Today was my last day off as I return to work tomorrow (after an extended X-Mas Holiday ). Thankfully there was a break in the wet & very windy weather. I'm glad I didn't try yesterday, as the only road/lane to the field had a huge tree blown across it (cut & cleared now), must have been yesterday which would have blocked my way back with the bike.
I spent 4 hours on my own continuing the rather difficult land I started to grid recently. I was having a bad few hours & my mind was dreaming up a likely good find from this field, the best I was hoping for was a complete Medieval Buckle. You never expect a Gold Coin but it was furthest from my mind & I had no clues that this field was going to do anything this good It's taken Dad & I over 2 years to find another Gold Coin, but I'm so glad 2012 is made already, so the pressure is off for the rest of the year
Other finds of the day:
4 Scrappy Roman Coins
2 Lead Tokens
Tudor Clothes Fastener (Rose)
Leather Mount (circa 17th C) – Man in the moon & star to right
17th C Lead Cap (powder flask)
There are less than 50 Recorded examples of this type
Celtic Gold Quarter Stater
CUNOBELINE
AD10-20AD
Wild Type Horse Right
Let me tell you, I was so pleased with the coin, it got a Rex Hunt Kiss (but no throwing back)
My first ever Celtic Gold Coin (some years ago) was this very same type, however it was a full Stater & this is a Quarter. So now I have the full set 8) - I pictured it next to my first coin to show how much smaller this one is http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Celtic-Cat...-/120696388043
See one listed for sale above.
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
PMA:Positive MetalDetecting Attitude. "Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best"- Edward Abbey ONE LIFE - DETECT IT
You don't mess around banner time already. this could end up being your year. Going to the polls now........ voteing booth
Take Care,
Pete,
Cheers, roll on 2012
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
PMA:Positive MetalDetecting Attitude. "Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best"- Edward Abbey ONE LIFE - DETECT IT
Cru,
Congratulations on an awesome find and your first banner find of 2012.
Happy hunting in 2012 and I hope you find your entire wish list.
NJ
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
PMA:Positive MetalDetecting Attitude. "Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best"- Edward Abbey ONE LIFE - DETECT IT
I bet that was a faint signal with such a tiny gold coin. You must have to dig a lot foil and other small bits chasing that kind of gold.
I vary what I dig depending on the site. However, with this field I'm digging every signal (as its pretty sparce), which does include lots of foil & coke. My general approach is to clear everything. (I always hunt with no Disc & high Ses, as I like to hear every bit of iron etc..)
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
PMA:Positive MetalDetecting Attitude. "Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best"- Edward Abbey ONE LIFE - DETECT IT
Way to start out the year with a bang. Now anything else for the rest of the year is gravy.
TOTAL COLONIAL SILVER COINS DUG: 194
- Hammered silver coins (pre-1645 not including cobs): 22
- Hammered silver coins from the 1500s: 8 (all sixpences)
- Spanish cobs: 22
- Cut silver pieces: 88
- Other whole colonial silver coins: 59
- Colonial silver counterfeits: 3
OLDEST COLONIAL SILVER COIN DUG: 1563 Elizabeth I sixpence
MOST RARE AND VALUABLE COLONIAL SILVER COIN DUG: 1659 Lord Baltimore sixpence
NOTABLE COLONIAL COPPER COINS/JETTONS/TOKENS DUG:
- Early 1600s jettons (3 dug)
- 1600s Half penny trade token
- 1650-75 Edward Jarvis "The George" tavern penny token (London)
- 1670 Bristol merchant's farthing token
- 1675 Charles II farthing
- 1677-79 Charles II bawbee sixpence
- 1694 W&M halfpenny (2 dug)
- 1795 Liberty cap cent (graded EF)
- 1797, 1798 & 1803 Draped bust LCs
- 1811 Half cent (rare date - graded EF)
- 1700s KG coppers (20-25 dug)
- 1761/62 German 21 heller (cut)
- 1773 Va halfpennies (42-45 dug)
- 1786 German 1 pfennig
- 1700s French copper
- Numerous 1700s undated or slicks
** All of these coins were dug at numerous colonial sites in southeast Virginia after securing property owner permission.
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT:
I am anticipating that my new book entitled "DISCOVERING VIRGINIA'S COLONIAL ARTIFACTS - A Comprehensive Guide to Recovery, Identification and Preservation" will be available sometime during the early Fall 2017. This hardcover volume, nearly 400 pages in length, will double as both a "how-to" manual as well as a colonial artifact "encyclopedia" to help ID and date your finds. This publication will be a valuable resource not just for the colonial enthusiast, but for all metal detecting hobbyists as it covers topics such as research, permission, how to read and search sites, trash pits, artifact cleaning, preservation, documentation and display, ethics, and much more. It will also contain nearly 1000 color photos of 16th, 17th and 18th century artifacts I have personally recovered over the last 20+ years along with many quality post-colonial finds that randomly turn up at early sites. Updates will be provided as we get closer to the release date, which is now projected to be October 2017.
(Last updated 7-24-17)
that belongs on the banner without a doubt !!!
Congrats on a beautiful coin !!!!
It was a banner day for me, Dad & I could not have tried much harder for this & it pops up in a random field which if we had any other choice we would not have done. It's not a site, it's in the middle of no-where, & only a few promising signs However, this proves why I do like to try the hard ground, because it may only have 1 good find but it's always worth trying. (mostly so you can cross it off the mental map)
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
PMA:Positive MetalDetecting Attitude. "Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best"- Edward Abbey ONE LIFE - DETECT IT
Woohooo! You missed Your goal by 4 days...but i think that one was worth the waiting! Not to mention, You were missed by the tree... Big congrats on Your celtic gold!
8Likes
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
). Thankfully there was a break in the wet & very windy weather. I'm glad I didn't try yesterday, as the only road/lane to the field had a huge tree blown across it (cut & cleared now), must have been yesterday which would have blocked my way back with the bike. 
Reply With Quote
Going to the polls now........ voteing booth 
Can't Hide Nowhere Now!
Originally Posted by Timekiller
Congrats on the "old gold" I'm voting !!!!
