A few nice finds this week...

Bavaria Mike

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I hunted twice this week or about 3 hours. Monday was an awesome day with blue skies, sun and 55F/13C. Tuesday was cloudy with rain/snow flurries mixed, lots of wind so I had to bag the detector but had to quit as the weather was getting the best of me, still found a few interesting finds! Here are a few finds, left looks like a candle snuffer and is missing a small piece, 2 musket balls, a piece of a thimble, what I thought was a bronze age ring but may be a tractor part and has hash marks on the outer middle, a small shoe buckle that might date to the 1600s.
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I think this is an octagonal coin, 17mm in diameter. I have found a few octagonal Regensburg Hellers and they are smaller than this, they were minted through most of the 1700s. There is a small part of stamping visible at the top.
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A square copper religious medallion, no idea what it says or who the image is at the moment.
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Obverse of a copper 1812 Quarter Kreuzer, reads ?1 Viertel Kreuzer?
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Reverse of the 1812, date is at the 0900 and 0300 positions with a coat of arms and a crown on top.
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Obverse of a 1750 copper two Pfenning coin, the two is two II and not the figure 2.
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Reverse of the 1750, not sure what the initials are, crown at the top.
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Found this a few weeks ago while moving some equipment racks, I think it is a marksmanship badge from the Russian army, the backing is aluminum and there are no stamps on the badge. They look like crossed AK-47s. The Tank and Bradley simulation site where I work in Germany has played host too many nations of armies and it has been a lot of fun watching the different nationalities come through the site. HH all, Mike
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I just don't know what I would do if I found something that old! :D

I am so glad you are able to hunt there and share your finds with us!

Awesome!

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Very nice Mike...you make me want to move to Europe. Excellent finds!

HH!
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Nice stuff Mike........I would really like to see what is under the dirt on the coin piece, I would almost say it looks like a Slave Tag...with the what looks to be curved writing on top....the Rest of the Relics are what this hobbys all about....Thanks for posting!!! 8)
 

Great finds Mike......those are really cool tags /tokens...cant wait till you clean them up to see what they look like . WTG
 

nice finds mike. i do hope that is a slave tag? if it is , worth a lot of cash. i wonder if they had slave tags in KY? if i would ever find one i would keep it , then sell it. again nice finds :)
 

Unbelievable find's Mike..Glad to see the weather's been a little more cooperative for you.What were the octagonal coin's made of back then?Great find's over there as alway's and HH!!
 

those are some great find Mike. i wish i could find some 1700's era coins over here...

nice haul. take it easy

Lance
 

By the looks of those great finds ... it was well worth braving the elements for a few hours. I'm amazed at the age of your digs on all your posts. Keep up the good work Mike. It's supposed to reach the 40's this weekend here in northern Wisconsin so I should finally be able to get out. HH!
 

You did GREAT, Mike !

Very nice finds + very nice pictures, too ! Well done, Mike ! ;)

BOB VALDEZ, Belgium
 

lancemxt2006 said:
those are some great find Mike. i wish i could find some 1700's era coins over here...

nice haul. take it easy

Lance
lance, i found a seated 25cents 1853. that is the old,ist coin i have found.
 

sounds like you had a good hunt.Must also say that i too thought You had found a slave tag.Ver ynice can<t wait to see them after cleaning
 

Awesome finds Mike, as usual, WTG!!!
I love looking at your post, always something of interest...
Good luck, & Happy hunting~
 

WTG Mike I really look forward to your posts. HH Burdie
 

Nice going Mike, you just never know what is coming out of the ground at your sites! one thing is for sure, it's always very old and very cool relics! Tsgman
 

Outstanding finds Mike! I really would do back flips if I found one of those coppers that old. Glad you are finding some good stuff. HH
 

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