Hello from Russia!

[gabberbob]

Hello all from Russia! My name is Vadim. I am engaged recently in search, but already there are some finds of ancient coins and old ornaments. I am interested in history of the country and archeology. I will be glad to share the brief experience and will get acquainted with hunters from other countries.

 

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[Mackaydon]

Vadim,
Welcome to Treasure Net !!
We look forward to seeing pics of those ancient Russian coins and old ornaments.
Don.......

 

[mamabear]

Welcome Gabberbob. love the name! Hope to see lots of good pictures of your finds.
Are the laws for treasure hunting strict over there?

 

[gabberbob]

Welcome Gabberbob. love the name! Hope to see lots of good pictures of your finds.
Are the laws for treasure hunting strict over there?

as that law on search with the metaldetector isn't present. But there is a law on treasures. If the treasure is found, it is necessary to hand over it to the state and to receive the 25 %. There were cases when the person found a treasure, gave to the state, but he received nothing in exchange.
There are still territories noted on the Archaeological Russia Map. These are territories where there were important historical events. There it is impossible to dig in general. If will catch there with the metal detector and a shovel - can put in prison. On those sites can dig only the state historical and archaeological structures: representatives of museums, historical and archaeological institutes, and ethno-geographical organizations, geologists.

 

[mamabear]

Have you done much research on historical sites in Russia? HH

 

[gabberbob]

yes, I since the childhood am keen on history and archeology. I read historical books and books of the accounting of houses, and as ancient cards. It is seldom possible to find relics and coins in our country, if you do not know place history.
We in the city have a club MD of hunters and we often go together 100-200 km from the city, sometimes after work at 3-4 o'clock.
Unfortunately in our country much thrown and the died villages. But it gives many places for search. On places of many former villages now fields and finds are easy for looking for after harvesting.

 

[worldtalker]

Vadim,There are a few of you boys on here,Welcome to you! You're a smart boy,I can tell.Your quest has no quench,just keep on looking my Friend,it's there ,you just have to look for it! Fields this way are harvested and plowed,here in New England was the start of our Country,some Old stuff lying around,that is where the research is good, older finds,but,I still like finding Jewelery and Silver coins. God Bless Chris

 

[gabberbob]

This Saturday in our region it is planned to hold meeting of hunters. I will go the first time on similar action. After a trip I will make the report with photos.

 

[RGINN]

Welcome gabberbob from here in the Rocky Mountains in Summit County, Colorado, US of A. We have a shorter time for digging here as the ground freezes solid for more than half of the year. I, too, am very interested in history and archaeology.

 

[gabberbob]

We too haven't enough time in a year for hunting. The spring can come in May. Mosquitoes then fly and the heat comes. July-August - grows a grass. In October rains begin and roads aren't present. At the end of November - the earth freezes.
We do many finds in villages and fields near them. But roads aren't predictable.
Summer

Autumn

 

[gabberbob]

Hi, everybody. Unfortunately couldn't go on MD hunters meeting in our region. But with group of friends went to dig to the former village.
As well as promised, the small photoreport.


Five coins:
20 kopek 1938
3 kopek 1961
1 kopek 1854
Denga 1741 (Denga - on Russian means Money
5 kopek 1860 (The biggest coin in my collection!!!) 36мм diameter
Button.
The iron, rusty and broken tips of arrows 12-14 century.
Part of an ornament of a sheath of a dagger.

 

[Calvin.Coin]

Nice finds! You are fortunate to live in an area with so much history....LoL, looks like you also find the same kind of 'junk' over there too (batteries, pulltabs, nails, etc.)

I must add that your English is outstanding. You convey your thoughts well and I have enjoyed learning what the hobby is like over there.

peace,
cc

 

[gabberbob]

Yes, we have in the earth a lot of garbage, especially on fields where put grain crops. I found many iron parts of agricultural machinery. The special problem is aluminum jams from vodka of the period of the USSR. They do VDI and sound signal, from copper coins, to silver and nickel. And it doesn't depend on cost of MD: $100 or $1000
We call their alcodirkhem

It is the real trouble of the Russian hunters.

 

[Calvin.Coin]

Some of those vodka bottle caps even look like coins...I can see how they would confuse both the detector and maybe even look like a coin to the digger when it's still covered in dirt.



cheers,
cc

 

[worldtalker]

By gosh, I'd rather dig them than all the pulltabs and canslaw around here!! It ain't the getting down to dig them it's the getting back up,and,I sure would like to find some more Gold,but,alas,all I find is CRAP,that is what I call it!!!!! God Bless Chris

 

[nsdq]

welcome, hope to see some stuff ,,,,,,,,,,,, help with a coin i have if not to much trouble

 

[gabberbob]

I am glad that you in a collection have Russian coins. 5 kopeks of 1989 - a coin of the last years of the USSR. There is a lot of them at Russian numismatists. I have ~ 50 pieces. If who wants to have them in a collection, I can present. I send by mail, but ransfer at your expense. Sorry.

 

[nsdq]

is they worth anything ? considering that they are ussr ?

 

[gabberbob]

is they worth anything ? considering that they are ussr ?

No.. max 1$ in VF /in Russia/

 

[Calvin.Coin]

Hey Vadim, how big are the 5 kopeks (diameter)? They look like they would be good for coin magic, about the size of US Half dollar, maybe?

peace,
cc