Wilver Half Dollar (Paco introduction pic + Zoy flexing + My 6-pac) LMAO!

[Stormtrooper154]

Great find once again Kirk! All I have to say is that pinpointing with Whites is so GOOD, that we HAVE to deck them every once in a while just to believe it!  Some other detectors have to dig a foxhole for recovery.

You should have keep your first post....I was explaining that it is easy to pinpoint with the Whites machines!  I agree!!!  Even for those super deep coins at 5" that's signals are breaking up LOL.  Try pinpointing a dime at 10+", its a little harder!  :P :P :P

Storm, I would rather dig a half reale out at a depth of 3" instead of digging 10" for a Mercury. If I saw you do that, I would probably laugh. Seriously, give me a field anyday over an average park. Plus, I'll take a Conn. coppa at 0" (literally, it was) anyday over a Rosie at 8.5". hahaha

HH!

Well Kirk....Where I live, we don't have places like that to hunt bud!  That's just the facts of life here!  You can laugh all you want, but trust me when I tell you that you will be laughing at every T-net member on the west coast.  There are no battlefields, colonial villages, or anything of that nature here.  The only thing that would even come close to that is a late 1800's logging camp in the middle of the woods.

You are lucky to live in a history rich environment, thank your parents for moving there LOL  Lewis and Clark didn't even come to this area until the 1800's.....So unless the Indians had some colonial coins, I doubt one will ever be found in this area. I will give you props for thr research bud, you found a spot that held some old coins and that is cool. I just wish our area here had as much history as yours does!

 

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[Kas]

You guy sure so find some good coins.

My white's wilver machine is working good, too.

As for the other pics, looks like you're cut, but could use some weight gainer to put on some size.
HH
Ken

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Great find once again Kirk! All I have to say is that pinpointing with Whites is so GOOD, that we HAVE to deck them every once in a while just to believe it! Some other detectors have to dig a foxhole for recovery.

You should have keep your first post....I was explaining that it is easy to pinpoint with the Whites machines! I agree!!! Even for those super deep coins at 5" that's signals are breaking up LOL. Try pinpointing a dime at 10+", its a little harder! :P :P :P

Storm, I would rather dig a half reale out at a depth of 3" instead of digging 10" for a Mercury. If I saw you do that, I would probably laugh. Seriously, give me a field anyday over an average park. Plus, I'll take a Conn. coppa at 0" (literally, it was) anyday over a Rosie at 8.5". hahaha

HH!

Well Kirk....Where I live, we dont have places like that to hunt bud! Thats just the facts of life here! You can laugh all you want, but trust me when I tell you that you will be laughing at every T-net member on the west coast. There are no battlefields, colonial villages, or anything of that nature here.

Do you see me laughing at "Grubby?" Nope, he finds those 1700s coins in CA! It is the detectorist, not the area.

 

[Kas]

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Well Kirk....Where I live, we dont have places like that to hunt bud! Thats just the facts of life here! You can laugh all you want, but trust me when I tell you that you will be laughing at every T-net member on the west coast. There are no battlefields, colonial villages, or anything of that nature here. The only thing that would even come close to that is a late 1800's logging camp in the middle of the woods.
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Might be true, but there be gold out there. Here in the east there is very, very little gold. That's the trade off I'd guess.

 

[{Sentinel}]

I would think that you would find Mexican and Spanish Reales all day over there in Cali. That place was full of Spaniards and missionaries, etc. Those coins are colonial era and older. I would definitely be researchin where all those old mining and logging camps, missions, and ghost towns were and hittin'em up!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

I would think that you would find Mexican and Spanish Reales all day over there in Cali. That place was full of Spaniards and missionaries, etc. Those coins are colonial era and older. I would definitely be researchin where all those old mining and logging camps, missions, and ghost towns were and hittin'em up!

Like I stated, it is the detectorist, NOT the area. His area is as historical as mine. I hate it when dudes make excuses for their lack of Colonial relics.

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Yes, We do have gold coins here...and so do you over there!!!!! As for the missions in California near mexico, that is just a few miles from here.....Maybe about 900-950 or so. Not even close to my area, so I will let someone else comment on that one. For this area, the oldest place I have found that will hold some goodies was built in 1833, 26 years older then Oregons statehood! I have already hunted it, I was the only one with permission too. Looks like some tresspassers beat me to it because the oldest coin found was a Merc. We had 3 guys all with the same results.

