🥇 BANNER Amazing Pendent

Bill C

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Last week while we were out camping in northern Nevada, My two boy's and I decided to go metal detecting around some old hunting camps, I didn't expect to find much of anything out in the area but decided to give it a try. I found a few clad coins, one 1956 wheat penny, and a bunch of bullets. At one of the sites that I detected I found a nice gold toned ST. Christopher Medal. The best find that I came across was along one of the roads that I had seen an old dump site. I decided to try my luck around the dump, I didn't find anything at the dump, but I detected my way back to the road and I found an amazing little 14k gold pendant with 22 small Diamonds and an 1851 Liberty Head gold dollar in it.
 

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Congrats on a Fantastic and unexpected Find !!
Your coin looks to be in a High Grade state,
I read that the first wear point is the wreath tips.
I can't see if there is a MM on yours, it would be at the bottom of wreath.
Made for only 6 years, and released along with the first US $20 Golds,
triggered by the discovery of Sutters Mill Gold in '49.
the reverse of these had weak strikes, here's an MS example from the Philad Mint:
Collecting 1851 G$1 MS Coins | Gold Dollars Collectible Coins | NGC Coin Explorer
Big Congrats! HH Herbie.
 

Beautiful finds for sure. Congratulations!! Now I'm thinkin' that St. Christopher might have lead you to that gold coin pendant that's loaded with diamonds! It must be so heavy that it wore through the loop on top. Good job boys!!
 

Great find never seen one of those before found just goes to show there is still gold in the ground . ! Looks good up top Jim
 

You scored the ultimate hat trick. Congratulations.
 

:o Congrats , if that beauty was found near Tahoe there is a chance it belonged to one of the cast of Bonanza ... ya just never know :laughing7:Sierra.webp
 

Just awesome! :notworthy:
 

That is a great find...congrats on the pendant and the banner.

NJ
 

where about do you live in Nevada. I live in the Reno/Carson area. We should get together one of these days for a hunt. Sweet find btw.
 

Congratulations on the Banner and a great find!
 

Congratulations on the beautiful find. That is really impressive in every way!
 

Wow, that about takes the cake. A gold coin with a bunch of diamonds$$$.
 

Somebody's good luck charm just became yours! GL and HH
 

Jealousy is an understatement.
 

One day!!!It will happen ....Great find ,congrats
Last week while we were out camping in northern Nevada, My two boy's and I decided to go metal detecting around some old hunting camps, I didn't expect to find much of anything out in the area but decided to give it a try. I found a few clad coins, one 1956 wheat penny, and a bunch of bullets. At one of the sites that I detected I found a nice gold toned ST. Christopher Medal. The best find that I came across was along one of the roads that I had seen an old dump site. I decided to try my luck around the dump, I didn't find anything at the dump, but I detected my way back to the road and I found an amazing little 14k gold pendant with 22 small Diamonds and an 1851 Liberty Head gold dollar in it.
 

What a great find. How exciting was that to dig up? I would still be in shock. Way to go! :icon_thumright:
 

An unbelievable find! Congrats on your find.:occasion14:
 

Anyone have a estimate of its value??
 

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