Metal detecting: Digging up caches of hand hammered silver coins

[Bullion_Bob]

Heated silver drawn into a wire, sectioned, then hand hammered. Also known as fish scales.

Scroll down, and click next to begin a journey back in time. Buddy holds a Guinness world record in metal detecting.
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[Plastic]

I have no doubt that several of us folks here will leave a forgotten burried coin hoard or two laying around for some future treasure hunter to find as well. Personally I have 4 spots and soon to add a 5th, hope I don't get alzheimers anytime soon.

Great story BTW.

[Neuro]

Yes great story, he found less than 2 kilo's of silver, but it probably represented a big fortune 450 years ago... Probably if I died away from my silver hoard in the ground like this I would remain hanging around as a ghost guarding it against prospectors... LOL

Actually I was planning on digging some coins down at my bug out land, but then I saw one of the few neighbors relatives going around with what appeared to me to be a rather advanced metal detector... Damn vultures... LOL

[Glass]

great story. amazing find.

[Twisted Titan]

Why isnt no body digging up hordes of Paper currency??

Im sure it must be valuable right???

Right?

T

[Plastic]

Why isnt no body digging up hordes of Paper currency??

Im sure it must be valuable right???

Right?

T



Silly, everyone knows metal detectors can't detect paper "money". :P

[learn2swim]

Thanks, great stuff. i checked out his website, enjoyed the WWII finds.