Beginners Luck! Unbelievable Cache Found

[Dustydiamond]

I've been lurking around the forums for a while and have only been metal detecting for a year. I know it looks unbelievable but I just dug this cache of 4 jars of coins. My cousin who has been detecting for almost 30 years said he has never witnessed an actual cache being dug. He was sure you guys would want to see this so I created an account.
We were detecting on a ranch in Central Texas. There was an old home site on this ranch that the owner razed a few years ago to lower his property taxes. We were detecting the area that would have been the yard and I was hoping for my first Indian Head. Within a few minutes I got an 11 on the Equinox 800. The first thing to come out of the hole was a partial jar lid then some glass. A couple of pennies were under the glass. Then, under those pennies, things went crazy. After sifting the broken glass and pile of coins there were three more jars in the hole. I got my Indian Head!
In total there were 4 full jars (1 broken).
in addition to coins there were a few trinkets and tokens.
Oldest coin was 1891 and the newest was 1967
Here's the break down of coins:
Memorial Cents - 210
Wheat Cents - 968
Indian Head Cents - 3
Unknown Cents (1943 steel?) - 129
Jefferson Nickels - 77
Buffalo Nickels - 45
V Nickels - 8
Clad Dimes - 16
Roosevelt Dimes - 72
Mercury Dimes - 24
Clad Quarters - 2
Washington Quarters - 44
Standing Liberty Quarters - 1
Barber Quarters - 2
Kennedy Halves - 4
Walking Liberty Halves - 10
Peace Dollars - 7
Morgan Dollar - 1
Misc. - 2 Silver Canadian Dimes, 1 Unknown Foreign Coin, 1 Double strike IHP?,
2 Cigarette Tokens, 1 Sterling Religious Pendant, 1 Lords Prayer Medal,
2 Fort Worth Transit Tokens

 

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great find of a lifetime!!!!!

 

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Nicely done!

 

[DigToChina]

Congratulations on a stupendous find. It’s the find we all dream about on this forum. You’ve got instant Street cred here now so keep coming back to share and contribute. Next time it’ll be a banner.
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[Gare]

DO you still have HEARING ? Those should HAVE BLOWN out your ear drums 111

I also vote BANNER !!!

 

[RVRoamer73]

Stupendous! I would also Vote banner. Congrats!

 

[dave_e]

Congrats!
I see some memorial cents. What's the newest coin of the lot? Should give you an idea of when that jar was buried.

 

[Garypederson]

I've been lurking around the forums for a while and have only been metal detecting for a year. I know it looks unbelievable but I just dug this cache of 4 jars of coins. My cousin who has been detecting for almost 30 years said he has never witnessed an actual cache being dug. He was sure you guys would want to see this so I created an account.
We were detecting on a ranch in Central Texas. There was an old home site on this ranch that the owner razed a few years ago to lower his property taxes. We were detecting the area that would have been the yard and I was hoping for my first Indian Head. Within a few minutes I got an 11 on the Equinox 800. The first thing to come out of the hole was a partial jar lid then some glass. A couple of pennies were under the glass. Then, under those pennies, things went crazy. After sifting the broken glass and pile of coins there were three more jars in the hole. I got my Indian Head!
In total there were 4 full jars (1 broken).
in addition to coins there were a few trinkets and tokens.
Oldest coin was 1891 and the newest was 1967
Here's the break down of coins:
Memorial Cents - 210
Wheat Cents - 968
Indian Head Cents - 3
Unknown Cents (1943 steel?) - 129
Jefferson Nickels - 77
Buffalo Nickels - 45
V Nickels - 8
Clad Dimes - 16
Roosevelt Dimes - 72
Mercury Dimes - 24
Clad Quarters - 2
Washington Quarters - 44
Standing Liberty Quarters - 1
Barber Quarters - 2
Kennedy Halves - 4
Walking Liberty Halves - 10
Peace Dollars - 7
Morgan Dollar - 1
Misc. - 2 Silver Canadian Dimes, 1 Unknown Foreign Coin, 1 Double strike IHP?,
2 Cigarette Tokens, 1 Sterling Religious Pendant, 1 Lords Prayer Medal,
2 Fort Worth Transit Tokens

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Super cache. I just dug 118 coins out of one hole At an old 1935 racetrack. Had a spectators dog trying ever so hard to help me dig, range from 1937 to 55. Question. What made you dig when you got a 11 on the 800. what did you think the 11 was. Gary

 

[Digger RJ]

