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Hey guys, it had been a couple weeks since I found the coin spill with the six silvers. I went back 2 days after the first 6 and found an additional 1842-O dime. Well, the next day I talked the landowner into plowing six plots in the field for me, including the spill site.

Fast forward to today.... Mike Scott and Gene Scullion from Fisher Metal Detectors came into town to hunt with me and my hunting buddy Coach Croft.

Five minutes after we get out of the truck I hear Coach yell "HOLY #$%@, A GOLD COIN" :laughing7: So the three of us run over to see this coin, and FOLKS it is BEAUTIFUL.

Its an 1841-C $2.5 gold coin.. The C mintmark really threw me for a loop so I looked it up on my phone. Minted at the CHARLOTTE, NC mint..

10,200 mintage :o

He also found the 1827 capped bust dime and 1853 quarter from the same small 20 foot circle. All in all we had a great day between the four of us, but Coach kicked our butts. :laughing9: We found several eagle buttons, and other CW relics but no other coins. :laughing7:

Thanks for looking and congrats Coach!!

- Jeff
 

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Terry Soloman

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Speechless.. :notworthy:
 

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Damn you found the Field of dreams... a producer to say the least! Great finds!:occasion14:
 

tennessee digger

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Something is going on with that site. You need to hunt every squire inch. Very nice gold coin!!! Tennessee digger
 

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Here's two pics I took with my phone shortly after found :headbang:
 

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Bill D. (VA)

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What a day for Coach!! I'm sure he's eternally grateful for you giving him the opportunity to make an awesome find like that. Kudos to you for being a stand-up guy and sharing your site. Maybe there's a chance you guys missed some. Bring in a GPX and give it one last try. Good luck!!
 

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Man that is hard to believe. Awesome...... Hope ya tried the G/B trick and it works for ya. That is enough to give you some restless nights wondering what else is out there. Congrats.....to say the least.:icon_thumleft:
 

VERMONTPACKRAT

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What a day for Coach!! I'm sure he's eternally grateful for you giving him the opportunity to make an awesome find like that. Kudos to you for being a stand-up guy and sharing your site. Maybe there's a chance you guys missed some. Bring in a GPX and give it one last try. Good luck!!

I must disagree... umrgolf has been a real SEATED kind of guy lately:headbang:

Without saying, the gold is awsome! You guys are really digging it up lately!

VPR
 

CMDiamonddawg

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Man all those silver coins and now a gold coin .. this is sick :laughing7: ha ha Simply Incredible Jeff ! What is your take on what is going on out there ? :icon_scratch: imo, seems the boys were gambling and pounding down some alcohol after the paymaster settled up . What was the reaction of the Fisher reps ?
 

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Man all those silver coins and now a gold coin .. this is sick :laughing7: ha ha Simply Incredible Jeff ! What is your take on what is going on out there ? :icon_scratch: What was the reaction of the Fisher reps ?

They both took some pictures and videos, we were all jumping around like little kids and high-fiving.. It was AWESOME!
 

CMDiamonddawg

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They both took some pictures and videos, we were all jumping around like little kids and high-fiving.. It was AWESOME!
What a hunt ! The coach scores big with a gold one , hope your next :o:cool:
 

leprechaun

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Awesome day when you find a gold coin, what a rush,wish I was there to see his face when he found it, big congrats.:notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:
 

matt092079

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That seated quarter is a beauty as well. The gold is nice, too. That goes without saying.
 

Erik in NJ

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Sounds like a great site you have there Jeff...good idea to get the field ploughed! And super nice of the farmer to do it. Great find for sure!
 

Bum Luck

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They both took some pictures and videos, we were all jumping around like little kids and high-fiving.. It was AWESOME!

Yeah, I can believe that!

In-credible. If you'd have done this on TV, no one would have believed you.
 

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