first gold coin

[swish]

Hi all
I went down my block today looking between the the road and the sidewalk. Old photo's show a dirt street with horses tied to hitching posts.I hoped someone back then had dropped a silver coin, I didn't find any silver but i did get this sweet 1915 $5 gold coin. I got a penny reading on the m6 and dug a 1898 indian. when i rescaned the hole i got a reading in the bottle cap territory, what the heck i was already there so i dug it, and out popped the gold. i think everyone on the block has seen it now and they told me i could hunt there yards as well. so all in all a perfect day. also got 9q-7d-13 pennies and 2 wheats. it took about 30 years but now i have mine.


Thanks all for the banner vote. never thought i'd be there

 

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[chatsworth]

That coin is beautiful! I can't wait to find my first...

 

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[spitfire55]

Wow!! .....Way to go!

 

[TORRERO]

You know I smell a new way of working this hobby......
Keep a nice coin or something with you when you hunt a public place, and when someone asks...
show them the nice thingy and get invited to hunt their yards...
and double or triple your pleasure

 

[Corinth1812]

I would not know what to do if i found one of those....Congrats super nice find...

 

[Syrena Hunter]

Great find and many more to come!!

 

[Indiana Digger]

That is just STUNNING! Congrats!

Indiana Digger

 

[biggmike]

May well be the most beautiful coin ever minted... Congrats

 

[augusthog]

Oh I just saw this so didn't get to vote, but you have my vote. Congratulations. Even though it's snowin right on down right now, I plan to head over towards Leadville tomorrow, before the ground gets frozen. (Banner finds always set me off on expeditions)

I'm with Colorado 14ers, Let us know what you find in Leadville (brrrrr) it's cold up there

 

[sniffer]

now that is worthy of a happy dance

 

[bottlebum]

Awesome find!
They sure don't mint them like they used to.

 

[faderdave]

Hi all
I went down my block today looking between the the road and the sidewalk. Old photo's show a dirt street with horses tied to hitching posts.I hoped someone back then had dropped a silver coin, I didn't find any silver but i did get this sweet 1915 $5 gold coin. I got a penny reading on the m6 and dug a 1898 indian. when i rescaned the hole i got a reading in the bottle cap territory, what the heck i was already there so i dug it, and out popped the gold. i think everyone on the block has seen it now and they told me i could hunt there yards as well. so all in all a perfect day. also got 9q-7d-13 pennies and 2 wheats. it took about 30 years but now i have mine.


Thanks all for the banner vote. never thought i'd be there

 

[harpp]

OH... WAY TO GO OHIO.....

 

[faderdave]

I think you are the third person this summer that found a gold coin when you were hunting just off the sidewalk. WTG...i gotta start hunting the edges of sidewalks

 

[whitesPA]

wow great find. still waiting for my first gold coin

 

[Vin-Diesel]

AWESOME FIND !!!! man would I like to find one of those.