1849 GOLD COIN, FROM THE GOLD RUSH..IN PHILLY..WOW.

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So I purchased a new detector, The Blisstool V5.. Its said to go really really deep, for a VLF.
The reason for the buy is my old sites I have are starting to dry up.
The only things i have been finding are deep iffy signals.
So i thought i would give this one a try..
Not a everday detector. No screen, no VDI numbers to go by, and only one tone, and scratches for iron.
So glad i bought it!!!
Not that it was really deep or anything but would probably never would of dug it..If I was not listening really close..
Sorry for going on about the detector..
And the good part..
I was just about to go, it was so hot today. I already found a 1865 IH.
A flat button a musket ball. ( the musket ball was crazy deep.
12 or so inches down)
And i said just one more descent find and im leaving. .
Boy I am so glad i said that!!!!
I flip the plug and I see this gold edge. .I almost pooped myself. .lol
I grab my phone and take a pic..
Then I knocked a little dirt off and all i see is 1849..I stand up and started to do a dance..SAYING I FOUND A GOLD COIN..I FOUND A GOLD COIN. OHHHH YEAAAA..LOL.
Now I dont want to rub it so i grab a hand full of the dirt and put it in my film canister. .Shut my detector off and head straight to the truck..
My heart was pounding out of my chest..Called my wife, I new she was in class teaching, but hey!!!! I just found a gold coin!!! Lol
She told great honey now can i go back to work??? Ok i said..lol
So I got home and ran it under water .Wow dirt just fall off..
After a little bit of research.
I found out it is a coin token from the hold rush era..The first year made..
In my eyes I think that is so much cooler then a $1 dollar coin that I thought it was..
Sorry for the long winded post..
But as you see, Iam pretty excited about this find..
Thanks for looking. .
George
 

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cjon455

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Just doesn't get much cooler than that!!!!, some guys have all the luck and some guys well.......

I'm bored out of my skull at work wondering when you were gonna post that!

Congrats on a great find george
 

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Found this on Ebay
 

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Very nice! Some tokens turn out to be rare and pricey!
 

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Opps fogot the pic
 

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Old Dude

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Ok, so what kind of detector is next? Has IP confirmed it isn't reenactment yet? As Chris said " Some guys have all the luck...".
 

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Great find, very exciting.
Banner find!
 

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Token or coin. That is one of the coolest I have ever seen. Way to go! :thumbsup: :notworthy: :occasion14:
 

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Just doesn't get much cooler than that!!!!, some guys have all the luck and some guys well.......

I'm bored out of my skull at work wondering when you were gonna post that!

Congrats on a great find george

Thanks Chris.
Glad I was able to help you kill some time..lol
 

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super cool. I think if it were me, I'd send it off for grading
 

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Vino, Vino, Vino. What am I going to do with you.? Every time I turn around you get a new detector and make a banner find! I am starting to get get jealous. Lol. Congratulations on another awesome find!
 

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Ok, so what kind of detector is next? Has IP confirmed it isn't reenactment yet? As Chris said " Some guys have all the luck...".


To be honest that's pretty sloppy lettering for a struck coin, and looks plated in one pic.... so I will wait for confirmation. :) (because I would not want to be wrong on this one)
 

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As I read the description of the 'coin' in post #5 and here: 1849 Dated Gold Charm Token Indian Head California Arms CH BU "Hart's"per NGC | eBay

the 'coin' is clearly not a coin in the legal sense; it is a more modern ("back dated") token replica of the original. The value of this piece is therefore mainly based on whatever is its gold content; IMHO.
Don....

Yeah I'd be worried it's plated. Has that look.

If I'm recreating a gold coin and actually making it solid gold, I'm probably going to strike them and not cast them. That definitely looks cast.
 

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George. What a comeback after that bummer last week. Congrats and it couldn't have happened to a better fella.

Banner!
 

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