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Hello all. I would like to share with you what I think are fantastic tools when it comes to cleaning finds. And we are all going to spend quite some time doing so this winter as it may become impossible to go out. I am posting pictures of an Indian Head Penny that I cleaned using those...

Hello all, A few pics of my last hunt in 2015. (12/31/15) A 1790 coin of Louis XVI An intriguing object. Not yet IDed. But the design looks pretty old to me ! Missing in those pics is a super worn 17th century double tournois. Happy New Year and Happy Hunting to all !

Hello all, These are my finds from yesterday : nice thimbles, roman coins, 17th century coins, including a very nice 1639 double tournois of King Louis XIII. But, I also found this... It is my first big silver coin. It is as big as a Morgan dollar !! It was waiting for me in the vineyards...

Hello all, Sorry, meant "Finds FROM France" in the title... We were able to go back to our families in France for Christmas. It was also a nice opportunity to go metal detecting. Here is a nice find from my first day out, a huge follis of Roman Emperor Maximianus. Obverse ...

Hello all, Last Saturday, I went MDing to a park with my detecting buddy don in ny. It was an awesome day out ! Beautiful weather, we had had some rain a few days before and therefore the ground conditions were about perfect. We had a slow start but things went better when don in ny told me we...

Hi guys, Went out yesterday for an hour. Not many targets but again... a very nice surprise ! Here are a roman coin and an antique... something? Too thick and too small to be a finger ring. Don't know exactly what it is but it's bronze. And then this beauty !! It is said to belong to the...

Hi all, Went out yesterday. A couple of finds and a very nice bonus ! From top left to bottom right : a "double tournois" (17th century), a piece of lead, a small button, a crotal bell (number "3"), a tiny roman (probably a "nummus") and another lead ingot. AND... A neolithic axe made out...

Hi all, I went back out and had some very nice surprises !! Here is the view from the field : Let's start with the "common finds". From top left to bottom right : three 20th century lead seals, a couple 18th (?) century buttons, a small lead ingot (what was it for?? making musket balls? I...

Hi all, Went back out 2 days ago. Here is the result : An old (bronze?) key. I don't know what it was for... but I like it. :) Unidentified items : 2 lead seals and a button Old ring (Roman with some design on it but can't make it out), a 17th/18th century coin, a 17th century coin and...

Hi all, I am spending the Summer back in France. Went out 3 times so far. The first time, I just couldn't dig at all. The ground was as hard as rock. No matter what I would do or use, I would only take chips out at best. Then, we drove to my wife's cousin. Went out again, and found a couple of...

Hello all, Was out last weekend and found this. Have no clue what it can be. All I can think of is some part of an old car. All letters can be easily read and the Co at the end probably stands for Company. I can't figure out exactly the order of the other letters : EMRT...? Diameter is 4...

Now that are old finds !!! http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/usa-ruins-of-viking-settlement-discovered-near-hudson-river/

Hello all, A (French) friend of mine is going to LA and would like to know more about metal detecting laws in California, probably more specifically in LA County. He'd like to possibly detect beaches... or wherever he can metal detect ! :lol: Also, he won't be taking his metal detector. Anyone...

Hi all, To follow up with don in ny's post, here are my finds, as well as our friend's Paul coins, once cleaned and Carol's stone ax. (Mine are not cleaned and I do not even dare touching them !!!) My finds : a 1786 CT copper (bucket list :) ), a Georges II copper (bucket list), an...

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...

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...

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...

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...