Nazi Cache in Mid illinois?

[Johnny X]

I was md'ing around an old Tavern site that had been demolished not quite sure how long ago, probably 1950's or so. But I got and hit and when I dug down.. I found not one, not two, but three nazi coins. one 1937 Paul Von Hindenburg and two 1939 Paul von Hindenburg coins. on the side with the eagle holding the swaztika there is a number 2 on it. I'm not sure how much they were worth or how much they're worth now. any ideas?

Thanks Steven

 

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[badandy]

Good news bud! You found any artifacts lately? Show us some pics. of those coins when you get time. Take care and HH.
Andy

 

[Johnny X]

Yea i went out last weekend and found 2 more whole points and a nice chunk of pottery. My grandpa went to the field and found to more "Toy" (small) axes.

Keep safe.

Steven

 

[nhbenz]

Steven, the 2 is for 2 Reichsmarks. They sell for $3-5 on ebay. Nice finds!

 

[Johnny X]

THanks for the info BENZ!!!!



Keep your eyes on the ground

Steven

 

[gldhntr]

with an estimated 500,000 german p.o.w's held in the u.s. during the war i would suspect many small stashes like this would be found................gldhntr

 

[treasures4me2find]

Congrats on your finds. Should would like to see some pictures. Sounds like some interesting coins. WTG

Ken

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Very nice finds! I still have not found one and I'm in Germany, LOL! The 2 Mark coins are .625 silver and Benz answered their worth of $3-$5 each today. HH, Mike

 

[Nana40]

Congrats on those finds! And would love to see the artifacts that you found too!!!

Nana

 

[Johnny X]

Thanks for all of the posts guys!
500,000 pow's. You would definitely expect more of those era artifacts to be found.
If I can get ahold of a digital camera i'll post more pics. Or if I can find the dirty rotten scoungrel (sp)... who stole mine.......

Happy Hunting One and ALL!!!!!!


Keep your eyes on the ground

Your fellow treasure enthusiast,
Steven

 

[southbound]

Nice find Johnny! I have a couple of those coins in my collection. Vern

 

[hollowpointred]

really cool find! makes you wonder how they got there. probably spilled out of someones pocket. you wouldnt think that pows would have much money on them but maybe they did. great interesting find!

 

[allen]

my dad brought a few of the german coins back with him from germany. wish i knew where they are now. keep on digging...

 

[trk5capt]

John, Have Only Found One 5 Phennig Coin At The Site Of A German POW Camp Here In S.C. Good Hunting. trk5capt...

 

[Siegfried Schlagrule]

Bavaria Mike, When I was in Augsburg, Bavaria in 1974-1977 I worked the site of the military dependants school. I found a string of five nazi two mark coins and seven cannon shells from a fighter plane. I surmise that someone was being straffed and was rolling like hell to get away. In the same grounds on top of a pebble was a BU mercury dime. If you get to search Sheridan Caserne be careful. We uncovered a bunch of anti-tank mines that were still live. One load blew up a deuce-and-a-half while EOD was transporting it to the quarry for demolition. exanimo, ss

 

[rockers6]

John, During WWII ,I think that three German Pow camps were in Illinois. Camp Ellis near Macomb, Camp Grant in Rockford, and Fort Sheridan in Highland Park. Good Luck in your hunting!

 

[civilman1]

Nice find's johnny,sound's like you got some nice piece's to add to the collection.Post the pic's when you can..glad to see Grandpa is getting out too!!HH!!

 

[oberkill]

Cool find! Glad to see you post havnt heard from you in awhile! Keep up the good work. We need to meet up and go point hunting. I will take pics for you!!!

Alan

 

[thompy]

very cool finds, we have two camps here in the U.P. of michigan that i know of, planning to hit one in the hurion mtns this summer

 

[montepollock]

That is a nice find.Never found any german coins but once searched site of POW camp in Kansas.the man who showed me site was an pow.after the war he married a local farmers daughter and became a successfull farmer himself.