Metal Detecting Find: Nassau-Idstein 15 Kreuzer

also, Kellyco has very good prices.

 

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Whether and how you can use them here varies from state to state. But apparently the same applies to taxes and weather.

Christian

 

that is so cool

 

Frank, if i recall you once wrote you were here some 20 years ago? boy, back then it must have been just incredible to go out with a detector. I myself started detecting in 1990, and i can tell you there was not a day i did not find something of interest.

Is it allowed to detect here? of course not, we live in the land of VERBOTEN! Other countries like the UK have regulated hobby archeology in a much more pragmatic way. The key thing here, and out of respect for true historical landmarks, is to stay away from ancient ruins, castles, and in particular the Limes (the roman palisade/wall which separated the roman empire from the "barbarians". Even so there is (was) enough to be found. I found 4 silver coins from the 1800's in the woods right behind my house. Once i found a roman coin next to parking lot!

It is truly an exciting hobby: i bought my son an ACE 250 while vacationing in the US last year, and he found $14 worth of quarters on the beach in MA in one afternoon. We'll take the detector back with us this year. Maybe we'lll find a Massachussetts colonial silver next time. Now that would be something!

regards,
Eduard

 

Duh, I live "here" too. But apparently in quite a different country - not just concerning taxes but also regarding the laws about "diggers". Again, what may be illegal in one state (Bundesland) may be tolerated or legal in another state.

Christian

 

Eduard
Check out the Jan 28th edition of Coin World.
Collectors' Cleaninghouse has an article about incomplete planchets, including a ragged edge Lincoln cent.
The article may interest you.

 

Eduard,

Yes, I was in Germany from April 1973 to August 1977! I don't think I even knew what a Metal Detector was back then and besides, if memory serves me correctly, they were extremely large and bulky back then. I visted several areas where the Roman Wall was still standing, quite a few old Towns and Burial Cripts in Grafenwoehr as well as the Castle and tunnel ruins in and around my wife's hometown of Stadt Lich which I believe Dates back to the 12th or 13th Century. I am sorry to say that Lich was too close to Giessen which was a main Luft-Waft Center during the War and Lich took some direct hits. Parts of the old Castle and Town walls and tunnels were damaged and you could gain access to many parts of the tunnels in many areas of the Town. I was also in Germany when the scandal arose concerning the German States Gold Coins that had been minted in the basement of Dresdner Bank using the original Dies. I purchased a 10 Mark and a 20 Mark piece before finding out that they were so called Counterfeit Restrikes and I returned them to the Coin Dealer for a refund. I now wish that I had kept them, as some are now worth much more than the authentic pieces! The good thing about being in Germany back then, was the fact that you could get literally hundreds of Lincoln "Wheat" Cents and quite a few Indian Head Cents in change in a months time. You could also get Silver Quarters and Dimes and an occasional Buffalo Nickel in change as well. I found my first an only 1955-P "Doubled Die Obverse #1" Lincoln Cent within the first 7 months of arriving in Germany.

Well, I better quite writing for now because I could write or talk about Germany all night! However, I have to get up early and must get to bed.


Frank