my second gold coin

[Raoul]

After 20 years of detecting i finally found my second gold coin,a 1882 English half Sovereign.
I had finished detecting for the morning finding 1 1936 penny 1 1946 shilling and an old Brass Military button.
As i was making my way to the car i was still swinging the detector when it registed 28 on the meter, that told me it was either a pulltab or a gold object,sure enough 3 inches down was the Sovereign.

 

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[ashleen]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
TALK ABOUT A 'KEEPER' !!!!!!!!!!!!
now there's a day you will never forget!
did you nearly faint?
congrats on an amazing find .
(~.~)

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome, fantastic find! HH, Mike

 

[Leon]

Awesome coin, WTG!!!
I'm still waiting on my first.
I 've only been detecting for about a year, & a half, so I guess I still have a lot of dues to pay...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[vic910]

Beautiful! Keep 'em coming!

vicki

 

[ZumbroKid]

Very nice, your second you say. Which coin find shock/surprised you the most. I figure you still remember the frist one.

 

[Mr. Morbid]

Nice find you have there... ...

 

[rasrandy]

Thats one of the best finds anyone would like to get,and thats your second one-nice

 

[Raoul]

Hi and thanks for your comment's my first gold coin is a full Sovereign which the previous owner decided to turn into a pendant thus ruining the coin which now is worth only the gold content.
I had found it about 10 years ago in the Swan river chest deep with one of the first Whites PI underwater detectors that came out. Since then i have upgraded 4 times and am now running the Excalibur with good success.
Some one told me that the symbol's cut into the coin are Jewish and are supposed to bring good luck to the owner, obviously they were wrong otherwise he would still be wearing it.
The second coin surprised me the most as i found it in a spot that i would never have thought of looking ,it was only that i decided to keep swinging the detector as i was making my way back to the car that i found it.
Here is a pic of the first coin. Cheers Raoul

 

[Don In South Jersey]

Awesome find, one day I hope to find a gold coin of my own....HH

 

[Kentucky Kache]

Now slow down and let the rest of us catch up. Very cool.

 

[Mona Lisa]

That's a beauty, Raoul. You must still be smiling!

 

[ashdigger]

MAN I LOVE TO SEE THAT GOLD!!
good job thats what its all about......

 

[birdman]

I would be happy to find my first one!!!Great job and Happy Hunting!

 

[Raoul]

Hi guys after i had calmed down i did a bit of research into the Sov and found out its a Sydney mint,only 52000 were made and its worth $8000,00 Aus or $6,077.44 US I have been back to the site to see if it had any brothers or sisters but found only shotgun caps. Cheers Raoul
http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/aust/halfsov/hsovic3.htm

 

[birdman]

That is a nice days pay!!!!Congrats!!!!

 

[Visionquest]

Excellent Find! Congrats on a second and very nice looking gold coin! Very nice payday indeed!

-Mike

 

[tsgman]

Thanks for sharing that, what an awesome once in a lifetime find ! WTG !

 

[Batch]

With a payday like that you may be looking to upgrade a FIFTH time! <grin> My goal has always been to make a single find to pay for my next machine...and YOU'VE done it! CONGRATULATIONS...

Batch

 

[ClonedSIM]

Now that is a pretty coin! Congrats!