πŸ₯‡ BANNER Gold Coin at the Beach

smokeythecat

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And I thought beaches were only good for sinkers and clad.

Who would have thought?

Anyway I went to beaches in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia in the last week. I visited six different spots. Most were pretty clean, unfortunately. I got no jewelry whatsoever. Once upon a time ago I had taken my small boat along the bay and the Potomac (not telling where this was found, sorry!), and had spotted some conceivable house collapses from the boat and from beaching it and finding some early glass and stuff along the banks. Well, over the last few days I went to three beaches. The first one was known for shark's teeth and I didn't do very well, got a few small ones. Second beach has larger teeth but I only found a few Hemiprisis teeth and the "fake" one I posted on previously.

The last beach had been hit by another MD'er. So I went to plan "B" and started looking closer to the parking lot and trail leading to the beach. I then started getting pull tabs, aluminum foil, a couple sinkers, and just a few pieces of clad. I then found one silver US coin about the size of a dime, but it was so far gone from the salt water it crumbled to almost dust! It must have been old, in order to do that. The silver coins we get at beaches are ususally corroded beyond redemption.

I was getting ready to leave and decided to use the Deus' small size loop to detect between a rock and a hard spot. I got a decent but aluminum foil range, but dug it anyway, I generally do this. Look what popped up. Of course, this was the day I had left my cell at my house, so I felt almost nekked without it and couldn't do an in situ pic. The following day I did get some nice pics from a nearby site in Virginia, here's some cool cliffs!

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Toy from a nearby spot: IMG_0842.JPG

Sharks tooth from a visit a few years ago: IMG_0841.JPG

Cliffs along the river, about 20 miles away: IMG_0843.JPG IMG_0844.JPG

Since Deus did that newest upgrade it rocks in salt water.
 

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smokeythecat

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No, not a $4k coin. More like $200-300. It has good detail, but has been in the ground which is the kiss of death for a coin.
 

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bling bling!! sweet!!
 

yaxthri

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That is a beautiful dollar there, never seen one like this before.
Congrats on the banner!
 

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Shut the front door! WTG!! Great find!! Keep them coming....HH&GL
 

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A great reason not to pass signals like that up! Thanks for the insight on that. CONGRATULATIONS on Banner Gold!!!
 

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You are the great cat! congrats
 

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Gee this is a hard one, prehistoric sharks tooth or 1857 Gold Dollar? :icon_scratch: :laughing7:
How did I ever miss this post... congrats on Tnet BANNER #8 Smokey! :occasion14:

Great find buddy, love the site pics too.
Dave
 

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smokeythecat

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Thanks all. It's been sharks teeth all this week and most of last. Next will probably be MD'ing at a beach. Most fields are still planted, it has not frosted yet and the yellow jackets are in a frenzy, so lawns/parks are hazardous. MD'ing has its seasons.
 

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Sweet find, nicely done.

All the best,

Lanny
 

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It would be a banner vote for me too! Nice.
 

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smokeythecat

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Fields are mostly cut but no frost yet and it's LATE. Thanks all.

I was out in the bay today and my boat knocked me over TWICE! Silly thing! I got a lot of sharks' teeth and fossils. Will do a thread soon.
 

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Smokey ! BANNER all
the way my detecting friend! Congratulations! How many gold coins have you recovered now out of curiosity?πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜€
 

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smokeythecat

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Well, update...now it's cold as the North Pole, but Santa hasn't come yet. As threatened, har har har, I moved to woods and fields digging and have found some nice stuff. I'll try to get a post up soon. As the cat gets older the cat gets slower.
 

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