🥇 BANNER What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Bill D. (VA)

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Just got permission for a new colonial site that I've had my eye on for some time. No, this is not the holy grail site I referred to in my last post, but the way it turned out it might as well have been. As I was driving down the lane approaching the house a beautiful bald eagle flew directly in front of my truck so things were starting out right. Then the first signal I got when I walked out in the field was a NY cuff button that fell apart in my hand, but that was still a good sign. After that I wandered around for a bit without finding much, then ventured to another part of the property where I found a musketball, then a 3-ringer and an eagle button not long after. So I decided to hunker down in that spot for a while. As I usually do at colonial sites I dig all non-ferrous targets as many of the tombacs, other small buttons, buckle pieces, etc, often come in quite low on the conductivity scale. As a result I end up digging loads of lead buck shot which I was certainly doing yesterday. I got another one of those hits, maybe just a tad higher on the scale of my F75, and it was a very consistent 27. I knew it was very shallow so I stuck my shovel in at a low angle, then flipped the 2-inch scraping upside down. Immediately I saw a beautiful gold coin staring back at me. I was lucky I didn't hit it with the shovel. I eventually had the nerve to actually touch it, and it turned out to be a gorgeous 1852 one dollar gold piece. I was stunned to say the least. Took me a while to get my wits about myself, then I started hunting the same area a little more slowly. I think I dug one more bullet, then got another nice deep sounding bullet signal. Dug a fairly deep hole (12") and the target was still in the bottom. Finally I got it out and was looking at the back of what I thought was a large pewter spoon. But it was quite heavy. I flipped it over and started scraping the wet dirt out with my fingers when that magical "US" started to appear and I realized I had just unearthed my first US boxplate complete with lead backing. What a hunt this was turning out to be! Later in the day I found a nice piece of cut silver which completed the trifecta. I also dug a nice assortment of other colonial and CW relics including a colonial hoe I pulled from a trash pit. When I was cleaning the finds this afternoon I noticed that what I thought was another beat up NY button turned out to be a Mass coat, also a first for me. And to top things off I thought I saw some writing around the edge of one of the large flat buttons, and after putting it in a warm hydrogen peroxide bath for a while I could see the word "Carolus" so I knew I had dug a spanish colonial copper. Anyway, it was an incredible day that I won't soon forget. This is probably my best hunt ever aside from the 2 days I found the twin hammered silver caches 4 years ago. HH to all!
 

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Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

WOW, WOW, WOW. Great finds!
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Awesome day.
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Of all gold coins recovered the small denominations are the rarer.They come in very faint and often a cruddy signal.I would think given the small size they were easily lost,so I am led to beleive they are often missed.Glad you didnt!! :thumbsup:
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Holy cow !! that is a great hunt and a Banner find some days you just cant go wrong :headbang: any more gold up there and a armed guard will be needed :icon_thumleft: Jim
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

That is an absolutely Beautiful Gold Dollar! :o

Congratulations on a successful day and then some!!!

CC
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

WOW Banner!

Joe
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Terrific outing Bill. That is what we go out to find, and you got a portion of it all. :occasion14:
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Phenomenal!
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

WOW!!!!! :icon_thumright: and I'm voting banner too! found gold coin- great find! :headbang:
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Banner :headbang:

What a pretty coin... congrads!
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

:o I'm amazed at that one :headbang: that's as pretty as it gets, Bill :headbang: :headbang: congrats!!
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

That is a dream hunt !! Super finds :headbang:
Glen
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Beaiful coin!
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

As all have said to me that is one AWESOME DAY Congrats on BANNER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :icon_thumleft:

Bubba65
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Wow! what an awesome day! Good job!!!
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Congrats on a amazing haul of nice Relics :icon_thumright: ! Love the US gold coin :headbang: !

TommNJ
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

It was there to kick and you KICKED it!!!!!! Congrats..... outstanding day. :hello2:
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Oh my god! :o
 

Re: What an amazing day - gold coin/colonial silver and copper/US box plate & more!!

Very nice finds!!!!!!!!! Your gold looks just like the 1852-O $1 gold i bought 2 months ago........only yours is cooler since you dug it
 

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