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

surfnturf

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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 :skullflag:

SnT

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

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swamp yankee

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Congrats on the find of a lifetime,looks like it's in VF or better!.....
 

Ed (Upstate NY)

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Congrats. I joined the gold club this year also with a 1906 $2.50 . Only took me 25 years to finally dig one !!! What a great feeling !!!
 

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great find, congrats to you.
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what beach did you say that was? lol
 

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WOWIE! THAT'S SUPER DOOPER----PRETTY AS A NEW PAIR OF SHOES BUT BETTER--MUCH BETTER! CONGRATS TO YA!!!:hello2:
 

ZINCLID

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That's good as ice cream on a 1oo degree afternoon!
 

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Gee, what a coin. Its in dam near perfect condition...for being on the bottom of the ocean for almost 200 years!
 

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Don't get any better than that!! congrats!
 

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Wow! awesome..congrats :headbang:
 

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sliverofsilver said:
great find, congrats to you.
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what beach did you say that was? lol

Here's a pic look in the back ground maybe it looks familiar !!!! Lmao GL&HH!!!!!

Thank you for all the positive posts I hope you all find your dream treasure!!!!

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Awesome gold surfnturf.What beach did you find that coin at ha! ha!.

Hey lep!!!!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Now remember Loose lips sinks ships!!!! Lets go find some more!!!!!!!

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that is the coolest thing right there.i would never sell that . but do you know how much its worth ?. thats got to be priceless. its 3 am i think im going out hunting lol :laughing7:
 

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surfnturf

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Rob: BIG CONGRATS!

Fantastic find...the one everyone wants to find. Gotta tell you you are going to have to be sure that Baby's on Board for all your future hunts. Mine's 210 pounds and 27 years old ...otherwise I'd try it myself.

You also need to put a mental "X" on that spot and circle and circle it!

Regards, Joe (California)

Thanks Joe!!!!!

X marks the spot for sure!!!!!!

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surfnturf

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Gee, what a coin. Its in dam near perfect condition...for being on the bottom of the ocean for almost 200 years!

Who said in the water????
Out of the dunes, dry sand my friend!!! It's all about area, history and lots of luck!!!!
 

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surfnturf

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that is the coolest thing right there.i would never sell that . but do you know how much its worth ?. thats got to be priceless. its 3 am i think im going out hunting lol :laughing7:

Yep your right!!! priceless to me! I will never sell it until I'm dead!!
Thanks SnT
 

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