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Old 06-26-2012, 07:01 AM
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Went hunting this weekend in Southern Germany and was detecting for a couple hours and really wasnt getting many hits. I finally got a hit for foil and decided to dig it. What I pulled up was just awesome. Look at these beauties.

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Old 06-26-2012, 07:11 AM
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Interesting finds. What age are we talking for these coins?

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Old 06-26-2012, 07:18 AM
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The Big Silver is 1554 the small square one is 1642 and the other two are undated.

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Wow! Thats some old ones!

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Thanks for sharing those coin finds!!!

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Hey Ray,
your really had all the luck last weekend! Congrats again on your little cache

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Old 06-26-2012, 04:19 PM
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Hey Ray,
your really had all the luck last weekend! Congrats again on your little cache
Thanks Roland! Like I said we will be back on the 21-22. I got the kitchen pass from my wife

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WoW!!! Those are indeed BEAUTIES!!! Have never seen a square coin other than the 1940's Netherlands Reich coins... Are these all German? Well done - very well done!

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I don't think they are German i think they are austrian but i could be wrong

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awesome!
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hope they are real cause alot of them old coins are faked alot..but good luck and nice finds.

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Nice digs there! I like em!

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congrats dude them coins are most definitly mind blowing kool

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Lovely looking coins, you'll have to get an ID on them.

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Pretty hard to fake. Found them right next to the castle lol

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Pretty hard to fake. Found them right next to the castle lol
oh castle..lol either I did not read that part or fell asleep..thats super cool congrats.

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