Thirty One Years OF Detecting and I got One !! US Gold Coin

[Hunter1805]

Thirty One years of Detecting over 300,000 holes dug and I finely dug my first Gold Coin. Found on 3-28-09. It is a 1878 US Five Dollar Gold coin found with my new E-Trac detector. It was like all other signals when digging old foundations, you get a good signal you dig it... But this one was different, NO junk, No shell casing, No Copper, No Lead but a wedge of soil with this gold edge sticking out the side. I could see the gold but in the past I have been fooled by heavy Gilt golden Buttons. I could see the reeding on the edge of the item. I knew now it was a gold coin. As I removed the dirt I was hoping it was a $10.00 gold coin, then I was hoping it was a 1700 gold coin, I then so carefully removed the dirt but I did not scrap the dirt off I picked it off not wanting to cause damage to the surface. I did manage to hit it slightly on the edge with a shovel but you can only tell when holding the coin in the light you can see the new scrapes. Wow 31 years , thousands of holes and when you least expect it .. A Gold 1878 $5.00 coin appears in a hole that should have been just another target ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, You never know... !!! Bucky

[ted750]

WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
CONGRATU - FREAKING - LATIONS!

[cwdigger]

Man that is a beauty Very nice finds and congrats my man That most def deserves a spot up top.

Cw

[NY Digger & Little Digger]

Wow, that is one sweet find. Just think, only 300.000 holes left to dig until the next one

[Fishstank]

Nice coin brutha!!!

Fishstank

Banner Find

[SC_hunter]

Man, that is one lovely coin. The E-Trac did you "gud".

[grafter]

[Big E]

Wow!! That is one awesome find. You just never know when those surprises will appear. Congrats!

Big E
Emil

[VTDFX]

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET FIND,NICE SHAPE

[John Deere Digger]

Wow is right, super dig. Congrats.
JDD

[Mona Lisa]

Awesome, Hunter! Congratulations, on getting a dream coin.

I talked to Seeker the other day. Now I know who he was so excited for.

[John987]

GREAT FIND!!
SUPER EXTRA CONGRATULATIONS!!
HH

John

[Detectingfreak]

VERY NICE JOB! CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GOLD COIN!

[93vector]

Absolutely awesome!!! Many congrats.....your dedication paid off!!

Banner!

[rig runner09]

wtg congrats

[Nate in Ohio]

Yahoo! Congratulations! Great looking one too

[Marchas45]

Zippity! DooDa! Zippity A! My O' My Found A Gold Coin Today!! Alright Hunter1805 Congrats!!

[civil war hunter]

135.00 I'm working on coin grading and pricing your coin was a G- VG in between.

[River Rat]

WTG, Hunter

[Mainedigger]

Congrats on an awesome find..I;m jealous but happy for ya and also depressed for I know I havent; even dug 100,000 holes yet and was hoping I would find my first gold coin soon but now you;re telling me I gotta dig another 200,000 holes first... Congrats on a BANNER find!!!