$1 gold piece - Updated now with the "after" pix.

Tom_in_CA

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$1 gold piece - Updated now with the "after" pix.

Got this love-token $1 gold piece on a beach in central CA today. The zone where this came from produces coins back to seateds, barbers, etc... when it erodes. Even Spanish reales at times have come from here :headbang: There's a beach cut that's going on 2 months old at this location, that ....... every few week's ..... mother nature readjusts the sand back and forth here, revealing a few more zones each time.

This is my 12th gold coin (not counting jewelry) and my second of the $1 denomination size. Even though this was technically made into jewelry, I'm counting it in my coin's count, d/t the phenomenom of love tokens seems to be strictly a mid 1800s thing. Ie.: you never see love tokens done on coins past seateds, if I'm not mistaken. And also because the stretch of beach is known for coins of the era means it's not a modern loss. Other targets this morning were a 1900 barber dime, another as-yet unknown silver coin, a few wheaties, skeleton key, suspender clip, etc.....
 

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Dirty Knees McGee

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Re: $1 gold piece

Great find. Obviously it is great to find gold, let alone a gold coin... but I think your love token trumps a regular gold coin any day because it has a story and meaning behind it. Good stuff and HH! :thumbsup:
 

jorge del norte

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Re: $1 gold piece

lucky b@st@rd......

nice finds.
 

time4me

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Re: $1 gold piece

Very nice Tom. Way to go!!! I vote BANNER find.

Jim
 

West Jersey Detecting

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Re: $1 gold piece

That is one beauty of a coin (not jewelry for sure!).

You guys out west find all the gold!!
 

beetle662

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Re: $1 gold piece

That is not only a great coin find, but the fact that it is a love token makes it even better in my honest opinion!

Awesome! Congrats! :thumbsup:
 

DANGLANGLEY

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Re: $1 gold piece

I vote banner also. The one that was made for was a very special person. That is a beautiful piece. Congratulations!!!

DANGLANGLEY
 

curbdiggercarl57

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Re: $1 gold piece

Banner, if you take me with you next time. Aw, hell, banner anyway. Wait, did you say this is your twelfth gold coin. No banner for you. Fine, banner.
 

IronSpike

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Re: $1 gold piece

Gold Banner Love token :icon_king:
 

baspinall

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Re: $1 gold piece

Now that is a cool find! :thumbsup:
 

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