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Feb 26, 2009, 08:49 PM
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GOLD colored DOUBLOON !!!!
My heart almost stopped when I turned the soil over and saw gold and the shape of a coin.
I was hunting where some old houses were torn down and got a good signal, but it was a Mardi Gras Doubloon from 1971.
I also found a couple of buttons. One is a Cones Boss button.
There is also what looks to be some kind of copper or brass brooch.
I also found some square nails and some really old broken glass and plates.
I only found one memorial penny.
I feel like there has to be some silver dimes in the area. I only had an hour to hunt but am planning on going back. There's a lot of trash so the detecting is really tough.
"You won't find anything in 100% of the holes you don't dig"
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Feb 26, 2009 08:49 PM
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Feb 27, 2009, 12:21 PM
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Re: GOLD colored DOUBLOON !!!!
I think you will have to take your gold doubloon to New Orleans to try and spend it. Its Louisiana currency.
The deeper I dig, the more dirt I find.
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Feb 27, 2009, 07:36 PM
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Re: GOLD colored DOUBLOON !!!!
I think you're right redbronco.
It's got to be worth at least a good cold DIXIE beer and a serving of hot CRAWFISH !!!
"You won't find anything in 100% of the holes you don't dig"
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Mar 02, 2009, 06:20 AM
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Re: GOLD colored DOUBLOON !!!!
Haha, been there, done that. Found the same gold doubloon on the beach at Bay St. Louis. It does give a few extra strokes on the heart.
Cleaning up the earth, one pull tab at a time
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Mar 06, 2009, 08:26 PM
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Re: GOLD colored DOUBLOON !!!!
If it will get cold beer and crawfish, I'm through with nickels and dimes.
The deeper I dig, the more dirt I find.
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Dec 07, 2009, 09:03 PM
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Re: GOLD colored DOUBLOON !!!!

Originally Posted by
HalfSpeed
Haha, been there, done that. Found the same gold doubloon on the beach at Bay St. Louis. It does give a few extra strokes on the heart.
I found a catch of them, freaked me out until I read what they were, hehe.
Davy Keith
South Mississippi
Fisher F-75 LE
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Dec 08, 2009, 08:26 PM
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Re: GOLD colored DOUBLOON !!!!
Yea ! keithinvestigation,
It does get the blood circulating !
Maybe next time it will be the real thing !
"You won't find anything in 100% of the holes you don't dig"