colonial gold. finally ( Warning Member may have Lied)

Klclark3 · Mar 13, 2014

Im too excited to tell the story but it had me running to the house can someone give me info on this?

screwynewy · Mar 13, 2014

Forgot to comment on your thread title, "colonial gold, finally". As if you really expected to find that. I would have passed out and ruined my shorts if I had dug that coin. Never seen one posted before........has there been one posted by a US digger?

Klclark3 · Mar 13, 2014

Too excited to think of a title for the thread, but about a 9hr+ hunt at the very back of my colonial site, there was a spot closer to where I thought the home area ended (stoped hitting stone like tiles) I knew I scanned this area before but nothing, but it's clear now since the dreaded poison ivy was leafless due to winter. So I tried the spot again nothing, so started to scan more wide and got to the base of the tree and got a good hit. It was bouncing around on my ace 250 from silver to bronze and gold, so figuring it was junk or a broken pewter spoon, I got out the discovery 3300 to check the area and it came up mid 60's. Started digging phone battery dead so I couldn't take a picture of the coin in the dirt clod. Over turned it and there it was.

-=METAL=- · Mar 13, 2014

Wow, that's amazing, I vote banner

testing123 · Mar 13, 2014

that is a beauty!

TooManyHobbies · Mar 13, 2014

Wowser, what a fantastic coin. Congratulations.

diggyboy · Mar 13, 2014

Amazing coin thanks for sharing

procali · Mar 13, 2014

Congrats on that beautifull gold coin, wow. I vote banner.

Scrappy · Mar 13, 2014

You must have freaked out when u dug it! Wow man, amazing find!

EccentricInTexas · Mar 13, 2014

Awesome Find!!! Man I'd dig every target at that location!!!

YumaMarc · Mar 13, 2014

Holeeee CRAP!! :notworthy:

CMDiamonddawg · Mar 13, 2014

Klclark3 said:
Yes in ky and thank you guys really something when your holding on in your hand.

that's what crossed my mind ,one item found and it's a flawless gold coin I'll wait for the story of how it got to this point ,

great find !

Silver Searcher · Mar 14, 2014

Fantastic Find, not a very easy one to get here, never mind over there :notworthy:

I have posted the current Spinks book value for the coin, I would say judging by the condition of yours, it was lost not a long time after it was minted, if it had been found here I would grade it very high, between VF and EF, I know the grading is different over there but it's in great condition for a dug coin :thumbsup:

SS

63bkpkr · Mar 14, 2014

I can say nothing more about your wonderful find than so many others have but I just had to add to the growing list of folks that are so amazed by your beautiful coin. Congratulations and what do you think you can find to top this one! Thank you for sharing..................63bkpkr

oxbowbarefoot · Mar 14, 2014

Wow. Now that's a find! Congrats on the banner and on one of the nicest gold coins I've seen posted!

grogmug · Mar 14, 2014

What part of KY are you in? I live in Louisville, KY and have never seen anything like that come out of the ground. Nice work!

BVI Hunter · Mar 14, 2014

Gave me Goosebumps looking at it - quite simply fantastic!!

well done on the Banner!!!

Kaleb71386 · Mar 14, 2014

I don't even have a word to describe how awesome your find is. I would go right back where it was and make sure there wasn't more. thanks for showing it and good luck

Lord Verdigris · Mar 14, 2014

Klclark3 said:
Too excited to think of a title for the thread, but about a 9hr+ hunt at the very back of my colonial site, there was a spot closer to where I thought the home area ended (stoped hitting stone like tiles) I knew I scanned this area before but nothing, but it's clear now since the dreaded poison ivy was leafless due to winter. So I tried the spot again nothing, so started to scan more wide and got to the base of the tree and got a good hit. It was bouncing around on my ace 250 from silver to bronze and gold, so figuring it was junk or a broken pewter spoon, I got out the discovery 3300 to check the area and it came up mid 60's. Started digging phone battery dead so I couldn't take a picture of the coin in the dirt clod. Over turned it and there it was.

Awesome coin. Glad you said what the detectors were reading out. You can find stuff on regular gold readings a lot but I find it hard to find much info on gold coins tones/vdi/etc.