finally,my first gold coin.

[liverpoolfc]

and it only took 26 years lol.
i've been taking my camera with me for a while now just in case i found something nice but i never expected something this nice.

here is the field i've been on for the last few days.

i was on it this afternoon for about an hour with only scrap to show for it.
got a signal that i thought was more lead.
dug out some soil(muddy soil at that) and saw the edge of a gold coin.got my camera out and took these.

its a GEORGE 111 spade guinea 1788.
to say i'm a happy camper would be a slight understatement.

 

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[BuckleBoy]

Beauty!

How can it be you have waited 26 years to find a gold coin and some who only visit the UK on the paid holiday tours have found as many as two or three? Do most serious detector people in the UK have a gold coin to their credit, or are Americans just very lucky.

I think they must use some sort of interesting "grass seed" in those UK detecting tours...

I think this coin should CERTAINLY be on the banner! It took a quarter of a century of persistence for luck to smile on you with this find--it deserves to be up top.

Congratulations Again,


Buckleboy

 

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[jorge del norte]

look at the shape it's in wow!

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[Chicago Ron]

Very nice coin, congrats on joining the gold coin club.

Chicago Ron

 

[whitesPA]

great job ---great old gold coin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[staydetuned]

Oh man... yeah, that was beautiful watching the play by play; I also have never seen photos of a gold coin being dug in sequence like that. They just come out so beautiful!

Awesome coin, and major congratulations on that sweet first. Next up: some HAMMERED gold...

 

[minton7]

I am sitting here holding onto my chair so I dont fall off of it again.... WOW..... I think I would build a lil house there and live on that spot forever in commemoration of this event...... ill say it backwards... wow....

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

WOW WALLY ! That is NICE ! Thanks for the great photo's I always wonder what it's going to look like when i find my first gold coin.

 

[goldgrubber]

Amazing find! I bet that made your heart skip a beat or two!

 

[Mainedigger]

Awesome find!!! Congrats, banner material for sure.. 26 yeaers to find it? guess that means I only have 24 years more before I find my first one....
Great pics and I agree with some of the others, I wouldn;t have ahd the patience to take the in ground shot....my heart rate also would have been racing too much to hold the camera steady....WTG!!!!

 

[Giant056]

That is one spectacular find!!!!!!!!!!! Totally Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Boobydoo]

All due respects to all the other great coins found by TNet members, but I must say that this gold coin is one of the most beautiful coins I have seen posted here in a long time. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats big time to you and welcome to the gold coin club!!

Golden smiles!
BDoo

 

[Rebel Man]

Awesome find, spectacular!!!! That coin is in beautiful shape!!
Congratulations, you will probably find another this month lol!!
Rebel Man

 

[Jack(IN)]

Definately one for the Banner!! Congrats on a beautiful coin and your first gold!! SweeeeT!!!

 

[weasel606]

WOW ! beautiful congrats

 

[Canadian Cossack]

WOW! Nice find!

I could never get such pictures because I wouldn't be able to hold the camera steady... I probably couldn't control my urge to pick it out of the dirt too. Well done, congratulations!

 

[cman1348]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where there's smoke there's fire! Get back out there. Let's see another one ;-)

 

[azmetaldetector]

Congrats on a great and beautiful find. My heart was racing watching the coin come ou tin the pictures. I can't imagine what yours was doing at the time you found it and I wonder how I'd react if I ever was fortunate enough to find one.

Congrats again!

OH......Kirk must make you #1 Detector for the week..right Kirk?

 

[panzermeyer]

High fives !!!!!!!!! Thats one beautiful coin.God Bless and HH...Panz

 

[birdman]

The gold coin club is growing fast on Tnet!! Huge congrats. I better get to digging so I can join!!

 

[Goldiver]

Very beautiful place to hunt, and a truly awesome coin!