GOLD colored DOUBLOON !!!

[salty dog]

My heart almost stopped when I turned the soil over and saw gold and the shape of a coin.
I was hunting where some old houses were torn down and got a good signal, but it was a Mardi Gras Doubloon from 1971.
I also found a couple of buttons. One is a Cones Boss button.
There is also what looks to be some kind of copper or brass brooch.
I also found some square nails and some really old broken glass and plates.
I only found one memorial penny.
I feel like there has to be some silver dimes in the area. I only had an hour to hunt but am planning on going back. There's a lot of trash so the detecting is really tough.

 

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[rig runner09]

yes that would stop my heart to happy hunting

 

[ringfinder]

LOL, That's a good one, Looks like you had a good day anyway.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[Nana40]

Only an hour there is just enough time for you get familiar with the place. GO BACK! And neat that you dug a doubloon 30+ years old on Mardi Gras week 2009! Congrats on those finds~

Nana

 

[River Rat]

Yep, those doubloons can really get your heart pumped up. Still a great find along with the other finds...get back there to detect more, you'll find something...silver dimes and more.

RR

 

[ivan salis]

question that date say 1872 * on it -( not that its that old mind you -- but how did you track it to 1971?) the styling or stuff on the flip side?

 

[River Rat]

I have a collection of doubloons. The 1872 date would be the year Rex was organized. The reverse would have the date of that years parade. I just checked mine...same doubloon but 1981.

RR

 

[ivan salis]

as a former new orleans person --I thought the flip side had the date * -- I know the 1872 was the start up date in nawlins -- mobile ala has a very old mardi gras too you know --

 

[River Rat]

I know that Mobile has Mardi Gras too, I don't have any doubloons from there.

Just looked at one site, $2.00 for a old doubloon. This site has some interesting stuff... http://www.cointradingpost.com/CrescentCityDoubloonTraders.html

Salty Dog, you have a keeper in that old doubloon, may be worth more that $2.00 in the future.

RR

 

[Pentico]

Still a cool find!
Can not be that many of them out there.....

DN

 

[mikewaz]

Still a cool find!
I'd bet there's a lot of coins hiding in between the trash. Slip on a small coil and take your time and I bet you come up with a few.
Mike

 

[outback2000]

man what a cool find!!! Congrats

 

[salty dog]

That's correct ivan salis.
The flip side has Centennial Celebration 1872 - 1971.
The strange thing is the hour I had to spend detecting was before I was to have dinner with my Dad at the nursing home he is in.
And the dinner was a Mardi Gras themed dinner !!!
We are originall from New Orleans.
Thanks for viewing the post everyone.

 

[HolyDiver]

WTG

 

[kdismuke1]

NICE.

 

[1liquigirl]

Good finds Salty Dog for only 1 hour. Any of it silver? The spoon looks like it might be. I like the biggest piece, any idea as to what that is? A decoration of some sort that's for sure.

 

[salty dog]

No silver 1liquigirl. But there's got to be some there. I'm going to keep looking.
The spoon looks like it is probably an aluminum toy spoon.
The big decorative piece I think is some kind of brooch. It looks like it had a place for a pin and hook on the back.
Good luck on your detecting, too.