house. The Prussians and the French had a 4-day skirmish back in 1794. The woods cover nearly 1,000 acres so there is plenty of places for finds to be hiding. This place is well-known and has had lots of detectorists...

Hey Friends, Today I went back to the 1794 French battle site and found this incredible shoe buckle! It was right next to the dirt road and rang in SO loud I thought for sure it was a smashed beer can! I'm thinking something this fancy had to belong to a French Officer (since the enlisted were...

Hello Diggers! I spent 7 glorious days in England detecting in the most horrific rain, snow, sleet, and 60 mph winds ever endured since Tim went over to England! This was a dream come true for me as I have wanted for many years to find medieval English coins! There were 12 of us in our group...

Heading across the channel for 7 days of detecting in the Colchester area. Russ and I will be meeting up with 10 detectorists from America. You might know some of them; Plugmaster Ford, Missouri Mike, Nuggetnoggin, Relic Rangers, 5280 adventures just to name a few. The fields we'll be hunting...