 

[Stormtrooper154]

I would think that you would find Mexican and Spanish Reales all day over there in Cali. That place was full of Spaniards and missionaries, etc. Those coins are colonial era and older. I would definitely be researchin where all those old mining and logging camps, missions, and ghost towns were and hittin'em up!

Like I stated, it is the detectorist, NOT the area. His area is as historical as mine. I hate it when dudes make excuses for their lack of Colonial relics.

Dude, I KNOW you are smarter then that Kirk!!!! How the hell do you figure I should have a relic from the 13 original colonies 2000 miles away from the area they are from? Come on man....You should just go ahead and erase that post before you get laughed at!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Yeah, I have met some people and read ALOT of articles about Gold Eagles and Double Eagles being pulled out of areas out there in the West too! Saw a article awhile back where this guy hunted 49er sites from the California gold rush and found like 8-10 beautiful Double Eagles from the mid 1800s!! Now that is very commendable and AWESOME! So there definitely are some great coins to be had...Yall definitely have more gold out there than we do over here in the East....Yeah, we have alittle, but not like over there.

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Yeah, I have met some people and read ALOT of  articles about Gold Eagles and Double Eagles being pulled out of areas out there in the West too!  Saw a article awhile back where this guy hunted 49er sites from the California gold rush and found like 8-10 beautiful Double Eagles from the mid 1800s!!  Now that is very commendable and AWESOME!  So there definitely are some great coins to be had...Yall definitely have more gold out there than we do over here in the East....Yeah, we have alittle, but not like over there.

Yeah, We have gold here!  My buddy pulled 2 $10.00 coins from the same private residental yard.  However, that being said....Gold coins were not carried around like Copper (coppa) or Silver (wilver) coins were.  On todays standard, that would be like you carrying around a 2 week paycheck in one coin form.  I dont know about you, but I am not going to carry around a $2000 coin in my pocket for very long!  Let alone to a picnic in the park, etc.

Also, I am not in the 49er area LOL. I am in Portland, OR....We have hippies and rain here, I dont know what is worse! LOL

 

[{Sentinel}]

Back then a Double Eagle was worth $20 bucks which was alot but not nowhere near 2000 and that was the main form of currency besides nuggets and gold dust..that they had. They were used extensively by the miners, bankers and citizens of the old mining and gold rush towns. That is why they are scattered out there between all those different sites.

 

[Stormtrooper154]

No, back then a Double Eagle was worth $20 bucks which was alot but not nowhere near 2000. They were used extensively by the miners, bankers and citizens of the old mining and gold rush towns. That is why they are scattered out there between all those different sites.

I know a $20 Dollar gold coin was worth $20 back then LOL Like I said, On todays standard, that would be like carrying a 1/2 a months paycheck (in coin form) around.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Yeah, it was a half a months pay, but that was the main form of currency when they were pulling all that gold out of the ground...They probably would have died for a Visa to put in there back pockets LOL But alas, GOLD or plastic You be the judge

(Also, in reference to above, you would be suprised how many people dont know that a Double Eagle equaled $20 bucks.)

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Buying power of the gold coins in 1850...

$1.00 Gold Coin = $26.30 in 2007
$2.50 Gold Coin = $65.74 in 2007
$3.00 Gold Coin = $78.89 in 2007
$5.00 Gold Coin = $131.48 in 2007
$10.00 Gold Coin = $262.96 in 2007
$20.00 Gold Coin = $525.93 in 2007

Source = Historical Currency Conversions @ http://futureboy.homeip.net/fsp/dollar.fsp

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Thanks, guys, for the support. Coppa fever!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

I'm 100!

 

[Stormtrooper154]

(Also, in reference to above, you would be suprised how many people dont know that a Double Eagle equaled $20 bucks.)

For the love of god!!! It says $20.00 on the coin ROFL Thats like not knowing how much a "One Dime" is worth hehehehehe

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

How the hell did I get over 100 replies? LMAO!

 

[Stormtrooper154]

How the hell did I get over 100 replies? LMAO!

Well, 29 of them are from you

 

[UnEarthed72]

Nice finds Congrats

Also I have to agree I get a laugh from all of kirks posts,its great to see your finds and very entertaining reading.