1870 gold dollar!!!

creade · Apr 24, 2016

I was given permission to search this site that has a house built in 1865. It's a estate sale so the owner let me dig everything. Right by the bulkhead I get this pull tab sound ,same numbers. If this was a park,I might not dig it but I always do at house sites. Wrapped in the remains of clear plastic was this gold coin.1870. I thought it was fake at first.Who would make a coin this small?? But I looked it up,IT DOES EXIST! I love this machine!!Thanks for looking

creade · Apr 25, 2016

Loco-Digger said:
Awesome score. She sure is tiny. I bet you're still stoked. Now you can check that one off the bucket list.

Can you imagine having something that small,I can barely feel it in my hand.A 22 shell has twice the weight ::)

Msbeepbeep · Apr 25, 2016

Sweet gold coin! Congrats!
That is the tiniest one I have seen.

Peyton Manning · Apr 25, 2016

they minted octagonal coins?

creade · Apr 26, 2016

The Aluminum Monster said:
Wow! That's a great find! I literally just saw my first one of that exact coin in person yesterday and couldn't believe how small it was. Congrats on a great save!

I think if this was more than 8 inches down ,on its side,it would be almost impossible to find. If you think about it,not many coins this size,like a trime,seem to be found. I think it's 99.9 % luck I have it!