day 2 at the old orchard my first gold coin!!!

wildcatman71 · Apr 18, 2007

Wow!! This orchard is the best place I have ever detected!! Another silver dime...1918 D, and my FIRST gold coin. 1852 Gold $1!!! I am ecstatic!!

wildcatman71 · Apr 18, 2007

I was using my bounty hunter. It registered 1 and 2 back and forth with a pitiful reject sound. The orchard is pretty big, I would say at least 20 acres. There is a section of woods where a foundation of an old house was. I will be back there tomorrow and will take a pic of the "scene" i'm hunting. There is tons of broken pottery and broken ball masons everywhere. I thin once I get all the junk out of the way, there will be much more to find. So far, the 2 silver dimes, and the gold $1. Also found part of an old "cowboy" cap gun, a mda pin, and some neat little design thingy, not sure what it is but I will post a pic. Maybe someone has a clue?

CSOhio · Apr 18, 2007

just curious what is something like that worth? what do people pay for things like that? just curious

bcs123 · Apr 18, 2007

sweet gold coin still waiting for my first congrats

dgaughan · Apr 18, 2007

fantastic find congrats you lucky sob good luck and hh

SilverDreams · Apr 18, 2007

Wow, that's amazing! Great job!

NorCal 6er · Apr 18, 2007

great find!!!

how deep was it?

hope you find more

HH
Joe

wildcatman71 · Apr 18, 2007

are you serious

I figured a couple of hundred! I am not what one would call a coin collector.....I just collect the ones I find...if that makes sense! Oh my, thats messed up, I will have to get this professionally graded!!!

mercenary · Apr 18, 2007

{Sentinel} said:
THAT 1852 $1 Coin in the great shape that is in even with the nick, is worth $10,000-12,000 according to PCGS

CSOhio said:
just curious what is something like that worth? what do people pay for things like that? just curious

It's worth between $200 and $300. Don't believe a word of what PCGS tells you, get a red book.

West Jersey Detecting · Apr 18, 2007

CSOhio said:
just curious what is something like that worth? what do people pay for things like that? just curious

The RED BOOK has the coin in VF-20 "LIBERTY" on headbandcomplete and legible. Knobs on coronet defined"

No mintmark is worth $145, not $12,000. Where are you looking Sentinel

Extremely Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1364, sold for $63.25

(gold has since risen, but I don't think it would have impacted the value of a $1 gold coin)

AMAZING FIND!!! After 7 years of hunting I have yet to find my first gold coin!

For more info on this coin, click here: http://www.coinfacts.com/gold_dollars/liberty_head_gold_dollars.html

wildcatman71 · Apr 18, 2007

It really doesnt matter what the book value is anyway. To me, It is priceless!! As for the headband, "liberty" is plain as day. But I do appreciate all of your info!! No matter what its value.....it made my day! HH

luckysgirl · Apr 18, 2007

Wow!!...that is great!
Cant wait until I find a gold coin...

WTG wcman!

Boobydoo · Apr 18, 2007

Wow, congrats big time on this awesome find.
As was said already, welcome to the gold coin club.
When you get time, you can submit it to Western & Eastern Treasure Magazine and they may include it in their 2007 Best finds Issue next April. Congrats again.

As far as value... I just looked on eBay at Completed auctions and this coin sold for between $104 and $170 in the last 90 days. I am sure it's worth a lot more then that to you!! I am really happy for ya!!

I hope you find a lot more goodies at the orchard. WTG! Good luck!

Golden smiles!
BDoo

hollowpointred · Apr 18, 2007

whoa! that is outstanding! congratulations!

Night Stalker · Apr 18, 2007

Very nice! That orchard must have seen a lot of activity in the past.

Your coin is fantastic and thanks for sharing....looking forward to more of "the orchard finds".

Night Stalker

{Sentinel} · Apr 18, 2007

Yes, actually that was the price for a seated liberty :P

txkickergirl · Apr 18, 2007

way to go man i would be on cloud nine for years to come.

Michiganne · Apr 18, 2007

Stupendous find!! Man, you're going to have to search that orchard hard. Looking forward to pics of it. Congratulations!

HH

99Brown · Apr 18, 2007

weasel606 · Apr 18, 2007

WOW ! seeing this post gets me going , cant wait till the weekened, reading the story to the find gave me a high i can only imagine what you are feeling! congrats and glad you posted your find !!