Category: Antiquity/Coins
Excavation season opening 2020
The holidays have now past. We are at the height of winter, yet there is still no snow. With the outdoor temperature of +3 degrees ... Read More
There was once a village here. How many coins are under your feet?
When you do this sort of searching, a lot of questions start going through your mind: What sort of stuff do people leave behind? Where ... Read More
350 year old peasant basement
Hello everyone! Do you ever wonder if archaeologists like me have to dig deep holes in order to find something? Wonder no more! The answer ... Read More
How to find 5,000,000 Reichsmarks in one day?
A friend and I passed an old house that had been reduced to rubble in an explosion on the Eastern Front 74 years ago and ... Read More
First silver coin found in 2019
The start of the 2019 season was unexpectedly enjoyable for me. I found more than 15 coins from different ears, from the Russian Empire to ... Read More
Why is there a patterned edge on the coin?
In ancient times, the value of coins was equal to the amount of metal that they contained. Coins were made of precious metals gold, silver, ... Read More
Night excavation
You'd never know, but we make more finds after dark than during the day! This is a story about one of these amazing night digs: ... Read More
Three coins/15 marks. Lost silver
You'd never know it from my posts, but I actually never really cared about collecting coins until relatively recently. It all changed when we searched ... Read More
Coins of the Golden Horde
It's always fun when friends come to visit. It's even more fun when they are interested in metal detecting and want to go out for ... Read More
One of the last amazing coins of Louis XIV
A few years ago, I found this incredible silver coin with a face value of 20 salts of the emperor of France Ludwik XIV. What ... Read More
Forest roads (part 1)
Have you ever wondered what treasure lies under your very feet, or how long they've been there? The metal detector a little research of old ... Read More