1848 silver...

[Bavaria Mike]

Got out yesterday and today for about 3.5 hours total on a lightly plowed stubble field. I can see a Celtic fortress, Celtic and Roman graves and a castle ruin built in the 1500s from this field. It is always an exciting hunt around here but I just can not get my coil over anything old. Also received my new Fisher 1280 Aquanaut with 10.5” coil for water detecting, a Garrett Ace 250 just to see and confirm what the hype is about and a bunch of goodies to go with the detectors. The new toys are on the other side of Germany where I live so I will not get to unpack them until late Friday evening. Here’s the field I detected with four horses that watched me detect.

Obverse of 3 of 4 coins I found. A German copper with very little detail however, it looks to be 1850ish. An aluminum French 2 Franc coin dated 1949, and an 1874 2 Pfennig coin.

Reverse of the coins.

Obverse of a nice condition 1848 silver 2 ½ Groschen from a town I live very close to.

Reverse of the 1848. HH, Mike

 

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[Stormtrooper154]

Nice, great looking coin!!!

 

[John (Ma)]

Nice coins, the Garret 250 seems doing well for you.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Beautiful coin and scenery!

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Bavaria Mike,

very nice finds.

Neat photos.

Thanks for posting.

have a good un....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Good job, bud!

 

[Jack(IN)]

Great looking coin!! Congrats on a good one!

 

[titan]

good job, nice pics.

 

[piggman1]

Way to go on another great post!

 

[DDEXPII]

alot of old history, cool post

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Great digs

 

[desertfox]

Way to go Mike. Thanks for the post and pictures, they are always an enjoyment to see on this side of the pond. Good to see you back out in the field and the old elbow is holding up

Desertfox

 

[ringfinder]

Nice finds, glad you got your ACE 250 and are using it. Does your ACE have the big coil on it? I might make a suggestion, you buy a probe for your ACE. I've found in the dry soil we are having now, a probe is a must for any detector. I use a SunRay Probe, but any of the better probes will work.

Also if it's possible, run the detector in all metal. The coins will still sound off just like they would in coin mode or jewelry mode. Also the sensitivity should be set around 4 notches, more if the detector doesn't get to errattic.

I know you going to love this little detector. It is a Great detector. Have fun and keep us posted.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Thanks all! I have not opened the Ace 250 yet, will give it a test run this weekend. I want to try the Fisher 1280 first as I have a good feeling about water detecting. HH, Mike

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice looking coin

I've nearly cripple myself again, I need to slow down before the season really starts

 

[birdman]

Nice digs Mike . You will like that little 250. Good little machine. Its a real good back up. What part of Germany were you hunting in now?

 

[RUDY2003]

Neat silber Mike....

Keep safe...

 

[tinpan]

Cool finds Mike, thanks for sharing

tinpan

 

[Leon]

Great looking coins Mike, & looks like a great place to hunt as well, Congrats!!!
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[Dave N Japan]

Looking Good Mike!