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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!

Today I got out for about 4 hours. I met the guys at a plowed field that lies adjacent to a major road. Although the road is a modern asphalt highway it lies pretty much in the exact same place as the old Roman road that went from Lopodunum (now Mannheim, Germany) to Parisius (Paris, France)...

Hi Diggers, I went out in the woods for about 6 hours today. Signals were sparse but I really enjoyed being out in nature! I found 4 tombac buttons which I think is a record for me. The pewter dandy button is something I haven't seen before. I initially thought it was a tombac but it started...

Awesome finds Noah! I like that Skilling coin. I see you found model T key # 64. They only number 51 through 74. All those millions of Models T cars and only 23 different keys! Here's mine! (I found 3 and 2 were given to me)

Here is a couple medieval horse shoes I found!

Hey Diggers, One of my best finds on my recent road trip was a medieval hippe (rhymes with pippa). At 16 inches long with 3-inch wide blade this is a serious weapon of war and was used to disable charging horses. It would have been mounted on a long pole and as the charging horses passed by it...

Hey gang, Here's my best buttons and buckles from my recent 6 days in detecting heaven.

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...

Hey diggers, I was detecting along an old medieval trail and got a screaming 83 signal (double-tapping). I kicked the leaves aside and re-scanned only to discover the signal had gone with the leaves. Normally this would probably be a bottle cap or some other modern trash but I decided to check...

Hey Diggers, Today I got a pull tab signal at the base of an old tree in the woods. It rang up a 61 on my XP Deus. It was so shallow the pin pointer had no trouble finding it. I stuck my shovel in the dirt under the signal and pushed up and was shocked to see a hammered silver coin pop right...

Hey diggers, It was a great day for detecting. Cloudy skies and 55 degrees! I was detecting a new section of woods at the siege site and was lucky enough to get 2 silvers today. I was happy to get another King Leopold (hog mouth) Kreuzer dated 1698 and another Kreuzer from the Free City of...

Hey Diggers, I was back at the 1600's siege site today and found part of a coin purse. What's unique about this coin purse is that it has a latching feature I've never seen before. Most coin purses I have seen have a simple friction latch that you squeeze together between your thumb and...

Hey Diggers, I went out with the guys to a new section of woods. We all found a few keepers and the weather was superb for detecting. Working my way up a hill near a natural spring I got a slamming signal next to a rotted log. I dug down about 3 inches and saw a flash of shiny silver. That...

Hey Diggers, I found this beauty about 7 inches deep at the 1600's siege site. It's a bit worn but still quite legible. It is a 3 Kreuzer and features King Ferdinand III, House of Habsburg, Austria. This coin was issued when he also became King of Bohemia. Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.

It was cold and windy and raining but I went detecting anyway. We hunted a new section of woods but finds were few and far between. I got the only good find of the day, a 3 Kreuzer dated 1823 minted in the Duchy of Nassau. Thanks for looking and happy hunting, Dave.

Hey Diggers, My first silver coin of 2019 was found in a plowed field. It's a hammered coin and it's a little beat up from the plow but I'll gladly take it! It dates to 1659 or 1660 and was minted in Trier. Trier was a city-state and considered to be it's own country at that time. The coin...

Hey Diggers, I mentioned previously that I have been detecting a Roman hill that once contained a 4th century fort. The Romans actually made the top half of the hill nearly vertical by removing dirt and rocks. Some of the large stones from the walls are still in place. This is the spot where...

Thanks Tony, Yes I found all these items in one hunt. Not shown is 4 musket balls and some iron stuff that is not yet identified. Here's my medieval buckle collection so far.

Hit a new spot up above a village dating to 1100's. Heavy Roman and Celtic activity around that area too. Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.