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The metal detecting hobby has expanded my interest in coins and enhanced my understanding of many cultures as coins are truly keys to the mind. Robert Carson of the British Museum said, "It is beyond doubt that in coins lies a treasure which offers almost the only chance of penetrating the darkness that still envelops so much of history."

Having found many Chinese, Hebrew, Roman, Greek, British, Canadian and Spanish coins with metal detectors in 39 years, I am intrigued and fascinated by the stories that coins tell. For example, the Hebrew coins did not have portraits on them. Why? The Ten Commandments forbid making graven images and the coins of the Hebrew people were minted under priestly leadership. Wars, bloodshed, infamous persons, triumphs and great accomplishments are all told about in coins. From Alexander The Great's Triumphs; the wiles of the beautiful and powerful Cleopatra; the widow's mites made famous by Jesus; the expansive Roman and Greek Empire's many rulers; the fascinating coins of England, France, Spain in building colonial empires during many centuries; and yes the vast coins of many countries in the 20th century, all serve to make coins keys to the mind.

What a history book coins are. Every time I check my coin finds and see a new 50 States Quarter, I get excited over what the people of that state deems important enough to say this is us. History and geography teachers could spend many days with a set of these coins and teach many lessons about the culture, economy and history of each state.

In the Fall of 1978, I found a Hebrew coin of the third year of the Jewish War against Rome (69 AD), on a vacant lot that housed a school from 1917 to 1964. I now have several hundred Biblical coins in my collection, and a wonderful book by David Hendin, "Guide to Biblical Coins", to teach me about these ancient coins. A Spanish 8 Reales coin dated 1796, a shipwreck find, got me into the subject of counterfeiting. It is a real nice coin of that year, made by a sailor of pewter instead of silver and is more valuable than a real coin of that year because of its rarity. I found a real 8 Reales coin dated 1793 at the same site.

Living in Florida is living in a coin collector's paradise. Vacationers from all over the world have lost their coins and I am blessed in finding my share. I have more than 100 different date coins from other countries (predating 1950) found with metal detectors, and for the most part, they were lost by tourists who started coming here in the early 1900's. I now know what a Florin, a Ore, a Mark, a Centavo, a Ducat, a Shilling, A Ruble and many other coins are. A wealth of new information is mine because of these finds.

I have a passion for coin collecting that metal detecting has impacted so much. The beauty of a coin is not just in its design, its shape, or its value as a precious metal, but in in what it teaches. Let coins become a key to your mind!

Here's to "diggin it"! Larry

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Larry Smith is an avid Coin Collector and Metal Detectorist. With over 45 years experience, he's fast becoming a world renowned expert in the field. Larry has put together a free ebook sharing his advice, insight, and amazing stories. He also gives away a FREE dug coin on the 15th of every month. You can enter to win your own coin and get his free ebook right now by going to:

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