🥇 BANNER 1787 Gold on MV

[Flyingbuy]

My dad was at the tail end of a 4 day visit to the island and anyone that been here knows the game you have to play with the ferry !!! While on my phone every ten minutes,,, I figured I would do a little detecting on an old colonial cart path that passes thru a field. I was using my Tesoro and often don't dig targets in the 40-59 range . This was a very clean crisp target only 5 inches down. I really thought it was a shiny Lincoln penny until I picked it up. Hope folks enjoy the pics !!!

I've just added a couple more pics , gently cleaned, also showing the edge.

Hi again,, I just added more pics of gold coin beside two silvers I pulled in Vermont and a dime and quarter for size reference. Also , I pulled this button with in ten feet of the coin. It took a (older ) hit on the front not sure what it is ,, looks like a log cabin. Any help ??, love to hear it , thanks

 

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YOU GOT WHAT ............................BANNER !!!!!!!!

 

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[CRUSADER]

"using my Tesoro and often don't dig targets in the 40-59 range"

Maybe this will change your mind.

Very nice Spade Guinea or is it a half?

My votes in as well.

 

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BANNER.

 

[ironhorse]

A very nice find!
When relic hunting in fields, every target has gold coin potential, never pass up a signal!

 

[Scrappy]

Beauty find. Used to live in Chilmark back in the 90's. Banner for sure. Colonial gold - wow!

Steve

 

[baspinall]

Super nice find! Any gold coin is on my bucket list let alone a colonial one. Well done sir!

 

[Vino]

What Tesoro has VDI numbers?

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice coin, & in pretty good shape also.

 

[pepperj]

What Tesoro has VDI numbers?

The Cortes and the DeLeon both have a screen with VDI numbers I believe.

Congrats on the great looking gold, it's a banner for sure.

 

[Vino]

The Cortes and the DeLeon both have a screen with VDI numbers I believe.

Congrats on the great looking gold, it's a banner for sure.

Thanks Pepper,

 

[g-olden years]

Congrats! The ole boy looks happy to be out of the ground at last! Andi

 

[digging440yrs]

Beautiful condition to

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Super find man!! You just don't know how rare it is to dig colonial gold on this side of the pond. Although I've hunted hundreds of colonial sites here in historic SE Virginia, I have yet to pass my coil over one although my partner did find a 1775 gold guinea about 15 years ago that I was able to witness. I'm very envious of your find, but wanted to pass on my special congrats on a job well done.

 

[gheenoe78]

Banner find. Amazing coin.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

A very beautiful coin, Congratulations!

 

[Steve in PA]

Killer find! Would love to dig some colonial gold. Banner vote going in now.

 

[The Aluminum Monster]

That is an amazing find of a lifetime! Colonial gold. Dang. I can't imagine too many of those exist but I don't know much about the coin. I do know I am very happy for you! Off to google!

 

[brogansown]

Bill, Based on Flyingbuy's gold coin and your friend's coin, there must have been a reasonable number of gold coins in use during the Colonial Period. And I guess the reason we don't find many of them while metal detecting, is that the original owners were very careful and protective of their gold and gold was just a small percentage of the coinage in use. From your research is it possible to determine the percentage of gold, silver and copper in use during the Colonial Period. Gary

Super find man!! You just don't know how rare it is to dig colonial gold on this side of the pond. Although I've hunted hundreds of colonial sites here in historic SE Virginia, I have yet to pass my coil over one although my partner did find a 1775 gold guinea about 15 years ago that I was able to witness. I'm very envious of your find, but wanted to pass on my special congrats on a job well done.

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

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[Erik in NJ]

We just got home from the Cape last night. Too bad you didn't find it when we arrived...I could have helped you detect that old Colonial trail

Banner find as far as I'm concerned! A little more color on find and maybe a size reference would be nice