Yankee finds CSA gold coin

[RelicRick]

I was back at the old cellar hole today digging away and sifting the dirt and look at what was staring me in the face. This site keeps producing time after time ! Thanks for looking...happy hunting.

 

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[juju]

That had to be a heart stopper. Til ya saw the word copy under the 5 dollars. Cool token though.

JuJu

 

[RelicRick]

Hey JuJu...thanks for pointing that out....I hadn't noticed it! All the same, I had fun finding it!

 

[juju]

Hey JuJu...thanks for pointing that out....I hadn't noticed it! All the same, I had fun finding it!

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I figured you already spotted it. I do beleive it has happened to all of us at one point or another. Still a cool find. Keep em comin.

JuJu

 

[prolab69]

You found this at an old cellar hole? did they make copies back then?
I was about to vote banner.

 

[fortbball9]

You found this at an old cellar hole? did they make copies back then?
I was about to vote banner.

I was going to vote banner also.Until COPY came in to the pic
I know I would have $%&# if I would have dug that.
I know how disappointed you are to see that word.

fortbball9

 

[creeper71]

You found this at an old cellar hole? did they make copies back then?
I was about to vote banner.

I was going to vote banner also.Until COPY came in to the pic
I know I would have $%&# if I would have dug that.
I know how disappointed you are to see that word.

fortbball9

I was going to say almost the exact same thing as fortbball9

 

[NUKE345KV]

very sweet

 

[treasurehound]

I've got to say I did not see the copy the first time I saw this. This would have been a great treasure story if it were real and part of the lost Confederate mint that never has been found. I still like it and it makes a great story to tell. Nice find.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

still a cool find

 

[Old River]

A Thrill is always worth it. Congrats.....

 

[kane23]

Should have been easy to figure out since the confederates never made gold coins......Kane 23

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Hey JuJu...thanks for pointing that out....I hadn't noticed it! All the same, I had fun finding it!

Crushed dreams huh? Kidding, I would have had a heart attack seeing that in the ground. Found a gold colored Mexican coin once that had my heart racing. Still, a great find!

 

[RelicRick]

Should have been easy to figure out since the confederates never made gold coins......Kane 23

Sorry we don't all share your prolific knowledge of Confederate coinage.

 

[Tank69]

Sorry bout it being a copy but hey thats my Bro he is good at yankin carpet out from under you lol I think its stil a cool shiney dont be bumed

 

[romeo-1]

Looks like someone was trying to "pull a fast one" on you by planting a replica at an old cellar hole...I wonder who would have done that...

I'd want to punch him in the face though

 

[dfx willy]

even though is a copy is it still gold? being gold would sure help. willy.

 

[IronSpike]

Cool find Is the coin gold or gold plated? Appear to be in great condition.

According to this link in 1861 Edward Elmore sent a letter to the CSA Secretary of the Treasury showing this design. No examples of the $5 nor $20 coin are known to exist. So this coin copy in a way could be considered "original".

http://www.csacurrency.com/csacoin/csa5dol.htm

 

[RPG]

Should have been easy to figure out since the confederates never made gold coins......Kane 23

Sorry we don't all share your prolific knowledge of Confederate coinage.

Why such a snide remark? The man was just stating a simple FACT. Plus, even with MY bad eyesight, the word "copy" was not hard to see.

How do you know his remark was "snide". He could have been joking with kane23. And how does kane23 know the confederates never made coinage since he was born at least a hundred years after the civil war ended. Everyone has heard the stories about buried confederate gold. Maybe they buried it all. Maybe that's the reason none has ever been found. The FACT is, no one knows. This is a very nice find and kinda rare as you don't see them very often. I would loved to find one. Copy or no.

Randy

 

[kane23]

Just look in the Redbook,the confederates only made examples of cents and half dollars,both extremely rare. Of course if you saw the movie Sahara, you might think otherwise. Confederate gold that was hidden was old US gold...Kane 23