🥇 BANNER GOLD COIN...BOOYEAH!!!!

[romeo-1]

It only took 8 years but this afternoon I found my first gold coin. I had a friend down to detect some "old faithful" areas as the "good" sites are still not available. This is the same friend who found the 2 cannonballs on my site the last time he was here to detect...same site too! The day started pretty slow and I was somewhat disappointed that the sites I had been hoping for were not available. I did have the backup plan and we executed that. Phil started with a couple coppers and I with a button and a musket ramrod thimble. Phil called me over to pinpoint a target in his hole and when I was walking away I got a nice solid signal. It was pinpointing about four inches down so I cut a nice wide plug. I flipped it over and just about freaked out! There was some profanity involved when I saw the distinct gleam of gold on the plug! I grabbed a couple insitu shots and id'd it as a Victorian 1870 Sovereign! Some knuckle head in the past soldered a loop on it to wear on a chain which was his downfall and my fortune!

 

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[sscindercoop]

Sweet find!!!!! Voted Banner

 

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[romeo-1]

Even though this is an old site there has been continuous occupation here until the mid 1940s. The majority of the "modern" coins come from the 1940's so I would guess it was most likely lost then. It's been cow pasture since then.

 

[Wldbil]

Big Congrats...

 

[romeo-1]

I like it better like this! I clipped the loop off and filed the solder from the edge. There's still a little solder left on the other side but a trip to the Chemistry department at the university where I work will take care of that!

Sorry for the crappy pictures...I'm forced to use my BlackBerry indoors.

 

[fishstick]

There is not a camera in the world to make that find look crappy.. SUPER CONGRATS!! Banner for sure. HH

 

[detectahead]

Big congrats!! Found plenty of gold but not in the shape of a coin. Well done!

 

[Chug And Red]

The day I find a Gold coin, I am gonna hafta sell all my equipment and find a new hobby..."How can you top a find like that!"

HH,

You cant top it But Dont ever Give Up Trying HH Chug Im still trying to top My Avatar Picture Find

Damn I almost forgot to Vote the Gold Cion for Banner!!! Its In Chug

 

[Deno]

Congratulations on a great find, that should be on the banner.

 

[Doc Arey]

Banner!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Wow! Congrats on an Awesome Gold Coin! I could not imagine what it would be like to see that in the dirt! Way to go!

 

[Silver Worm]

I bet that "knucklehead" was on hands and knees looking for that thing!

 

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

Nice find! Looks better with the loop off. It's nice seeing finds dirty and fresh out of the hole. That will look good on the banner. Congrats! DD.

 

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[adaminnh]

Excellent!

 

[romeo-1]

In my excitement I misidentified this as a full Sovereign...it's actually a half Sovereign. Not quite as grand but still...it's a gold coin!

 

[CRUSADER]

In my excitement I misidentified this as a full Sovereign...it's actually a half Sovereign. Not quite as grand but still...it's a gold coin!

There are 2 types of 1870 halves, check which one it is, I have no idea.

 

[gypsybandit]

That is so cool ... I'm Pumped!

 

[TennPenny]

Brilliant. Banner vote!

 

[birdman]

Gold coin,Huge congrats ! I am sooo looking forward to a gold coin find one day! Banner vote.

 

[Talon]

Great find! Congratulations! Thank goodness someone decided to make their own jewelry...