1851 Gold Coin! And few others from a Bramble hunt.

Bartek

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Me and Charlie (eastcoastHunter21) took advantage of 60 degree weather and decided to head into our hunted out spot (thick bramble). We have been pulling old coins and relics at this location for over a year.

Since this spot was hit hard I decided to run my dues at 17mhz and see if some smaller targets were missed.

My first digable target was an 1883 Indian, right in the middle of a path.
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Then the path disappeared and the overgrowth became thick. It took some crawling and few thorns but we made it through to an open area

Few mins later I found a largie shaped button. I think it’s an LC converted to a button. I see a “1” of “1/100” at bottom and an “s” of “states”
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Maybe half hour later, Charlie starts calling me over “dude I think I have a Gold coin”!!! I rush over and we carefully wash it in water and a French 1940 2 franc appears (unfortunately not Gold)
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On our way back I pull a matron Head cent
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Then we start crawling and fighting the bramble once again to get near our parking spot.

Seeing the car I was accepting the days results, but I always try to swing till the last moment. Swinging some more, I get a nickel sounding pop and decide to dig in... I see a gold rim, and start screaming to Charlie “dude, I think it’s gold!” He rushes over and I grab my phone and begin recording:
(Here’s the video)


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An 1851 French, Gold, 10 Francs!!!

Never did I expect it, only dreamed about the elusive gold coin!!

Here she is cleaned up;

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I’m on cloud #9! I’ve picked up a detector 4 years ago, had some great finds in that time! Met some amazing people through it and am looking to get back out there soon!

Happy Hunting tNet!


Ps. Trying to figure this find out...
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A2coins

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I'm going to message all my friends in a group message once I figure out how to do it.... To vote banner I hate to see a find like this and a great post not get banner. I wouldn't want that to happen to me I find a half dollar today that's banner for most of us on this site. I don't want the bar set so high that some of us will never reach it.. Tommy
 

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NO brainer on a banner find. Congrats on the GOLD. :icon_thumright:
 

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Great job gold gold gold!!!!!!!!
 

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It may not be a super valuable coin, but man, it's a gold coin, from the 1800's. Not on a pendant. It was most likely used as currency in period. I've never seen one of these posted before. If I dug it, I would have a digger high for months, should be up there...
 

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:BangHead:

i gave up on that, but the high is still with me. looking to get out there and dig some more.
 

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Thanks Bro! she's still next to me, its great to have gold coin under the belt.
 

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Thanks Tommy, there has been a wave of rare and amazing finds on here, many banner-worthy.
 

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Great write up and a super find. You are really in sync with that XP. My vote is BANNER :icon_thumright: all day on super gold coin find. Congrats!!!
 

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Put that baby in a sweet case!!!!!!
 

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Banner banner bo banner
Banana fanna fo fanner
Fee fi fo fanner
BANNER!
 

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I agree. That one deserves a banner.
 

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Watch your Manner manner mo manner Apple fapple mo manner fe fi fo fum gold panner BBBBBBBB BO BANNER banner
 

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It has to be worthy enough one would think, :dontknow:
 

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Bartek - Trying to get you on top. Banner vote is in. I've come to know lots of detectorists in Southern New England over the years, yet I can only remember two individuals digging gold coins. Best luck to you.
 

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Bartek - Trying to get you on top. Banner vote is in. I've come to know lots of detectorists in Southern New England over the years, yet I can only remember two individuals digging gold coins. Best luck to you.

Jim - Bart is my boy and a friggin’ animal out there. The going joke amongst the Basstards of Bramble crew is that he moves a 1/4 mile every 5 minutes. I can’t deny that Bart is one of the better all-round detectorists I know. He consistently pisses off me and the other member of the (core) crew Charlie. But in a good way - we love our Polish Hammer. As we say in our parts of New England...
 

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pepperj

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Pepperj, Mine missed the top.

You read it before I could correct my post. I like the French not sure why others don't:dontknow:
 

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