🥇 BANNER First GOLD coin and its a 400 year GOLD HAMMERED!! :) :) :) :) :)

[jimmy uk]

Hi folks wow what a day ive had woke up feeling c**p and was meant to be going detecting early like i normally do but i stayed in bed but by 12.30 i was bored as hell so i went out on some pasture which i have done for years( 3 years) got my xp deus out for the boot and notice that i didnt have my head phones which i thought anyways got on the field and within 10mins i didnt have any good signals but then i have this screaming signal from the Deus box so i dug the plug of grass and turn it over and this GOLD HAMMERED was just laying there no joke i cried my eyes out for a good 5mins like a little baby i only cried as my late father always said jimmy you found any gold yet when he was alive and when he passed which was 11months ago today and ive always wanted to find some gold didnt have to be old gold just some gold so i can make him proud of me and today is my day my first ever gold item and its hammmered this day cant get any better ive only being detecting for just 3 years and i have put in 1000s of hours in and it have paid off

i was using a XP Deus 12Hz on GMP Mode and it was 3inchs on pasture aswel

the coin is a JAMES 1ST Quarter-laurel Minted in 1624ish

thanks every one and sorry about my spelling im no good

 

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[Dug1898]

Wow, you guys have such great ground with all that history, I'm jealous. Congratulations on the Banner!

 

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[rjsupersonic]

Wow!!! Wow!!! Banner for sure!!

 

[MrSchulz]

Oh my god that is a great piece of EARLY history. I vote banner.. but im too lazy to click the button so hopefully someone else does

 

[carolinas]

Fantastic! Congratulations

 

[jewelerguy]

wow that is beautiful. congrats!

 

[gleaner1]

Total Awesomeness.

 

[dp4349]

All I can say is "AWESOME!!!!!!"

 

[john434]

Im sure your dad was lookind down when you on you when you found it. Im sure hes proud of you. Never give up always hold your head up. Thanks for sharing your story.

 

[steelheadwill]

Just love the color of that Old Hi Karat Gold
fantastic Find !! Congrats on the Banner, and thanks for the great story!!
Your Father was always proud of you

I'll keep digging in the mud over here looking for a Iacobvs of my own

Best wishes and I hope you enjoy more Happy Hunting !! Herbie.


for those asking size comparisons.. same diameter as Modern US 5 C piece

 

[detectahead]

Fantastic coin along with a great story! Big congrats on banner find! Your Dad has always been proud of you, no matter what you found.

 

[chfle]

Wow!!! I would have cried too!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Congrats on the beautiful gold hammered! Took me 16 years to find my first. Did you find those bronze age axe heads in your avatar? HH, Mike

 

[jimmy uk]

hi guys thanks so much for the banner vote cant believe it here is a English penny next to the coin and the size in 21mm which you can see

thanks very much again

Congrats on the beautiful gold hammered! Took me 16 years to find my first. Did you find those bronze age axe heads in your avatar? HH, Mike

its just one axe head mate and yes i found it 3 years ago

 

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[bay pirate]

If I could figure out to cast my vote for banner, I would and will. That thing is gorgeous. Nice work

 

[Don in SJ]

Congratulations on finding such a beautiful gold coin, one of the ultimate goals of a detectorist.

Don

 

[Iron Patch]

I've gotten used to seeing gold coins posted on here but that one is certainly an attention getter! The 17th and 18th century tends to be the time frame I have the most interest for and is why that coin stands out a little more than most.

 

[Steve in PA]

What a beautiful coin!! And it's in nice shape considering how soft gold is and how long it sat in a field that was likely plowed. Congratulations on a find of a lifetime!

 

[Johnlightning]

Congrats and welcome to the Gold coin club!

 

[birdman]

Mind blowing coin!! You dad would so excited! I am sure he was with you when you dug it.