🥇 BANNER WOW -- 1835 $5 GOLD COIN !!!!!

Ron (CA)

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If I was not living this I would not believe it!! I have been fighting the flu for the last week or so and had lost my voice completely for a few days, but was feeling a bit better and had the bug to get out and hunt a bit. Especially after Mark dug a sweet Cast Brass Tongue buckle at a site he was scouting for us. Turns out he had a "matching" wreath from a different site.

So Mark and I headed to the buckle site so we could check out the camp site that Mark had isolated. It was a very cool site so I got some scenery shots and then we cleared some ground of branches and hunted it for a bit. We found a few keepers and then decided to get a bite to eat and then head back to the site where Mark got his last (4th) $20 Gold Coin.

We decided to hunt the fringes of the site and we located another iron invested area and we started to pull some period targets. I got a nice Fancy Wreath buckle, Mark dug an nice lever off an old gun. We kept calling each other over to compare targets and shoot video. After about 5 or 6 shotgun shells I got another nice smooth mid tone so I started to scrape the dirt off and then realized this target was a bit deeper than the shotgun shells so I called Mark over (just in case) Boy am I glad I did!!

Sorry about the voice but we had been recording a lot of junk targets so the voice was almost gone when IT popped out!!

Mark and I had a funny conversation at the end of the night on the walk back to the Jeep. Let's just say Mark was happy for me and happy I finally got a gold coin out of these sites!! (It has been a long 14 years since the first one!!) As he stated before, he really wanted me to get over a good one and I'm not sure he would have told me if he found it!! :D OK Mark, you can go find some more now!! LOL

Glad it was my turn!!

 

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dirtlooter

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Mi$terG

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Beautiful coin, Ron! Those gold coins totally blow my mind. Be thankful you have such an amazing site to hunt. And big congrats on a well-deserved banner!
 

Msbeepbeep

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Wow! All I can say is wow! Unbelievable! Mega congrats! Congrats on making banner!
The detail on that is awesome! You may have set a record for getting banner!
I am sooooooooo HAPPY FOR YOU!
 

Higgy

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A grail coin, for sure. Seems like Northeast has all the old silver, and California has all the gold. Great find!
 

Westfront

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Big congrats here too! Well deserved Gold for you! :icon_thumleft: May there are a couple more for you to dig!
 

WNCsweeper

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Yeah would like to be you right now...HH
 

Metal Illness

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Congrats on the Banner Ron, well deserved. Ya'll may want to consider changing your "CaRelicAdventures" to the, 3 Banner Amigos. Glad to see all three of you guys up there! Keep it up, I'm sure you guys will pull more from those sites, can't wait to see!
 

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Ron (CA)

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Thanks everyone. I liked every comment as I feel if you take the time to post a "slap on the back" or an "atta boy" then your post deserves a like from me!! Plus, all the comments make me feel important for a few days!! LOL
 

Lefty

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Wow, that coin pre-dates the gold rush.
 

pl8man

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You guys are out of control :headbang: !!! The gold is just flowing for you , I hope it keeps coming !!! Congrats :thumbsup:
Glen
 

Argentium

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Wow - a seriously rare find as "Type Coins" go - Major congratulations to you ! I think an interesting discussion can be had about what
initiated such a massive loss of large silver and gold coins - whether you guys are of the opinion that this is a cache that got spread out
somehow , or a payroll loss of some kind - other theories ? I really am eager to hear what your theories are !!!!!!!!!!!!
 

rayrayvegas

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Whatever you all did to get great karma keep it up! Simply amazing. She is beautiful.
 

Bass

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What a fantastic coin! Congratulations and wishing you continued success
 

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