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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 326335, member: 1242&quot;]Eduard,</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I was in Germany from April 1973 to August 1977! I don&#039;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&#039;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 &quot;Wheat&quot; 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 &quot;Doubled Die Obverse #1&quot; Lincoln Cent within the first 7 months of arriving in Germany.</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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