BEAUTIFUL GOLD POCKET WATCH AND A 1803 HALF CENT

[Vino]

So met up with Carolina Tom and Smittyman at lunch time.
They caught a flight early this morning and landed in Philadelphia at 10am. I text them a address were to go. By 11am they were swinging. Lol.
I caught up with them by 12pm..
Great guys!!! ( for southern boys) lol.
Not 10min into hunt I get this awsome mid tone deep..
Thats when i pulled the watch out.
Man this this is beautifully if i say so myself. .lol.
Tom almost crapped himself. .
Then we all together hunting this area, and I get a nice deep high tone.
I get Tom to check it with his detector, then I get Smittyman to check it.
Anyway i dig down around 10inchs and the half cent comes out!!!!
I hand it to Smittyman and say what is it?? They dont know, they have never seen one before! !! Lol.
I get it back a wipe it and say OMG!!!
Its a freaking 1803 half cent..
Did not expect that at this place
Well right after that i pack my detector up and say im out of here.
You boys go find the rest..
There still there..
Hope they find the same??
But im sure glad I got my!!! Lol.
Ps. This is a new spot, I found it just for them;-)
Thanks for looking, and I look forward to seeing what they find. Were meeting up for dinner later.
George

 

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[cjon455]

killer watch George! that's awesome of you to hold on to a good spot for them southern boys lol don't worry I heard those two are great at finding mercs and Rosie's, they'll clean out all that modern junk for you lol JK guys!

 

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[ARC]

Gold filled watch.
Elgin I believe.

 

[Vino]

George just proves the CSM got nothing on you. And they had to pay for flight just to witness that..oh my

I dont think Tom was to happy..
Hey at least the got Philly Cheese Steaks!!!! Lol

 

[Vino]

Gold filled watch.
Elgin I believe.

You think ARRC?
Sure feels and looks good..
You know a way I could tell with out to much damage?

 

[Argentium]

That watch is a great find ! If Gold through and through , obviously Banner material too ! Keep us posted on this .

 

[DirtStalker]

I dont think Tom was to happy..
Hey at least the got Philly Cheese Steaks!!!! Lol

And you gave them an hour headstart...OUCH Well watch out for forks at dinner.

 

[DirtStalker]

You think ARRC?
Sure feels and looks good..
You know a way I could tell with out to much damage?

Seriously Aarc?

 

[ARC]

Errr... Gonna have to pop the back man... ONLY way to tell... WILL be marked inside back case.

I could be wrong... I cannot find a pic on this.

 

[Vino]

Errr... Gonna have to pop the back man... ONLY way to tell... WILL be marked inside back case.

I could be wrong... I cannot find a pic on this.

Ok..ill give it a shot..
After i get back .
Im sure you will keep looking though..lol

 

[huntsman53]

George,

Congrats on two super nice finds! I would not try much in trying to open the rear access cover on the pocket watch as you could damage it beyond repair. The pocket watch appears that at least the case is reuseable but if it has been in the ground for some time, then the movement, face (dial) and hands are probably toast. If you take it to a Watch Repair Shop, just make sure you are witness to the opening to see what is stamped on the inside of the rear access cover as this is where it will be stamped with 14k or 14k Gold Filled or other. I am not saying that a Watch Repairman would switch your's for a lesser Gold filled pocket watch but I just don't trust some of the folks as well as Jewelers and I document everything with pics and notations.

Once you get the 1803 Half Cent cleaned up, then maybe the Variety can be determined. Cohen 1 and 3 are very common, Cohen 2 is very scarce and Cohen 4 is scarce.

With the Pocket Watch find, it just goes to show every one on Treasure Net, that even your time is golden!


Frank

 

[ARC]

P.S. > btw... This is a "ladies pocket watch".

 

[Vino]

The face popped off..
It says swiss sovereign. .
Im going to see if i can find some info.

 

[ARC]

 

[basque-man]

Another amazing find!!! Neat old watch!!! I'd be happy with the half cent!!!

 

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[Vino]

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Yep thats it..
Is it filled or real?

 

[qaela4]

Either of those would make my year. Awesome!!😀

 

[digging440yrs]

Beautiful watch

 

[Brother Al]

The one on eBay says 5 micron gold electroplate.... Nevertheless it is beautiful, congratulations! 2 very nice finds!

 

[treblehunter]

The face popped off..
It says swiss sovereign. .
Im going to see if i can find some info.

You are blind as a bat, probably drunk too. Right where I told you it was!