German Gold-Gulden Coin, 1480 !

[Sniffy]

Canīt say that I disagree with you, Crusader !

What I wanted to stress was the fact that such a law, and especially the awareness of the people towards this law, is importent for our country. People actually feel pride, when they can send in something to the National Museum.
But you are right, I wrote that to be misunderstood. Of course you can never 100 % prevent a black market.
English isnīt my main language. Danish and german are better.

Thank you
TheDane.

Ok, no worries, your English is excellent.
I'm glad you & others have pride in sacrificing your hard earnt objects. If I found a hoard of gold coins, I would have no second thoughts in reporting it. However, I do this under the understanding that I either get them back, get some of them back, or get the market value. The market value means little to me, as money holds no interest to me. Recording the information for future study & getting the objects back is my prefected option. If they belong in a Museum, for everyone to see (& not locked in drawers), then I'm happy to part with them knowing that we all benefit.
Interesting to learn other countries approaches to the same issue.

Much respect.

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[romeo-1]

Banner Bump!

[Bank Runner]

Great banner find!

HH,
Karl

[Digginman]

Awesome coin, Steen.

This one deserves to be added to the "Best of TNet" thread for posterity.

DM

[dgaughan]

Wow amazing find and in such good shape congrats

[hikeinmts]

Way to go on a great find. And I especially liked the discussion between TheDane and the fellow from England, and the
different countries' rules. Perhaps this post could be sent to some of our elected officials, and they might see a different
way of doing business. Your rules predate the pilgrims crossing the Atlantic, even Columbus sailing to discover the New
World. Wonder if the new kid on the block, aka The U.S.ofA, could learn something from our older cousins?
Again, great post.

[curbdiggercarl57]

That is a tiny work of art, beautiful!

[TheDane]

Way to go on a great find. And I especially liked the discussion between TheDane and the fellow from England, and the
different countries' rules. Perhaps this post could be sent to some of our elected officials, and they might see a different
way of doing business. Your rules predate the pilgrims crossing the Atlantic, even Columbus sailing to discover the New
World. Wonder if the new kid on the block, aka The U.S.ofA, could learn something from our older cousins?
Again, great post.

Talking about rules in the US.

How are rules in you country?

Are there things that must be given to museums, or can the finder always keep the finds?

Would realy interest me !

[hikeinmts]

Will reply to your question the best I know how.
First, in S. Korea, I only know of one Korean person who has a metal detector.....saw a program about him a couple of times on t.v. He hunts beaches with his wife.....she is the digger. He makes tons of finds on the beaches he hunts.
Certain areas are off-limits, such as old castle sites, old Buddhist temple ruins, etc. Anything in the seas are off-limits to hunting.
And, I am pretty sure that anything that might have particular historic interest must be reported. But, to who, I have no idea.
I do have one object that myself and another helper have found, that I will be turning in to the museum nearest the place where we found it.
As far as coins go, we did do some research on them, and there are no restrictions on hunting the older coins.
So, things are pretty open for hunting coins, and there are many many public hiking areas, and the country has not developed
the "fencing" mentallity. Much more open to people in the hills, then in the States......even tho all the mts are owned by someone.
That's the best I can do about S. Korea's laws on metal detecting. I do feel very comfortable and fortunate in being able to detect here.

[TheDane]

Thank you, hikeinmts !

Very interesting to hear about S. Korea, do you actually live there, your avatar says the US ?

I was actually hoping to hear something about the rules in the USA too !

Maybe someone will enlighten me !

[X-Terra70_TreasureHunter]

Hi TheDane i think i located your coin online listed @ this
web site & it shows a value associated with it

http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/ritter...idProduct=1730

from anouther web site i located this info.


Dave

[CRUSADER]

Hi TheDane i think i located your coin online listed @ this
web site & it shows a value associated with it

http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/ritter...idProduct=1730

Dave

Nice research, but fairly irrelavant when its being given up to the Museum. He gets a finders fee/reward instead.(I think)

[TheDane]

Thank you guys !!

Not entirely irrelevant, gives me an idea what level the reward could / should be !

Thanks !

[hikeinmts]

Hello, to TheDane,\
I do live in S. Korea. I own a small business here, so do my metal detecting here. I am from the U.S., Oregon State, but am
only back in the States once every 4 or 5 years. So, I do not know too much about the rules of metal detecting there, except
that any government land seems to be off-limits. (Someone correct me if I am wrong.)
Of course, approval for any hunting on pvt. land. And any Indian sites are off-limits.......if that were strictly enforced, then
there would be almost no hunting allowed anywhere, as the Indians lived in/on the land for centuries before the Europeans
got there.
Archeologists try to restrict THing as much as they can. Not like they will ever be able to hunt/do digs on all the sites that they
want put off-limits. Just, they don't want any of us to dig. (Is "selfish" the right word?)
Anything of any value, normally, will end up in court, as ne-er-do-wells try to get as much of a cut of the pie as possible......
along with the lawyers, who use the law to line their pockets. (Forget ethics. Just, can I win the case, by hook or by crook.
O.J.......are you listening?)
Other than that, you will get some good - better than my - info about rules, etc.

[cjc]

Great coin, but get your own thread.
cjc

[CRUSADER]

Great coin, but get your own thread.
cjc

[shaun7]

Great coin, but get your own thread.
cjc

me too

[TheDane]

Great coin, but get your own thread.
cjc

You mean me, cjc ...

... or whatīs up !

I think it is my thread !

[briankb70]

wow!!!very nice coin!!!!!!

[leprechaun]

Beautiful coin,Great hunt.