I've been lurking around the forums for a while and have only been metal detecting for a year. I know it looks unbelievable but I just dug this cache of 4 jars of coins. My cousin who has been detecting for almost 30 years said he has never witnessed an actual cache being dug. He was sure you guys would want to see this so I created an account.
We were detecting on a ranch in Central Texas. There was an old home site on this ranch that the owner razed a few years ago to lower his property taxes. We were detecting the area that would have been the yard and I was hoping for my first Indian Head. Within a few minutes I got an 11 on the Equinox 800. The first thing to come out of the hole was a partial jar lid then some glass. A couple of pennies were under the glass. Then, under those pennies, things went crazy. After sifting the broken glass and pile of coins there were three more jars in the hole. I got my Indian Head!
In total there were 4 full jars (1 broken).
in addition to coins there were a few trinkets and tokens.
Oldest coin was 1891 and the newest was 1967
Here's the break down of coins:
Memorial Cents - 210
Wheat Cents - 968
Indian Head Cents - 3
Unknown Cents (1943 steel?) - 129
Jefferson Nickels - 77
Buffalo Nickels - 45
V Nickels - 8
Clad Dimes - 16
Roosevelt Dimes - 72
Mercury Dimes - 24
Clad Quarters - 2
Washington Quarters - 44
Standing Liberty Quarters - 1
Barber Quarters - 2
Kennedy Halves - 4
Walking Liberty Halves - 10
Peace Dollars - 7
Morgan Dollar - 1
Misc. - 2 Silver Canadian Dimes, 1 Unknown Foreign Coin, 1 Double strike IHP?,
2 Cigarette Tokens, 1 Sterling Religious Pendant, 1 Lords Prayer Medal,
2 Fort Worth Transit Tokens

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Outstanding!!!! Congrats!!!! That’s what We All Dream Of!!!!😎

 

[Dustydiamond]

Congrats!
I see some memorial cents. What's the newest coin of the lot? Should give you an idea of when that jar was buried.

The newest coin was a memorial cent, it was a 1967. There were a few cents with this date, so i'm guessing the cache was buried close to that time period.

 

[Dustydiamond]

Super cache. I just dug 118 coins out of one hole At an old 1935 racetrack. Had a spectators dog trying ever so hard to help me dig, range from 1937 to 55. Question. What made you dig when you got a 11 on the 800. what did you think the 11 was. Gary

Thanks! My cousin has taught me that gold reads low on the equinox, I was afraid to miss the gold ring, so I dug the 11 that turned out to be a corroded mason jar lid that turned out to be the find of a lifetime!

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Congratulations on an amazing find. You've found more old coins in one hole than I've found in my entire detecting career. And then some!

 

[Gare]

Dusty let me ALSO WELCOME you to Treasurenet and thank you for sharing your finds with us

 

[peruna]

Impressive, and a great memory that will sustain you through the bottle caps you dig.
Nicely done!

 

[Z.Agee]

Absolutely Insane find! Congratulations!

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is just a sight to behold. Well done.

 

[SHAWANIDetecter77]

I've been lurking around the forums for a while and have only been metal detecting for a year. I know it looks unbelievable but I just dug this cache of 4 jars of coins. My cousin who has been detecting for almost 30 years said he has never witnessed an actual cache being dug. He was sure you guys would want to see this so I created an account.
We were detecting on a ranch in Central Texas. There was an old home site on this ranch that the owner razed a few years ago to lower his property taxes. We were detecting the area that would have been the yard and I was hoping for my first Indian Head. Within a few minutes I got an 11 on the Equinox 800. The first thing to come out of the hole was a partial jar lid then some glass. A couple of pennies were under the glass. Then, under those pennies, things went crazy. After sifting the broken glass and pile of coins there were three more jars in the hole. I got my Indian Head!
In total there were 4 full jars (1 broken).
in addition to coins there were a few trinkets and tokens.
Oldest coin was 1891 and the newest was 1967
Here's the break down of coins:
Memorial Cents - 210
Wheat Cents - 968
Indian Head Cents - 3
Unknown Cents (1943 steel?) - 129
Jefferson Nickels - 77
Buffalo Nickels - 45
V Nickels - 8
Clad Dimes - 16
Roosevelt Dimes - 72
Mercury Dimes - 24
Clad Quarters - 2
Washington Quarters - 44
Standing Liberty Quarters - 1
Barber Quarters - 2
Kennedy Halves - 4
Walking Liberty Halves - 10
Peace Dollars - 7
Morgan Dollar - 1
Misc. - 2 Silver Canadian Dimes, 1 Unknown Foreign Coin, 1 Double strike IHP?,
2 Cigarette Tokens, 1 Sterling Religious Pendant, 1 Lords Prayer Medal,
2 Fort Worth Transit Tokens

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Wow realy a fantastic find

 

[jamest64]

Best thing I have ever seen come up in the US...wow.

 

[AU Seeker]

Congrats on a great find!!!

What's the date on the Morgan dollar??

 

[Squirrel322]

Holy moly that is AMAZING!

Is 4 jars of old coins banner worthy? I think so.

 

[Squirrel322]

The craziest thing is this started with an 11 on the Nox.….