Bavaria Mike
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- Feb 7, 2005
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab XT70, Fisher 1280, Garrett Ace 250 and MH5
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Had a tough work week of business being on the road, no time to detect and I was in some old areas. Also got some bad news at work, half of our staff was just laid off, I made the cut and will be moving close to the French border to continue employment. On the up side, the region I will be working in offers great detecting that dates back to the Bronze Age. I got out today on my home fields for about 3 hours 34F/2C brrr. Thought it would be a Ho Hum hunt but, the targets just kept coming and I found several interesting relics! I was concentrating on those deep faint signals and this is what came up. A pewter bell about 2.5” tall, it is broken and junk but still interesting.
I’m not sure what the top piece is, found it in two pieces. A canvas button, a Maxwell instant coffee tin before it was good to the last drop, circa 1950s General Foods. A piece of metal with Fleur De Lis within a Fleur De Lis and a bar that held 5 American bullets.
A few more relics. I found several harmonica reeds.
Two horse bridal collets as I think they are called.
A religious medallion, a lead seal with a B on it and what looks like a cane tip.
Five buttons, one military with a 3 and crossed cannons and one gold plated with the Bavarian lion holding a sword, a crown above the lion’s head.
Reverse of the gold button shows a crown and a legend of “Fuer koenig und vaterland” or “for king and fatherland”. This is the best gold plated button I have found.
Three coins, a 1924 bronze 2 Pfennig, 1923 aluminum 200 Mark and an 1807 silver 6 Kreuzer.
Date side of the coins.
A small brooch that looks like a 5 leaf clover, the leaves are glass and fell out when I rinsed it off. Looks like it had stones all around the perimeter. It still retains a small amount of gold plating.
The Bavarian lion made of lead or a mix of lead and zinc. He is a little bent but I thought it was an awesome find. He is leaning on a musket ball, the Dime for size. I have found many buttons and coins with this style of lion on them. HH and Happy Holidays, Mike
I’m not sure what the top piece is, found it in two pieces. A canvas button, a Maxwell instant coffee tin before it was good to the last drop, circa 1950s General Foods. A piece of metal with Fleur De Lis within a Fleur De Lis and a bar that held 5 American bullets.
A few more relics. I found several harmonica reeds.
Two horse bridal collets as I think they are called.
A religious medallion, a lead seal with a B on it and what looks like a cane tip.
Five buttons, one military with a 3 and crossed cannons and one gold plated with the Bavarian lion holding a sword, a crown above the lion’s head.
Reverse of the gold button shows a crown and a legend of “Fuer koenig und vaterland” or “for king and fatherland”. This is the best gold plated button I have found.
Three coins, a 1924 bronze 2 Pfennig, 1923 aluminum 200 Mark and an 1807 silver 6 Kreuzer.
Date side of the coins.
A small brooch that looks like a 5 leaf clover, the leaves are glass and fell out when I rinsed it off. Looks like it had stones all around the perimeter. It still retains a small amount of gold plating.
The Bavarian lion made of lead or a mix of lead and zinc. He is a little bent but I thought it was an awesome find. He is leaning on a musket ball, the Dime for size. I have found many buttons and coins with this style of lion on them. HH and Happy Holidays, Mike
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