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Dear all, I post here and I deeply apologize if this is not the right place. My request is a bit specific as a friend of mine has found a US soldier tag in France. Probably not what you would call a "relic" but I simply could not find a better appropriate place in the forum. Again, if not...

Hello all, I was finally able to go out last Sunday and a friend of mine was kind enough to pick me up and get me to a park we like. I won't say his name, he'll recognize himself and my topic already tells enough. (And no... I didn't find any SEATED DIME !!!!!!) Did I say "a friend"? Well...

I hope it has not been posted yet and if not, that I am posting in the appropriate section. My apologies if already posted or if posting in the wrong section. Here is an incredible story about a rifle that was found against a tree in Nevada National Park...

Really hard to decide !! I would have to go with my 14th century seal matrix (found at the very end of 2014) and a silver celtic coin (Cubic Head Drachma from the Volques-Tectosages tribe) from 2nd century BC found this summer.

Done... Don. But you already knew. Indeed I went back to the same woods and got a worn Louis XVI copper coin. Circa 1780s.

Thanks guys ! I finally used candle wax and it worked quite ok. I worked a little on the pic but I am far from being a specialist. I just gave it a try. Hope you'll see Mary with her crown, with possibly the Christ on the right and somebody kneeling and possibly praying on the left. Also, there...

Hi all, Spending Christmas in France. It is probably 5 to 6 years since we last went to France for Christmas. But with little kids, it's almost a no-brainer. They have to see their grandmas and grandpas !! (Also, if we don't go back, our parents will probably disinherit us !) Anyway... Went...

From the same hunt, Michael's finds : And the grand total of Don's (his 7 silver being at the bottom) and my finds (including my first Barber dime !!! Already had the half and the quarter from that place ;) ) : If I have some time, I'll try to do a post that would include almost all of...

I went back yesterday to the same permission. A couple hours again. Here is the result : One of the roman coins when I found it: The result after a couple hours in the field, 3 roman coins + a 5 centimes Napoleon III (19th century) A very nice antoninianus of Valerianus II with its...

About to stop cleaning the Postumus Antoninianus

Here it si after a little bit of cleaning. Will hold on a little until I get better tools. But silver is definitely coming out. Almost all of it. Obverse reads "MONETA AVG"

Cleaning the Postumus Antoninianus and the silver is coming out. Here is what it would look like :

Hello everybody, I went out today, only for a couple hours, on of my permissions. The landowner had worked the field, but he only made a test. I had a strip of 5 to 6 yards but over hundreds yards long. I decided to hit a specific place on top of the hill. I did maybe a hundred yard long but...

Some of my past finds in France : My first Roman coin ever : a maiorina from Magnentius with the Chi-Ro (Symbol for the first Christians). Flavius Magnus Magnentius (303 – August 11, 353) was a usurper of the Roman Empire from 350 to 353. A "12 deniers" Louis XVI coin from 1792. Louis XVI...

Here is another coin weight I found in France long ago. It reads "Pois de l'Agnel" which is old French for "Poids de l'Agneau", or "Lamb Weight" in English. The Golden Lamb was the following gold coin : This gold coin was in use during the time of King Charles VI (1380-1422)...

I posted a few things I found in France recently. Now, these are some of my finds in the US. This coin is actually the first one I found in the US. (well... except for clad of course !) It is a 1723 Georges Ist half penny ! That was an absolute great day for me !!! I then had my first (and...

This is my last result from France so far. Again in the vineyards. Here are the finds (minus one, that I will post at the end) : From the top left to the bottom 1st row 1) Unidentified bronze object 2) Lead seal reading MACCLESFIELD BORDEAUX, early 20th century 3) Unidentified piece of...

Here is another result from this summer. It was a very nice day, out in the vineyards. And now the finds : An 1870 "5 centimes" from Grand Duche du Luxembourg An unidentified coin A roman As from Emperor Claudius (born on August, 1st 10 BC - died on October, 13th 54 AD) 2 double tournois...

Another post to celebrate my registration to the forum ! :) While visiting my father-in-law in Ariege, I was able to go metal detecting a couple times. Not many finds but I still enjoyed being out there. As you can see, the place is rather nice. And now the finds : A 85th infantry regiment...

Hello all, I'll try to post a few things from my last hunts here in France. Here is the result of my hunt on July, 6th. The group picture: 3 buttons, possibly from 18th to 20th century. (The one at the top and on the left may be recent) A religious medal Small French Revolution...