🥇 BANNER BIG GOLD FROM THE FORT SITE and Reales

[WildWildBill]

Howdy T-netters! Great day at the fort site today. No, awesome day at the fort site today! I did make videos with my phone while on site, but Bergie and I decided that a couple of the finds were so significant that the videos could give off grid coordinates and compromise our site. After all, Bergie got SPECIAL permission and people may come in by boat and steal our thunder or try to get our hunting put to a cease fire because of the GOLD.

So, the day got started on a bad note as my pin pointer fell out of my pouch. After a 50 yard backtrack I recovered it. Thank you Jesus! Here is the order of my damage today with the coins found, in order of recovery:





(1) 1786 2 reale, Mexico mint, M I assayer
(2) 1783 1 reale, Mexico mint, F F assayer
(3) 1807 8 escudo, Mexico mint, T H assayer
(4) 1793 2 escudo, Spain mint, M F assayer

Keep in mind, the last time I was there I found a 1783 1/2 escudo and folks told me there was probably more gold there. Now I am a believer. Probably still some more.
The other finds include some rusty thing which looks like a wrench, but did they have wrenches like that 200 years ago. Doubt it! I'd appreciate input on that item. Also some other shard of rusty metal, an old .45 caliber casing, a fishing sinker that has a number 2, and a piece of lead that could be a very fubar musket ball. I don't know what kicked my tail the worse today: the terrain or the adrenaline of the excitement of my best gold finds ever! Man I'm worn out. Wish I could flaunt the videos. Enjoy the pics! HH!

 

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[deepsecrets]

Beautiful finds! Congratulations!!

 

[RelicMedic]

Holyyyyyyyyyyy @#%*!!!!!!!!!! I don't blame you for being super careful with that site! Incredible!

 

[cjon455]

holy mother!, wow that's a great hunt, truly epic finds and good idea not posting any hints at location, im voting banner all the way!

 

[ArmyJoe]

Double banner! Awesome finds for sure!!!!

 

[Metal Magnet]

holy mother of.....incredible, banner all the way! huge congrats.

 

[Argentium]

Congratulations on some terrific Banner finds ! How exciting - hope you find more .

 

[Erik in NJ]

Obviously great finds . Just curious as you mention two people and there's not much of a story...what did your buddy find? This is your 2nd and 3rd gold coins from this fort site? Why do you say people will try to shut you down? Is it a protected site? Thanks for any additional info.

 

[WildWildBill]

Obviously great finds . Just curious as you mention two people and there's not much of a story...what did your buddy find? This is your 2nd and 3rd gold coins from this fort site? Why do you say people will try to shut you down? Is it a protected site? Thanks for any additional info.

Ya, I forgot. Bergie was in a different area and found a mysterious copper ring. I think he will do some research on that. He was wearing shorts, so to trek through the brush to get where I was just didn't make sense at all. He stayed on higher ground. The site is protected to an extent. A future sub division and has a gate keeper now. In the town of St Mary's nearby there is a museum with artifacts in it from the fort site that archeologists found in 2006.....66 thousand artifacts. Not all of them on display. Only the significant ones and I believe I heard NO GOLD. The Brits didn't get them, neither did archeologists, metal detectorists afterwords, but I did because of a little logic and reasoning. Pays to think outside the box!

 

[46Wheat]

Wow just wow

 

[thrifty76now]

If those are not banner finds then I will eat my hat. Come get me I won't give away your secrets.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Like I said--the finds speak for themselves! Not sure I've seen a gold coin that big on TNet before, much less two on the same hunt, with another two Spanish silvers as good measure. PM me if you can share how you "though outside the box." Heck, maybe you should have been Chapter 1 in the new book

 

[huntsman53]

Ya, I forgot. Bergie was in a different area and found a mysterious copper ring. I think he will do some research on that. He was wearing shorts, so to trek through the brush to get where I was just didn't make sense at all. He stayed on higher ground. The site is protected to an extent. A future sub division and has a gate keeper now. In the town of St Mary's nearby there is a museum with artifacts in it from the fort site that archeologists found in 2006.....66 thousand artifacts. Not all of them on display. Only the significant ones and I believe I heard NO GOLD. The Brits didn't get them, neither did archeologists, metal detectorists afterwords, but I did because of a little logic and reasoning. Pays to think outside the box!

Good for you to think outside the box and you reaped the rewards! Congrats on some awesome and Banner worthy finds! I am definitely voting Banner. I hope you can get back out there soon, as I am sure that you make many more amazing finds!


Frank

 

[Scrappy]

Those are crazy good finds. Congrats on an epic day I can't even wrap my head around as I write this....

Steve

 

[Army of 1]

Awesome hunt WWB , real nice collection of Spanish Gold and Silver , Big congrats ..cheers Mick

 

[UnderMiner]

Banner all the way! That's some epic gold!

 

[tanz 82]

Yah incredible i wouldnt give any clues to the location either HH!

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Congrats on some great old coins. My BANNER vote is in.

 

[Gridwalker306]

Wow, five gold coins since March...I'd say you're on a hot streak. Those are some mighty fine coins!

 

[jwarner51]

Wow! That's amazing I remember that feeling of finding large golds. Congrats and happy hunting.