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Valued Member
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During my holidays at the Beach of Ostend, Belgium I was enjoying a sunny afternoon. In between the rocks and seagulls over there, the sea was nibbling my feet. There it lays in the sands, as a footprint in time: a totally worn out 5 cents USA 1900. The year I did not have, so I began to look better in between these manmade rocks, while angry seagulls tried to defend their territory at the same time. Five minutes later I found another coin, nearly 1/2 mile 'down the road', which was a South-African 3 pence 1927, also very worn.
I do not have a scanner, so pics cannot be shown!
Beaches can be burial grounds to coins with all those sands around. But how many years would have travel these coins to be found at Belgian Soil? Especially knowing that the rockformation which were helding them were manmade in the fifties of last century?
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Valued Member
United States
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the history and stories those coins could tell.......
nice story and thank you for sharing with us.
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Valued Member
United States
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Great story, and lucky you for finding them. Thanks for sharing !
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Moderator
 United States
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United States
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Very cool story!
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Valued Member
 Netherlands
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Thank You for the enthousiasm! Last year summer I have found a 1770 halfpenny from Great Britain at the Beach of Oostvoorne, small island belonging to the province of Zuid-Holland. Without anything, also nearby some stones. I just use eyes and hands, not mechanical stuff..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That would be pretty neat to find stuff like that !
I wish I was that lucky to "find" anything ! .......(even "with" a mechanical device !)
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Valued Member
United States
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Where you using a metal detector?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I need to start paying better attention when I go to the beach!  |
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Netherlands
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I do not have a metaldetector, just ten fingers and a keen eye. My first Roman coin I also found at the beach near Hoek van Holland in june 2001, very worn but it was recognizable as Carausias, a British usurpator against Rome (287-293AD). It was laying there especially for me among some shells and seaweed, and at the time of 14.00 hours with lots of families and playing children around it. One tip from a grinning expert: never loose the urge to built sandcastles with wet sands, you may create a new bank yourself! And as I am not a founding father, just a finding one, with no kids to attend too, I still can build something as a 42-year old.
Edited by valutarick
06/26/2009 5:45 pm
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