Boom! Finally A Gold Coin!!!! :)

Seener53

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So today I met up with my buddy at an old pounded park. I was kind of late with a hangover ;) When I got there my buddy had 3 silvers already so I started swinging and my first
target was a 1943 merc. Dug 3 more targets (low tones) which were junk and came across a bouncy 11-27. After a couple of seconds it locked on to 12-30 with the cursor in the middle of the screen. So that got me curious as I dug some gold before on the same cursor position. Dug a 6 inch plug and bam at the bottom of the plug was Gold! Called my buddy over as I was jumping up & down he confirmed my find and got some water to wash off the dirt. After a rinse a beautiful 1906 D 5$ gold emerged. Also found a 1904 V nickel and 5 wheaties, my buddy found 2 war nickels, 2 mercs, barber dime and over 20 wheaties. What a day, I'm so happy :)

Thanks for looking & HH!

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stories like this is what keeps me going out looking, congrats on the great find
 

Rick (Nova Scotia)

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Banner, no banner, no matter, great find.

I want one. I don't even put gold coin on the list, there wasn't near the amount in circulation up here. Your kind of lucky that way to have gold nearly continually minted for 140 years. Though not on my list I do hope to get one, it happens.

Congrats.
 

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Outstanging find:headbang: BANNER:icon_thumright:
 

digging440yrs

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AWESOME FIND !!!!!!!!!!!!! :occasion14:
 

Evolution

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Thanks GTzer & for the vote. What hangover, my hands were shaking for like an hour after the dig lol!
My hands shake when I'm hung over too. :laughing7: Congrats on the gold coin. Awesome find! :thumbsup:
 

BuckleBoy

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If that doesn't get someone's blood pumping, then they must be DEAD! GREAT photos, GREAT pics in the hole, in the dirt! MAN oh MAN!
 

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Great job!! Looks awesome.. I'm still waiting for my first gold, but I know it's out there ;) Gotta keep lookin'. Thanks for sharing
 

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Seener53

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stories like this is what keeps me going out looking, congrats on the great find

Thanks snakeyes, they are still out there under all the trash I became a believer today :)
 

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Seener53

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Banner, no banner, no matter, great find.

I want one. I don't even put gold coin on the list, there wasn't near the amount in circulation up here. Your kind of lucky that way to have gold nearly continually minted for 140 years. Though not on my list I do hope to get one, it happens.

Congrats.

Thanks Rick, don't give up you never know what could be next.
 

Steve in PA

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Beautiful! Congratulations man! I have been detecting for 25 years and never found one (yet).
 

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