Greetings from Norway!

Dovregubben

Greenie
Nov 2, 2017
19
17
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE, Garret "Carrot"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Hi! :hello:
After lurking around this forum for some time, I finally decided to get registered to this wonderful community. I'm a 21 yo norwegian student living approximately a 1 hour drive from the main capital Oslo. My username "Dovregubben", or "The mountain King" refers to a poem called "Peer Gynt" written by the legendary norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen, all though it's probably internationally most associated with the musical pieces "The hall of the mountain king" and "Morning mood" by composer Edvard Grieg.

I bought my first detector 14yo, but didn't get hooked before I found my first silvercoin, a 1686 norwegian "2 skilling" this summer. This wonderful find led me to further investment in a Fisher F75 and a Garret "carrot" pin-pointer which have yielded further great results through many hours of swinging in the fields. I'm mainly detecting for coins, but love discovering other historical objects as well. People have lived in scandinavia since the stone age, making this small country the perfect place for discovering lost history through beeps and TIDs.

I'm looking forward to be a part of this awesome fellowship of treasure seekers to exchange knowledge and make new acquaintances.
Much love,
Dovregubben.
 

Mudflap

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2012
1,312
1,655
Wallingford, Connecticut 1667
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Whites MXT, Dual Field, CZ-21, Vaquero, Home Brewed (3).
Detecting since 1972.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Hi Dovregubben. Welcome from Connecticut. My son in law did archeological work up north of you in Spitsbergen. I would like to detect the old coal mine areas there although would have to watch out for the Polar bears!!! <grin>
 

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Welcome Aboard Dovregubben!
 

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Greenie
Nov 2, 2017
19
17
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE, Garret "Carrot"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Wow Mudflap, that's awesome! Never been to Svalbard (Spitsbergen) myself, but definitely wouldn't mind going! A gun in polar bear-land is mandatory haha
 

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Greenie
Nov 2, 2017
19
17
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE, Garret "Carrot"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
O'hoy, thank you sir!
 

Nashvegas

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Aug 9, 2017
55
139
Nashville TN
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Minelab X Terra 705
Teknetics T2 SE
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Welcome from Tennessee. I was in Oslo earlier this year. Loved it.
 

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Greenie
Nov 2, 2017
19
17
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE, Garret "Carrot"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks Nashvegas! I'm glad you enjoyed it, what were you doing over here? I've only been to New York, but I'm the proud owner of two Gibson guitars made in Nashville. Quality instruments, for sure!:headbang:
 

dirtdigginfool

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Mar 8, 2014
3,580
4,841
south central ohio
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At Pro At Max
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Many welcomes! And what a great introduction! I speak for MANY when I say we're insanely jealous of the opportunities you have to detect in that beautiful, highly historical land. Can't wait to see some of your finds posted soon. How about a picture of that 2 Skilling!? We eat that stuff up! Thx, Ddf.
 

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Greenie
Nov 2, 2017
19
17
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE, Garret "Carrot"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks for your welcome, dirtdigginfool! It's indeed a highly historical land, and after reading some of the posts on this forum, I'm appreciating it more and more. Me and my friend are averaging at least one 1700's cobber coin per 6 hour searching fields, and sometimes even more. Last weekend we found 5 coins pre-1900s (one silver) searching for just about 5 hours at a field the swedish troops used as camp during the war fought between Norway and Sweden in 1814. We also found over 20 musket bullets. Had a laugh thinking these bullets were designated to kill Norwegian soldiers, only to end up in our MD-collection 203 years later. Feel free to send me a PM if you're ever visiting Norway, and I'll hook you up with a MD and a field :occasion14:
I'll make sure to post some pictures of the 1686 2 skilling, along with some of my other finds.
 

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Greenie
Nov 2, 2017
19
17
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE, Garret "Carrot"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
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- 1686 2 skilling silver (first year of coin production in Kongsberg, Norway)
- 1853 1/32 Swedish riksdaler silver
- 1809 Norwegian copper skilling courant
- 1802 Swedish copper skilling
- unknown date on the coin in the middle, but probably 1/2 skilling late 1700s or early 1800s (would love some info if someone knows)
Sorry for bad quality, pictures taken with my iPhone.
 

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Greenie
Nov 2, 2017
19
17
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE, Garret "Carrot"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Greetings, Mackaydon!
I'll try to get some better photos when my camera is available
 

digging440yrs

Gold Member
Dec 5, 2012
5,946
4,410
UPSTATE NEW YORK
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1970 COMPASS-
WHITES SILVER EAGLE-
WHITES DFX, 4X6DD COIL, 6X8DD COIL, 950 COIL, 10X12SEF COIL-
GARRETT PRO POINTER AT, GARRETT AT PRO , MINELAB EXPLORER SE with 8.5x12.5 Cors coil
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Welcome aboard :icon_thumright:
 

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Greenie
Nov 2, 2017
19
17
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE, Garret "Carrot"
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks guys!
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,424
Massachusetts
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Welcome to the forum from Massachusetts!
 

RustyGold

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Aug 16, 2013
9,372
10,901
Southern California
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Xterra Pro
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Welcome Dovregubben from SoCal. You are in the perfect place with incredible history. Good luck!
 

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Jan 3, 2012
17,158
19,959
NEW ENGLAND
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