1829 British Gold Sovereign found

[Tom_in_CA]

Got out with a friend for a road trip in CA. We hit some spots we are researching: Old traveller stops, ghost-townsy type sites. One particular spot turned out to be a pleasant surprise. We got 2 seated half dimes ('59 and '60) an '84s seated dime, an 1849 Mexican half reale, a 1906 IH, and ....... my 13th gold coin: An 1829 British Gold Sovereign. It's about the size of a US $5 gold piece.

 

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[mr_larry]

Beautiful GOLD coin...Beautiful photos...Beautiful story...

Found in California...1829 date...

Sheesh..what does it take to get on the BANNER?

......................BANNER

Joe

No kidding! The Seated Quarter by itself is almost banner worthy!

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

Beautiful coin Tom

 

[ds6191]

Do you still get a rush when you dig a gold coin? I'm assuming it's a great feeling since I haven't found any yet.Amazing finds. Dan

 

[sagittarius98]

That 1/2 reale might be fairly rare. If it is a Culiacan mint one, it has no listed value (usually for the rare coins) in the Krause book. You should look up the different mintmarks on 1/2 reales.

 

[Selous1851]

Great finds!

 

[CSA2K]

Damn!

 

[turf_aholic]

Yeah BANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[49r Relics]

And a question for all you forumites: Does anyone know of any md'rs finding 13 or more gold coins, as individual numismatic losses? How about in Britain or Europe? What kind of gold coin totals have been accomplished there? (again, aside from caches).

If I counted right, I only have 12 from all different sites.

Was thinking if not Crue, then nobody that we all know of from any of the popular forums. Huge congrats!!

HH, Mark

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Congrats on making the banner.
ZDD

 

[Wallhangers]

Congrats on some great coins, banner and the results you are having from your research!

 

[mr_larry]

Congrats on the Banner Tom! You deserve it!
Now let's head down to your new secret spot when the rain stops!
Cheers!!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome road trip and finds, congrats in a big way! HH, Mike

 

[Tom_in_CA]

ah, I see I made banner now Ok, from now on, all you guys must address me as "Oh mighty One"

sagittarius98, thanx for the tip. I'll go check that today. I've dug about 100 reales by now and ...... long ago ..... stopped looking any of them up. Very few ever had much value. This may be changing in the day & age of ebay (which brings collectors/buyers/sellers together from around the world). But in the old days, it just seemed that since there were so few collectors of reales, and so many different mints and years, that there just wasn't demand for them. Heck, a buddy of mine even found one that ...... after looking it up in the Krause book, determined that it was from a particular mint that wasn't even supposed to have made that particular denomination that particular year. He therefore took it in to a coin store for appraisal here. The guy didn't even want it. He explained to my friend that such poor mint records took place in Mexico and south america in the earlier years, that it wasn't that unusual for odd-balls dates, mints, off-strike errors, etc... to come up. And there simply is no demand.

But heck, can you imagine how much money you'd be in, if you found a mercury dime or buffalo nickel, from a year or mint that "wasn't supposed to be"? You'd be rich! That's because America (and Canada etc...), as affluent countries, have tended to push up the value of their old coins. Since there's much more collectors.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Question for the mod's (or anyone): When does this recent banner tag/text get added under my profile listing in the left column? I see my two other past banners there in text, so when does this new one get added there?

 

[CRUSADER]

Question for the mod's (or anyone): When does this recent banner tag/text get added under my profile listing in the left column? I see my two other past banners there in text, so when does this new one get added there?

They are working on the problem, none of the current banner holders have had it added yet.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

thanx for the info crusader. Hey, it's kind of like golf courses that publish the names of whomever hit a hole-in-one, in their monthly newsletters, eh? gotta get your "moment of fame"

 

[CRUSADER]

thanx for the info crusader. Hey, it's kind of like golf courses that publish the names of whomever hit a hole-in-one, in their monthly newsletters, eh? gotta get your "moment of fame"

Not so interested in the fame bit, but I'm sure my Bro would get the golf reference

 

[staydetuned]

Congrats on the banner Tom, well deserved!

 

[johnnyblaze]

OMFG Tom
Lucky number 13

That is a killer find
Looks good up there

Blaze

 

[Captaindoodle]

Congrat's on another banner!