Gold 1780 United Netherlands Trade Ducat

[steelheadwill]

Hi all,
Started searching filled area at base of a bridge, lots of penny hits, got what I think may be another state cent ( smaller than a George HP),
Turned a clump of mud, found a modern penny, scanned the pile again,
peeled it open and the Sun Just Shined !
Bright as the day it was milled, 1780 Netherlands Ducat, Many with 'TRA' above sword sent to Ceylon for spice payments, This one with 'HOL' was intended for local use. Maybe I'll go back today......
HH everyone
Dutch Colonial - Holland Trade Ducat

[Deepdiger60]

that is a beautiful gold coin dang you are hitting some good finds that should be a Banner find 1780 Dutch for sure Nice dig Dd60

[colorado14ers]

WOW!! you beat me to the gold, i havent found any gold yet. Great job on the gold coin!!!!!

[testing123]

Oh my! the finds keep getting better! Superb!!!

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Awesome oldie, funny that you had an idea that there was a coin to go with the "bezel" you got the other day, went back , and sure enough, look at what you found.

[JRich98150]

Wow! You sure are finding some interesting things up there. Congratulations on the nice old gold. Where the heck is Ceylon. I've heard of it but maybe the place is called another name two hundred and thirty years later. B A N N E R

JRich

[DANGLANGLEY]

That's beautiful. You got another BANNER vote!!!

DANGLANGLEY

[Deepdiger60]

Wow! You sure are finding some interesting things up there. Congratulations on the nice old gold. Where the heck is Ceylon. I've heard of it but maybe the place is called another name two hundred and thirty years later. B A N N E R

JRich

Ceylon is now Sri Lanka in 2004 that huge title wave hit it . After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before control of the entire country was ceded to the British Empire in 1815.

[Mackaydon]

Ceylon (former name of the British crown colony established in 1798) is the big island off the SE coast of India; now called Sri Lanka since it became a republic in 1972.
BTW, great looking coin !!

[teleman 2525]

very nice find

[The Patriot]

that is one killer coin.... BANNER!!

[GioTheGreek]

Awesome coin my friend... and some cool history to go with it.

I vote banner.

[collector01]

Dream find!! Congrats on a awesome find. Banner!!!

[Aquila]

Thats banner coin! Sweet find! Congrats!

[Iron Patch]

Pretty amazing find! Is that your 2nd gold coin?

[becky21b]

That sure is pretty! good job!

[allen]

that coin will look beautiful up on the banner !!

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Congrats on the gold coin, nice oldie....... awesome find

[CRUSADER]

[NHBandit]

Amazing. You have my vote for the banner.