🥇 BANNER Gold Guinea 1698 - William III

[DavidBeard]

I can't believe how I missed this over the last years!
I returned to a pasture field which had already given me a few Roman coins, 2 Roman brooches and a Charles I shilling in the past. The farmer had ploughed, re-seeded it and it was now cut short again.
Concentrating on the area where the brooches had come from; hoping for more Roman finds, found this 5 - 6" below the surface. Saw the gleaming gold and thought 'Oh no, another bottle top come out with the muck'.... had a closer look: Wow, a William III Gold Guinea. 1698, 8.6g of 22ct gold.... Lovely



The portrait in almost perfect condition, just slightly worn on the back, its a beauty - More than a month's wages for a farm labourer in the years it was lost so someone would have been in trouble when they got home.
Didn't find much else that afternoon but looking forward to the other fields being ploughed and re-set in years to come.
All the best,
x

 

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[CRUSADER]

Incredible find David!! A pre-1800 gold coin has always been #1 on my most wanted list, and your find gives me some hope and inspiration that it can actually happen. Great going!!

I have never heard of, read of, seen a William III Guinea dug EVER, factor in the better than average condition, & the number of votes, I don't get why the banner is broke

EVERYONE:
If you haven't voted, you need to, because if you get one of these, I know you would think all your X-mas's had come at once. Dad & I have had 18 Gold Coins, many of mine are on the banner, but only 1 of them comes close to the value of this one & when I say close I mean £1000 (so not very).
This is one I would be very happy to put in the collection, but probably couldn't afford to give the owner money to keep (A mixed blessing).

 

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[Giant056]

Totally awesome find for sure

 

[tkessler77]

Awsome Find!

 

[tkessler77]

Awsome Find!

 

[DavidBeard]

Yippee! Its up top! Will do my best to find another before the year's out! Thanks all that voted 'banner' - speak soon, sun shining here, lot of the silage fields around here being cut! must get out..... x

 

[oldsoapy]

Congratulations mate, excellent find. Hutch.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

BIG Congrats ! What a find , I wish I dug that one


CMD

 

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[jimmy uk]

well done david

 

[Captaindoodle]

Congratulations!...that is a wonderful gold coin.

HH,
CD

 

[Mud]

Beautiful coin, congrats

 

[johnnyblaze]

What a sweet find

Nice save..

Blaze..

 

[nsdq]

sweet fin happy hunting

 

[Michigander Dan]

That is an incredible find brother. WTG!

 

[Lanny in AB]

Fantastic find--nicely done!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Unicorn]

Congratulations David on a well deserved banner.



Unicorn x

 

[Breezie]

Congratulations! GOLD is one of my favorite colors! WTG, Breezie