SW Colorado Ghost Town $5.00 Gold Piece

[Wayne1947]

Back in 1987, I was exploring a burned out ghost town on Red Mountain, just south of Ouray, Colorado. There was all kinds of debris scattered across the old town site, shoes, boots, nails, broken bottles, old safes.... I had just remarked to my wife...."Wouldn't it be neat to find an Indian Head penny".... When I looked down, there next to my boot was a coin on edge, half buried in the mud. I reached down picked it up and saw that it was a $5.00 gold piece... 1895-S. WOW, what a feeling! If I live to be a hundred, I'll probably never do that again.

Later, I found a photo of the town before it burned, and there standing on the exact spot where I found the coin, was an outhouse.

 

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[Marc]

Awesome coin!

 

[godisnum1]

That's just *amazing*
The thing looks brand new!!!
Congrats & Welcome to TreasureNet!!!!!

Bran <><

 

[toolman61]

I wonder if you could find out who owns the land and possibly get permission to hunt it. I'll bet you would find a lot of really good relics as well as coins. Great post and coin. HH tom

 

[toolman61]

P.S. Bet you got all the mders around there heading for the Ghost Town Hope they have luck like you did

 

[vegasmetsfan]

GREAT COIN

 

[NZGJC]

Excellent find

 

[treasurefiend]

Wow thats amazing!!!

 

[Specter]

Beautiful coin!

 

[CRUSADER]

That was an expensive dump

 

[bootybay]

that is one neat story, I can only hope to find something half as good. congrats to you big time

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Ok, so it that luck or skill ?? Just kidding- what it is , is AWESOME !! Good for you.You deserve it

 

[windrun]

VERY AWESOME!

This coin look so nice ever I see!

Richard

 

[Detectingfreak]

Thats awesome! That must of sucked for the person who lost that! They must of been really upset! Anyways very nice condition for the coin!

 

[Indianhead Jones]

A beautiful, gorgeous coin, Wayne! After 28 years of detecting, I'm still hoping for that elusive gold coin.

Larry

 

[spisswgt]

i kind of doubt i will ever find anything better than a pull-tab..... that and nails are all i've ever found.

 

[desertfox]

A "BIG" Welcome to TNET Wayne! What a first post! Takes most of us years to find a gold coin if ever. Congrats..... Happy Hunting

Desertfox

 

[spisswgt]

has anyone ever metal detected inside a museum? bring a hammer cuz for some odd reason theres a lot of cool stuff encased in glass!!!

 

[willpond & LLK]

Great Find!

 

[Native1858]

Might be surprised what a person can find in an outhouse, many an old-timer hid, and secured, items safely under that top shelf (seat) because they knew nobody would want to look there.