One is better than none

[birdman]

Went out for a couple of hours today. Grass was high so hunting was hard. Found a 1935 50-pfenning piece and a couple of 50 caliber shells. I can't believe I am saying this but I am looking forward to the cold weather so this grass will die off. So far, have found 7 coins in this field. Hopefully, this winter I should do better when the grass dies (if I survive the cold!) and the ground is not frozen. HH.

 

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[Johnny X]

Nice coins and shells birdman, I hope that field produces for you this winter.

Steven

HH

 

[southern gent]

Any coin is a good coin! This winter I'm sure going to enjoy all of the relics your sure to find as well. Good luck and HH!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice find Bman, I don't think I have one yet. If you get the chance, drive around and look for farmers working in their fields, stop and ask permision, take your detector with and show the farmer to help with the language barrier, just a suggestion. I recieved permission for two fields today that way, just stopped and asked the farmers. A tip for you, if you have some corn fields you might want to hunt, they will probably not be seeded this year, probably plowed and very course plowed known as leg breakers, LOL! The farmers are harvesting a little at a time right now and those harvested areas are open to detect, a little hard due to left stalks but it works. The corn will be fully harvested in about 15 days. If they get plowed, after that they will stand dormant until Spring. HH, Mike

 

[JakePhelps]

Great finds!! I think that blue color on the tip of that bullet means its an incendiary round or something like that...was this a military area?

 

[birdman]

A city near hear was bombed pretty hard during the war and the US army rolled through here at the end of the war but I don,t know much more then that. I have also found black tip and plain tipped rounds but not real sure what the difference is. I do have a very nice Field I have my eye on. I have found coins on a walking trail right next to it.Someone told me the farmer don't speak English but his wife does.I am going to go over that way soon and see if he gives me the thumbs upin the next week or so..I hate the winter but there will be lots of open areas I guess I'll see how it goes.Thanks for looking.HH

 

[JakePhelps]

Those are definetly military rounds, great finds!

 

[DugHoles]

Real nice finds there.

Please don't mention the "W" word already. It's getting to close....... Gotta start detcting more

GL & HH,

DugHoles

 

[Mike in Fla.]

Winter!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes!!!!!!! oh I forgot, we don't have those in fla. I so look forward to the cool season, this way I can spend mores hours out in the field.

Nice finds birdman, I find it interesting how each of us, from different areas, have our own perfect conditions.

congrats again

Mike

 

[birdman]

I lived in the pan handle of Florida for a while and loved it . These winters are still rough on me but should be good hunting until the ice and snow starts.

 

[DugHoles]

Please don't mention the "W" word already. It's getting to close....... ? Gotta start detecting more

Winter!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes!!!!!!! oh I forgot, we don't have those in fla.

Would someone please slap Mike in Fla. please..... ? ? :P I mean what a showoff.... What I would give to MD at a beach and MD year round......I'm so envious.? ? Someday......................

All in fun,

DugHoles

 

[Monty]

A black nose usually would mean an armour piercing bullet. It's the red and white tips that you have to be careful. Red usually means HEI or high explosive impact. White usually means white phosporus which is designed to burn and start fires. I say usually because between the wars and in peacetime it is not uncommon for them to change except for red which always means danger. White was also used for tracer I think. KS

 

[birdman]

Thanks KS ! Great info! I have a few of these and did not know what the colors meant. I don't work with ammo so I was very curious .Thanks a bunch.

 

[SugarSand]

Neat finds, birdman. I think those German coins from that era are cool.

What is the headstamp on the 50 cal casings?

Here's a link to ID the colors and stamps, scroll down a little...

http://www.biggerhammer.net/barrett/faq.html

 

[birdman]

Great info! This web site answers alot of questions. The shells I found in the picture say SL 43 andthe other said RA 43. I have more I will go through now and see where they were made. Most are 1943 but I have found one 1942. Thanks much.HH

 

[allen]

nice coin. keep on digging !!!