Peter finds 1893 Gold Kruger Pond at Boer war site

[pgill]

Hi everyone,

Am doing the happy dance today First gold, first ZAR coinage, Best find.

Went to a old Boer war site with a friend, where the artillery were set up for battle in the Boer war.
It is a great site made up of walls about 1.5 metres high that the troops used to run around in. The whole structure is in a horseshoe shape.
Anyway, I got a signal and dug down and found this coin. As soon as I picked it up, I saw that it was gold because of the colour. Something I learnt from this site is to never rub a coin, so I waited till I got home and washed it in soapy water. (that was very difficult)

Gold Kruger 1 Pond, 0.2353 Ounces Gold, Value +- R2000

I found another bullet case and a small piece of pottery, and that was it......

I know for a fact that this site has been gone over by many others in the past, as this was told to me by another guy that did detecting. So right from the start I knew that if I found something, there would not be much.
But I have learnt from Tnet that a site is never stripped of it's finds.

Anyway, here are pics of the coin and the site, hope you enjoy them.

God bless
Peter



The heads side of the coin.



Tails side of the coin.



Pic of the wall.



Another pic of the wall.



Another pic of the wall.

 

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[d2]

pgill, that is great!! Man I would like to look over there. What about the Zulu wars and the battle at Roarks Rift? Is that close and can you look in those type places? Ahhh, the Victorian era. I was born out of time. I was supposed to have been an ivory hunter and explorer...d2

 

[fuji]

way to go nice find

 

[John (Ma)]

Excellent!

 

[Green1]

pete, a BIG congrads to you !!! that's about as good as it gets amigo !!! all the best on the retunr trip !!

 

[pgill]

Thanks Guys,

D2, yes those sites are available to search, but are far from me We will be looking into some villages that are pre zulu, so hopefully will find a cuple of spears

Green1, you are right, but now I must look for my 2nd gold coin

God bless
Peter

 

[godisnum1]

That is a very sweet coin!!! Congrats!!!

Bran <><

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Wow Peter, awesome find and a big congrats! Welcome to the gold coin club. Great pictures of the Boer War Fort, must be Boer War II, 1899-1902. Was the Fort a British Fort or a Boer (Farmer) Fort? Would you mind if I post this at another site where I have several South African forum friends? They would love to see the post and are getting ready for a big Boer War hunt! You know the site, maybe you cold post it yourself. HH, Mike

 

[River Rat]

W W! Peter, it's beautiful! Congrats!!

RR

 

[pgill]

Thanks guys,

Mike they know the site already.... they are the people I spoke about that have already been detecting there. They have been in a big group to what I have heard. That is why I did not find lots of items. Lukas was the chap who told me about this site, he also showed me the site on google earth..... I will be speaking to him on Monday

The fort seems to be from the British side as we also found a British bullet case. The fort is from the 2nd Boer war.

The gold coin club feels great

God bless
Peter

 

[Cannonman17]

Way to go!!!!! What a fantastic find!

 

[skierbob]

Congrats on the gold coin. Nice pictures.
Bob

 

[desertfox]

Peter, a big "YES" my man. Now that's a coin. No place is ever hunted out! Maybe the other's thought it was junk and didn't dig it, after all gold hit's just like trash. What a way to recover from a major operation!!!!!
A very big congrats to you my friend.
HH and may you find another one.

Desrtfox

 

[BuckleBoy]

Well done! And properly recovered too! You get a double





Cheers,

Buckleboy​

 

[CRUSADER]

Well done, great find in nice condition.

You may have opened the flood gates


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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Peter,
very nice

have a good un...........
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Boobydoo]

WOW!!

Congrats big time Peter, I am really happy for you!!
Hard work pays off and you deserve it my friend.
Welcome to the Gold Coin Club!!! Wooowhooo!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[bookfisher]

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE GOLD COIN CLUB! YOU HAVE BEAT THE ODDS! I FOUND MY GOLD COIN - AN 1825 GEORGE IV GOLD SOVEREIGN ON MARCH 23, 2006. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT'S A DAY AND A FEELING I'LL NEVER FORGET, JUST AS I KNOW SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2007, IS A DAY YOU WONT FORGET. ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS AND ENJOY YOUR FIND!

 

[hollowpointred]

outstanding find peter! congrats! its good to see you getting out! looks like you have a great spot to hunt as well!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Congratulations pgill! I remember when you could not afford a metal detector and a TN member donated their old unit to you. You have come a long way since then. I am happy for you. God bless! 8) 8)