New Colonial Sites Lead to my First GOLD coin!!!!

[Hunthicks]

Got out with The Patriot today to try some new spots in an area with some age and potential. Lots of pottery and broken glass showing up but for the most part finds were bits and bobs and scrap brass and lead. Then out popped this, an 1800 1/3 Guinea gold coin! I was honestly in shock, I NEVER expected I'd find a gold coin, and a 213 year old one at that. I don't think Patriot could believe it either! It was my only coin for the day, and after we tried three new sites that should have had lots more goodies we tried an old beat site and I came up with some musketballs and a bale seal. All in all, with the great weather, some free sausages and taters from a nice farmer, good company and a gold coin, it was one of my best days detecting yet!

 

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[CRUSADER]

Awesome !

As stated many of us will never get one.
I never put gold coin on my top ten wish list before, this year I did put it on the list, but past number 10, as it is highly unlikely.

Old, and gold, a good combo.

Congrats.

I think your missing the point of a wish list. My top 5 (thats all I bother with) are all 'impossible' finds, however so were my first set of 5 before I got them.

 

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[GioTheGreek]

Hicksy, well done man! What an amazing find. I'm down the road if Patriot can't make it out with you next time.

Seriously though, f**n amazing stuff. Sweet musket balls too.

 

[bottles10]

I would vote Banner if I knew how

 

[cntrydncr1]

congrats on the awesome find!

 

[Iron Patch]

I would vote Banner if I knew how

It's easy. You go up top to the banner and click the gold coin.

 

[silversurfer1111]

that coin is AWESOME !

 

[ColonialDude]

Sick find man!! Absolutely incredible! Not as much time in the hobby as many others here but I've been at it for 9 years and have hunted some incredible colonial sites with no gold coin in sight. Congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

It's easy. You go up top to the banner and click the gold coin.

He means 'vote banner'.

Go to the top of any post & press the red button named 'nominate banner'.

 

[wwwtimmcp]

very nice, and thanks for sharing

 

[Iron Patch]

He means 'vote banner'.

Go to the top of any post & press the red button named 'nominate banner'.

No, my instructions are how you nominate a find for the banner once it's already there.

 

[Hunthicks]

Hicksy, well done man! What an amazing find. I'm down the road if Patriot can't make it out with you next time.

Seriously though, f**n amazing stuff. Sweet musket balls too.

Thanks! I'm sure we'll all end up on a hunt at some point, I headed your way a few times last year with the fiance in tow but couldn't decide on a site to get permission on, so I just went fishing haha.

Sick find man!! Absolutely incredible! Not as much time in the hobby as many others here but I've been at it for 9 years and have hunted some incredible colonial sites with no gold coin in sight. Congrats!

I feel pretty lucky that I've found what I have in the first five years I've been detecting. I've been on a long colonial silver drought and after this find, I won't mind going a while longer. I have a feeling it'll take me years to find something I consider more awesome than this, if ever!

 

[monsterrack]

A banner find for sure, you are the MAN I have never found any thing goldThe MD gods have not smiled on me for a gold find.

 

[Iron Patch]

I have a feeling it'll take me years to find something I consider more awesome than this, if ever!

I thought that once, and it did happen about 4 months later. That was 12 years ago and I've yet to tie or improve upon those. Even though a gold coin is a great find I personally think anything old and worth $$$$ is as good or better. Something modern I'd have to see because it would be 100% about the value.

If there was 2 holes, one with the gold coin and the other with $4,000 I have a sneaky suspicion if given the choice you would take the cash. So you can still find something more awesome... at least in that way.

 

[Mi$terG]

Congrats on the find of a lifetime! That is a beauty of a coin!

 

[Hunthicks]

I thought that once, and it did happen about 4 months later. That was 12 years ago and I've yet to tie or improve upon those. Even though a gold coin is a great find I personally think anything old and worth $$$$ is as good or better. Something modern I'd have to see because it would be 100% about the value.

If there was 2 holes, one with the gold coin and the other with $4,000 I have a sneaky suspicion if given the choice you would take the cash. So you can still find something more awesome... at least in that way.

I sure wouldn't turn up my nose at $4000! But I hear what you're saying, you just never know what you're going to find - guess I better get back out there and keep trying.

 

[swamp yankee]

Congrats on what has to easily be the find of a lifetime!!! HH and have a great year......

 

[Sovereignelite]

Incredible!

 

[VGVIKING]

Great find for sure...welcome to the club...

 

[EC.Mason]

Very worthy of a banner. A gold coin is on my wish list. Hopefuly I'll pull one out one of these days. Congrats to you!

 

[beau-bc]

Fabulous find,just a Beautiful coin,once in a lifetime ,great going.