🥇 BANNER Found an awesome coin spill today

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Found an awesome coin spill today (Video added)

(I've posted close-ups of all the coins in reply 65 per hogge's request. Turns out, the 1843 has a die crack on the reverse known as the "Lightning Bolt")

I was gonna wait to post this til tomorrow because I haven't even started putting the video together yet :laughing7: Anyway, today I returned to the site where I found the CS tongue and continued my search for the wreath, and certainly didn't expect this.

I was in a little corner about 70 yards from the spot where the CS buckle came from and my first target was the brass ring seen in the first photo. The next signal, about 2 feet away, was bouncing around like a bullet. I dug down about 7 inches and was surprised to see a nice 1857 seated dime come out of the bottom. So I got back up and starting scanning the immediate area and 5 feet away, BAM a signal banging on 88!! Before digging it, I scanned a little more to satisfy my curiousity and BAM, another signal hitting around 88!! So I dug that second signal first and at around 7 inches (again) it turned out to be a dateless Carolus IIII 2 reales. I went back to the previous signal and dug it out, also at 7 inches, and it was the 1856-O half dollar. So after all the excitement of the first three coins, I scanned the small area once more to find no more obvious signals and began expanding outwards. About 15 feet from the half dollar signal I got a very weak bullet-like signal very similar to the first dime. I dug it out at yet again 7 inches and it turned out to be an 1858 halfdime. Another three feet from that signal, BAM another high 80's signal at 7 inches that turned out to be the 1843 quarter. And last but not least, I went back over to the area where I found the first three and got a very IRONY blip and found the last coin, an 1857 quarter at about a foot deep.

If you did read the last sentence, it gives me very good reason to believe there are more coins to be found at this spot. Thanks for looking.

-Jeff


Sorry this video took so long! I tried to upload it to youtube twice yesterday and finally got it on round 3 :laughing9:






1858 halfdime
1857 dime
1843 quarter
1857 quarter
dateless Carolus IIII 2 reales
1856-O half dollar
 

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Ironman!

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Wow, your goal for seateds dug this year, just grew by leaps and bounds!:headbang: The 2 reale is a nice bonus and just whispers what more might be at that site!!:hello2: Congrats my friend and I really do hope you find that wreath!!! You've got my banner nod as well......duh!!!!!:laughing7:

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Don in SJ

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Wow, I can just imagine the excitement you must have experienced, all silver, all special, don't we all wish we could find something like this once a year, wait, once in a lifetime of hunting would be good enough. Congrats on a banner hunt!

Don
 

Joe88

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WOW!!! Very Nice!!
Congrats!!

Joe
 

Sooper Dave

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Wow! That is an Awesome Coin Spill! That is a Great Spot You Are At! Good Job and Way To Go!
 

Talon

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Way to put in the time digging that last quarter! That is some deep digging! Kudos to you sir!
 

antlerman23

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WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Incredible! banner vote from me! and to think, i havent even gotten a clad spill yet! :tongue3:
 

Ground Inspector

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Amazing finds. That is unbelievable. Can't wait to hear about your next visit to the site.
 

Argentium

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Clearly BANNER worthy finds - this is what we dream of !!! I would pound that entire area repeatedly until there were no sounds at all !
Argentium.
 

Steve in PA

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Amazing coin spill Jeff !!! I can just imagine some soldier in camp stumbling around drunk, losing all his pocket change. Your silver to copper ratio out in those Missouri camps is just off the charts!
 

Tnmountains

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Awsome. Makes you wonder what happened in that spot. I hope you go back and find many more and the rest of that buckle. Good luck!'HH
TnMtns
 

Easy

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Is it just me or are those coins incredible condition for being dug?
 

Westfront

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That is something you can call "Coinspill" A huge loss back then.... Congrats on a great find! Go back, there must be some more!
 

Rick (Nova Scotia)

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can see why you didn't wait.

awesome bunch of coin finds, I'd need a new diaper, for I'd likely poop myself.
 

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