Good day on our family ranch!

[NBTexan]

So I started the day planning on Dove hunting on our South Texas ranch. My dad and I started talking and told me there was once an old bank on the North side of our ranch, so I decided to take my new AT pro out. Within a few min my VDI was reading 99 I started digging and found my first Morgan silver dollar, then another a few feet away. After finding several others I decided to look around some old rocks piled up in a perfect square. Then I found this coin dated 1780. I have never seen anything like it. My great great grandfather owned the bank and was from Germany along with many of the settlers nearby. Could this be a German coin? I think I may have to drive back out and check some other sites on the ranch tomorrow. Found coins but no dove.

Air Force & Coast Guard Vet, Garrett AT Pro, Tesoro Vaquero

 

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[NBTexan]

What is a banner? Thank you to all, I'm sure looking forward to more metal detecting in the future!

Air Force & Coast Guard Vet, Garrett AT Pro, Tesoro Vaquero

 

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[Bad Wolf]

Since no one's said it yet, careful with the cleaning. It can really mess up the value of a coin. Also, just so we've got the whole picture, do you think you could pinpoint the spot on Google Earth?

 

[Bad Wolf]

A Banner Find is a find so rare and/or impressive that it just has to be celebrated! Look at the bar of photos on the top of the homepage for the most recent Banner Finds on Tnet!

 

[dig kzoo]

Wow killer finds, Congrats!!

 

[Army of 1]

Nice scores Texan , congrats on a great find .. cheers Mick

 

[Twinkletoes]

Absolutely fantastic finds! Congratulations! Love the Morgans!

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[BugsyDiggs]

Sweet shiny goodness

 

[detroitdigger]

That's an amazing day of finds,post more picks, when you find more!!!

 

[NBTexan]

Thanks for looking out in regards to cleaning, I am a engineer and have worked in corrosion in the past, I bought a ultra-sonic cleaner which really is the best thing to use for cleaning your finds. It will remove most dirt and debris without ruining the Patina. I highly recommending investing in one with some good cleaning fluid if you have the means to. As far as pin pointing it, I would rather not, not because I don't trust people on this site but because I am uncomfortable with the whole Internet knowing, I will say that my ranch is about 60 miles west of San Antonio. I would love to hunt with someone if anyone is looking for a place to go, I have another ranch closer to home with some history on it if anyone in the San Antonio area is looking for a place to go and a partner.

Air Force & Coast Guard Vet, Garrett AT Pro, Tesoro Vaquero