🥇 BANNER Took me 28 years of detecting, I finally did it.. Gold Coin !

here4themoney

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Garret AT Gold - White's Prizm IV - BountyHunter Quick Draw II - BountyHunter Pioneer 101 - Compass Judge
Garrett Pro Pointer - Gold Pans and Sluices
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All Treasure Hunting
There i was at my favorite local park, heading towards the car, swinging on the way of course and I got a signal, I remember thinking, "Oh another pull tab probably" but it wasn't a pull tab, it shined back at me as if it was minted yesterday. I couldn't believe what I was seeing, is this a full sovereign? I had only seen them a few time in youtube videos, but there it was 1900 Queen Victoria Full Sovereign. I was shaking, I couldn't even drive, I had to wait a few minutes and chill out.

I am beyond thrilled.. I love this little coin. I love this hobby. Got it with the AT Gold my favorite detector.

Gold Sovereign first pic.jpg Gold Sovereign obverse.jpg

More pics..
Gold Sovereign comparison to nickel.jpg reverse Sovereign.jpg

Here is the entire 6-7 hour hunt. There was even a kids buried cache in a plastic box that was sealed in a ziplock bag. With 24 pennies a zippo and a plastic gem.
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G.I.B.

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Quite an amazing find to be sure!
 

Fletch88

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Sweeeet Gold coin! Vote placed! I hope to live long enough to find one!
 

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here4themoney

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Garret AT Gold - White's Prizm IV - BountyHunter Quick Draw II - BountyHunter Pioneer 101 - Compass Judge
Garrett Pro Pointer - Gold Pans and Sluices
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All Treasure Hunting
Yes in Michigan. There is a park in town that gives up some strange coins, like 2 weeks ago I got a 1887 Un Centavo, it's like a Mexican large cent, also pulled a 1922 peace dollar from that same park and tons of clad, almost seems like virgin ground, I get so much clad there.
 

Erik in NJ

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Big congrats on the gold coin! What other types of things were you finding at that site?
 

bentdiggin

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White's Spectrum xlt
Bounty hunter
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That had to be a heart stopper. I would be ER if I had found that coin. Congrats!![emoji3]
 

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here4themoney

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Garret AT Gold - White's Prizm IV - BountyHunter Quick Draw II - BountyHunter Pioneer 101 - Compass Judge
Garrett Pro Pointer - Gold Pans and Sluices
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Sweeeet Gold coin! Vote placed! I hope to live long enough to find one!

I hope so too, I hope everyone who puts the time in gets to experience that thrill.. I thought gold rings and silver dollars were thrilling. This has topped them all.
 

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here4themoney

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🥇 Banner finds
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Detector(s) used
Garret AT Gold - White's Prizm IV - BountyHunter Quick Draw II - BountyHunter Pioneer 101 - Compass Judge
Garrett Pro Pointer - Gold Pans and Sluices
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
That had to be a heart stopper. I would be ER if I had found that coin. Congrats!![emoji3]

haha , I seriously just sat in my car and breathed deep, i was in no condition to drive right then.
 

RelicMedic

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Woooohoooo!!!! Congratulations on a well deserved find of a lifetime! Banner!
 

ARC

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Now that's what I call a day...
Fantastic...
BANNER.
 

digging440yrs

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GARRETT PRO POINTER AT, GARRETT AT PRO , MINELAB EXPLORER SE with 8.5x12.5 Cors coil
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AWESOME !!!!!! :occasion14:
 

Gridwalker306

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Woohoo! You did it, that's a banner find for sure! Once you stop shaking, please post more pics of both sides of this sweet baby!
 

Argentium

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Feb 2, 2008
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I agree with J. Cache - Clearly this is a Banner Find ! What a DREAM ! Some nice close ups and you'll make Banner . Congratulations.
 

robfinds

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There i was at my favorite local park, heading towards the car, swinging on the way of course and I got a signal, I remember thinking, "Oh another nickel probably" but it wasn't a nickel, it shined back at me as if it was minted yesterday. I couldn't believe what I was seeing, is this a full sovereign? I had only seen them a few time in youtube videos, but there it was 1900 Queen Victoria Full Sovereign. I was shaking, I couldn't even drive, I had to wait a few minutes and chill out.

I am beyond thrilled.. I love this little coin. I love this hobby. Got it with the AT Gold my favorite detector.

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Nice one great find.:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 

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