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The foreign coins I have that are attracted to a magnet got me wondering if the U.S. might have any plans to again use steel in any coins like they did with the 1943 penny and doing an online search I found the following government study - U.S. Coins: Implications of Changing Metal Compositions...

I've found this "presidential campaign token", or at least that's what I have been calling it. Not sure who is pictured on it or the time period. The 50 cent piece is shown for size comparison. Any ideas?

Any idea what this thing is? It was found in my "relic spot" in my front yard. An approximate 12x12 ft area that keeps growing nails, rust and a few other interesting finds including a couple of flat buttons, horse tack, a pile of melted lead, cleated horseshoe, iron reins guide... but I'm...

I really have been searching.. I have searched for over 20 hours over like 3-4 days on a wooded area that was supposed to be the front yard of an 1850 old house. Absolutely nothing. I searched were the kitchen was and one old jar lid I search the old trailer garage, just a few couple inch deep...

Hi my friend gave me this coin and we are trying to figure out what it is we think it's roman or Greek the front is illegible but u can see some words on the back I think it's silver any help would be appreciated

My brother picked me up and we went for a trip to an old forest where supposedly Germans had a camp during WW2. There was a lot of trash because locals threw all kinds of stuff there, but we managed to find a few coins and buttons. I didn't want to dig on all metal - I don't want to blow up...

Here's a short 3 minute clip of one of my last hunts deep in the Roman Empire's bread basket. Enjoy! CjUrwlhqVWI In the video, I find a fairly rare coin minted under Constantius I - the father of Constantine the Great. The coin dates between 305 and 306 AD. Constantius was only Emperor for...

Just a FYI.....I recently posted an updated list of coin reference books that are great for your home library. And yes, there are so many other books I will and can add to the list if requested. The link http://metaldetectingforum.com/group.php?groupid=235 All are welcome to join!

I was out for my very last hunting trip my Roman hunting buddy Marcus in a large wheat field, trying to find some additional 4th century Roman bronze coins. I had found about 40 in this one area of a wheat field three months prior, and now I wanted to see if any where left. I did not find any...

I was cleaning off the ancient clay and dirt off a coin I found, and from what I had already been able to see, the coin appeared to be from Roman emperor Constantine the Great - with two winged victories on the back holding a wreath that stated a vow to the Roman people. But as I started to...

I just finished cleaning and identifying a lovely tiny Roman from emperor Constantius II, minted in the first half of the 4th century. This is called an “AE4” which stands for Bronze coin size 4. Roman and other ancient coins are frequently loosely identified by composition and size, since we...

Here are two coins that gave me more fun cleaning and identifying than the actual digging! The two coins were found in fields many miles apart – but are related in a different way. The first one found took me about three days to clean up, and it came out quite well. The obverse was in great...

I found this Indian head today. I went out for 30 minutes to do some hunting and first hit I found a 1902 penny. Finally!! I will be posting it on Instagram as well come follow @metaldetectingco

Hey Guys, I desided to get an account on this forum because I wanted to share my very little experience and story's with some fellow detecters! This is actually about my first ever find with my metal detected not long ago. You see I have always loved the thought of this sport and bought a metal...

I found a 1786 Spanish colonial silver coin on my property today. I am fairly new to detecting and I am not sure if this is a rare find or not. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and happy hunting!

The pengő was the currency of Hungary between 1927 and July 1946, when it was replaced by the current forint. Although the introduction of the pengő was part of a post-World War I stabilisation program, the currency survived only for 20 years and experienced the most serious hyperinflation ever...

Scored myself this beautiful Connecticut copper the other day

Hello! This is my first post as today I found a coin which has baffled me! I have scoured online to find out what this coin could be and at this moment havent found anything!! I was wondering if anyone could shed some light and let me know what it is and when it's from that would be so awesome...

From a well known and fairly cleaned out sight. White's Prizm V Sure was an exciting find. Much better than the pop tab I thought it might be. Dig everything! Throw the trash after you SEE it. Found in a temporary Army camp, in Utah. The Army was there for two and a half months, in the year...

Dug today 1969 Kennedy Silver half https://www.facebook.com/390252884406446/photos/a.390280497737018.1073741825.390252884406446/551092994989100/?type=1&theater