Foreign coins found in the U.K. Have members found any good ones?

Ringtop-grafter · Post by **Ringtop-grafter** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:52 pm

As a new starter I was just wondering if experienced and not so experienced members have found many foreign coins in their time detecting? Are they common? After my recent post finding a “not very exciting “ Belgium 1894 coin on my permission which was the only coin I found that day which I thought was bizarre amongst musket balls, buttons, a medieval trade weight and the usual trash..
If so I’d be interested in what you’ve found

Post by **Bradrick** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:01 pm

Hi RG... there is a whole section of stories regarding Foreign Coins.

fred · Post by **fred** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:08 pm

Is there?

Ringtop-grafter · Post by **Ringtop-grafter** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:18 pm

Bradrick wrote: Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:01 pm Hi RG... there is a whole section of stories regarding Foreign Coins.

Brilliant link for my question & thanks for that Bradrick obviously I should of found that on the forum

Pete E · Post by **Pete E** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:21 pm

Ringtop-grafter wrote: Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:52 pm As a new starter I was just wondering if experienced and not so experienced members have found many foreign coins in their time detecting? Are they common? After my recent post finding a “not very exciting “ Belgium 1894 coin on my permission which was the only coin I found that day which I thought was bizarre amongst musket balls, buttons, a medieval trade weight and the usual trash..
If so I’d be interested in what you’ve found

I have found a few French coins from the late 1800’s, German coin from about the same period but my most unexpected one is the one below, which I believe comes from one of the Indian States at about the time of the Raj….

Ringtop-grafter · Post by **Ringtop-grafter** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:26 pm

Very interesting Pete & thanks for the reply

boris76 · Post by **boris76** » Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:57 pm

Hi i've found a 1720's Russian 5 kopeck , 1760's Dutch-Zeelandia Duit and an 1816 Austrian 1 Kreuzer, always makes me wonder the stories behind these coins, most likely farm labourers i'd guess.

fred · Post by **fred** » Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:29 am

A fair number of foreign gold coins turn up. I've had a French 10 francs.

A mate (in the UK) found a South American gold coin which sold at auction for $50k.

Yesterday I got a pre WWI silver 50 Pfennigs and a Chinese coin on the beach.

STARAIDS · Post by **STARAIDS** » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:03 am

I always find it weird how these coins get found in the middle of nowhere.

My "best" find this weekend was an 1890 25 Ore coin from Denmark!

Looked exactly like a modern 5p at first glance.

The Don · Post by **The Don** » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:18 am

Not had anything interesting from my ground here but a 1860's Swedish coin turned up from the garden of family property in rural France, wonder how that got there

The Don

Allectus · Post by **Allectus** » Tue Apr 05, 2022 2:37 pm

Foreign coins found in the U.K. Have members found any good ones?

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Gallo-Belgic Celtic gold & Frisian Sceattas.

Mancave-man · Post by **Mancave-man** » Tue Apr 05, 2022 5:39 pm

John of Brabantia, Eric of Pomerania stirling penny, Otto 1st king of Germany and a couple of Dirhams. As well as the Calais mint Edwards

bounty · Post by **bounty** » Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:04 am

hi,
have found the following
south african republic penny dated 1898
1/10 ecu of louis XV of france 1732
8 maravedis of ferdinand V11 of spain 1808-1833
duit of ferdinand of aspremont-utrect [holland] 1636-1665
and to finish a napoleon 111 coin from the 1800s

all found in north yorkshire using a garrett at pro with a tornado coil

Ringtop-grafter · Post by **Ringtop-grafter** » Fri Apr 08, 2022 7:20 pm

Thanks for the reply’s & very Interesting,
I’ve googled what people have found and some very nice coins amongst them

Richardjj · Post by **Richardjj** » Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:22 am

Thanks to the knowledge here for identification of it, I found a Louis XV 2 sol - very out of context I thought, another "How on earth did that get here?"

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