Metal detecting finds

Hi all,
Earlier today, I took my metal detector to Margate beach, to have a go at finding some coins or jewelry. Apart from 4 or 5 pieces of rusty iron, a few drinks cartons, and at least thirty ring pulls, I found two coins, a 1995 five pence, and a 1965 sixpence, both in varying states of corrosion. The sixpence was a particularly surprising find, as that beach must have searched a few thousand times since sixpences were last used in 1980. I'll get some photos later.

Anyone else have any good finds they want to share?

Quote: manxcat12Hi all,
Earlier today, I took my metal detector to Margate beach, to have a go at finding some coins or jewelry. Apart from 4 or 5 pieces of rusty iron, a few drinks cartons and at least thirty ring pulls, I found two coins, a 1995 five pence, and a 1965 sixpence, both in varying states of corrosion. The sixpence was a particularly surprising find, as that beach must have searched a few thousand times since sixpences were last used in 1980. I'll get some photos later.

Anyone else have any good finds they want to share?

I wish I had a metal detector. The corrosion makes me think it had been there for a while. If I did have a metal detector I would search on beaches that no-one goes to, which would higher the chance of finding old coins and lower the chance of finding drink cartons.

manxcat 12 if you are in a house or know people in houses. Find were they hung they laundry up to dry. Coins always get lost when you wash. That's always been a good place for me.

OK, thanks for all the interest and advice. I need to start doing more inland detecting, hopefully to find some nice coins for my collection. That's a nice tip about the washing line, I'll bear that in mind.

Hey, I lost a sixpence on Margate Beach in 1965!

I lost a silver Celtic design ring in the skip at work, could I borrow your metal detector?

Only if you pay the postage.  

I recently found some coins during my holiday in Poland. Since Silesia used to be a part of Prussian Kingdom, I happened to find these (unfortunately, I never managed to take pictures of the silver coins, so I'm just using the Numista catalog):
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18125.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18155.html
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces44000.html
Also, one Gröschel (a tiny silver coin struck for Silesia by Prussians) and one Kreutzer.
Besides:




I also found https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6161.html on the day before my fligt to Scotland. There were also plenty of zinc Pfennig coins (10 Pfennig post I-WW and 1, 5 and 10 Pfennig III Reich) and aluminium Polish grosze and bronze post II-WW 5 groszy coins.

Wow, nice finds.

I need to start doing more inland detecting, to get older coins.

I've recently got a metaldetector as well, but I've only managed to find one single coin!
That's because there used to be quite a lot of historical places up here, but all that is now gone and replaced by neighborhoods from the late 90's. It sucks. I'm glad that I at least have found a coin!

It's a Netherlands 5 cents 1980 by the way.

A picture of it:




I'm pretty proud of it!

Quote: manxcat12Wow, nice finds.

I need to start doing more inland detecting, to get older coins.

Thanks. Yeah, try to get some permissions from landowners, farms and land estates are where the best things are.

Isn't it illegal to walk around with a metal detector? :?

Quote: Fire Blade5Isn't it illegal to walk around with a metal detector? :?

Not if you got permission or if walk around a public area, a park for example.

Quote: Lotus07

Quote: Fire Blade5Isn't it illegal to walk around with a metal detector? :?

Not if you got permission or if walk around a public area, a park for example.

In the UK I'd be cautious with public areas, your best bet would be asking the local council or the park's administrator if detecting is permitted there.

Quote: Bartweegie

Quote: Lotus07

Quote: Fire Blade5Isn't it illegal to walk around with a metal detector? :?

Not if you got permission or if walk around a public area, a park for example.

In the UK I'd be cautious with public areas, your best bet would be asking the local council or the park's administrator if detecting is permitted there.

I was planning to search in th UK during the summerholidays, so thank you for the advice!

Quote: Lotus07

Quote: Bartweegie

Quote: Lotus07

Quote: Fire Blade5Isn't it illegal to walk around with a metal detector? :?

Not if you got permission or if walk around a public area, a park for example.

In the UK I'd be cautious with public areas, your best bet would be asking the local council or the park's administrator if detecting is permitted there.

I was planning to search in th UK during the summerholidays, so thank you for the advice!

If you're planning to search in the UK during your summer hols, my advice would be to log onto some detecting forum, and search for advice there, as detecting laws differ in England and Scotland. You could also look around for organised digs in the area you plan to stay. You'll have to pay an entry fee, but they're likely to yield interesting finds and also you can meet experienced detectorists who are always happy to share their knowledge with newbies.

People please add more photos of what you found, I love it.  

Keys - it seems to be what I found mostly. Here is some of the ones I found. But I have found a lot of nice stuff way back when. When I had time.

I have no metal detector. I don't plan to get one in near future either, because I haven't enough time for going around with it.

But one thought on the matter. Back when I lived nearer to sea, I used to walk around in beach a lot and collected all sorts of interesting things.
People near oceans - do not think EVER that you already were in one place to detect, therefore you need to go to another, cos this place is "searched".
Beaches are never thoroughly searched for one simple reason.
Every tide (every day) moves hundreds of tons of sand. Low tide takes piles away and high tide brings new.
Sand and all things in it are changing every day.
So treasures can be beached every day. Good time to search beaches is after big storm too.

Found a 1964 silver dime, 1963 quarter and about 10 other silver coins behind home plate on  baseball diamonds. The umpires are always digging in their pockets. Also coins at local flea market grounds after they closed for the day. And gold earring and bracelet in the bushes at a local beach. Can't beat this hobby.

Small sample of my ancient coins i have found personally.

Have about 500 roman coins. None of which have been cleaned or looked into.

Found lots of silver hammered coins. As well.

Some victorian/georgian pennies/shillings/crowns, etc

Some REALLY old coins too, in which i have no idea what period they are from, like the large one at the bottom.

There's advantages of living on a medieval farm

should really do it more here there is a roman fort in my town and a couple in the area not to mention hadrians wall...

In Romania there are many regulations about metal detecting, i wonder how is it in the heart of the Roman Empire, Italy?

Quote: kommodoreIn Romania there are many regulations about metal detecting, i wonder how is it in the heart of the Roman Empire, Italy?

In Italy it's prohibited to individuals searching for anything of archaeological interest (including ancient coins), by any means (including metal detectors), at any place irrespective of the fact whether they are archaeological zone :(

I am not surprised.

It's great that all of you guys are taking up metal detecting. The more coins in the market, the less expensive they get! (Not that all of you actually sell your finds).

I don't have a metal detector, however I like gardening and sometimes I find coins. Here is some of my latest findings:

Hi , I found this a couple of weeks back, still trying to find out what it is, French I think. I found it in a field  near the south coast in Sussex.Any help would be useful, Thanks, Richard

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59568.html

A very nice find

Thanks fourmack, I have heard from a mate of mine ,and he tells me it's a Philip IV  Gros Tournois  of France.
Having looked at it again I can read Philip around the inner circle on the side with the small cross. I don't know if that's the obverse or reverse though.
Cheers Richard