🥇 BANNER 1835 2 1/2 Dollar GOLD COIN!!!!

[surfnturf]

This weekends neg low tides got me out with the little one strapped to my back!! Went to Eastern Mountain Sports last week and dropped 200$ on a baby backpack (Deuter)! If I want to detect I'll have to bring the 4 1/2 month old, so I did and I'm soooo glad!!! Any way went to an old beach with history, I've found old coins there before! This time I checked an area that was considered empty of targets. After walking about 1/2 mile with nothing but a few junk tics I thought well maybe I should head back to where I have found some great stuff in the past. Starting back I almost turned off the Excal and jogged the 1/2 mile or so to the opposite side of the beach! That little voice in my head said keep it on and just walk faster! About 5 Min's later I get a low tone hit!! Hurray something to dig up! It's a lead bullet, 2 ft on and I dig another bullet! Again about 12 ft away I get a low tone' so I start digging and while I'm digging my Excal starts sounding off! Up pops my 3rd bullet! This is a wast of time I'm not going to dig my 4th bullet! As I move the coil it hits again on the low tone o'brother I'll #$!* dig it, First Scoop nothing yep still in the hole, signal still the same so I sank the scoop in deep pull it out and empty it. Kaboom!! Sitting on top of the sand starring back at me was this beautiful Golden Lady Liberty!!!!! I was stunned looked at her for about 30 secs. then fell to my knees and placed my face next to it for about 1 min totally in awe!!! Carefully put it safely away and started digging..... thinking if there's one then..... well you know I went crazy for an hour and found more bullets! I hammered that area twice before heading home and all the time on cloud nine!!! Bumped into a friend in the parking lot asked how I did! I could'nt talk just showed him with a shaking hand. All I heard was OMG! No way! OMG! No way!! OMG!!! New member of the only club I wanted to join!!!!



HH&GL

SnT

P.s. My buddy asked if it was a fake and is this a joke!!!!

 

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[gleaner1]

Outstanding crispy golden quarter eagle banner right there.

 

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[relicminer]

That's mint, awesome!!!

 

[coinshooter]

Wow!
Coinworld lists that coin for April 2012 as follows:
AU50 - $1500
AU58 - $3000
MS60 - $4500
MS62 - $6500
MS63 - $13000

Judging by the pictures, I would say it's somewhere on the high end of that scale, but DON"T CLEAN THIS COIN except with water.
I'd submit it to NGC and don't mention that you found it.

 

[Mike from MI]

Awesome! Congrats!!

 

[deepseeker3]

I always swore I would retire from the hobby if I made a find like this. I am wondering what the heck all those bullets are doing in there. Then, how does somebody drop something so valuable. It is fun to speculate.

 

[Goldiver]

Congratulations!! Absolutely gorgeous coin, I hope you find more of them there!

Steve

 

[Lanny in AB]

Amazingly sweet find!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Just stunning. Nice find. Congratz on banner!

Oh, and regarding what coin-shooter tells you about cleaning it, here's a good way: sandpaper. If you don't have sandpaper, you can get some two-sided tape, and tape it to the bottom of your car's tire. Drive around the block a few times. It'll make it real shiny real fast!!

 

[CrystalUnknown]

Amazing find! Congrats!

 

[hamiddetecting]

Congratulation you found more than Hamiddetecting

 

[Cleetus]

You're one lucky SOB...I mean that in a nice way.....

 

[allen]

Such a beautiful coin and deserves its place on the banner!

 

[Goldirocks]

Awesome find! Such fantasic condition! You bought your secret weapon with you Hey maybe your child is good luck! I know how fantiastic that feeling can be. Welcome to the gold coin club!!!!

 

[beachboy]

Wow, Awesome, I am happy for you, and great story...

 

[cuzcosquirrel]

That is a great coin.

 

[UNC_]

congrats excellent find !!! is beautiful !!!

 

[Monty]

Wonderful find! See how easy it is! Monty

 

[seychik]

S H A R P

What a thrill! I am so happy for you.
Cindy

 

[OutBack Duo]

Wow, she sure is a beauty!

 

[wyattrr]

Welcome to a very elite club. Mine was almost 9 inches down in a newly tilled field. Congrats