🥇 BANNER Found my first gold coin

[trapperart]

Got out this morning before the sun came up. Went to a small woods lot where I've found a few coins in the past. Got an iffy signal at 5 inches and pulled this 5 dollar gold piece out. Searched for 2 more hours and no more coins. It was getting hot by then so headed home a very happy man.

 

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[Metal Magnet]

Got out this morning before the sun came up. Went to a small woods lot where I've found a few coins in the past. Got an iffy signal at 5 inches and pulled this 5 dollar gold piece out. Searched for 2 more hours and no more coins. It was getting hot by then so headed home a very happy man.

holy smokes, banner!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Oh Art... I just don't know what to say... congrats on an epic find. That is what we are all looking for. I am glad that all of your hard work has produced dividends!

 

[Terry Soloman]

Congratulations!

 

[huntsman53]

Nice find if it is in fact genuine! I hope I am wrong but I have never seen a Gold coin come out of the ground or out of fresh water or Salt water looking like that! It appears that it was made poorly in a mold thus the porous and bubbly look to it.


Frank

 

[Metal Magnet]

maybe in a fire?

 

[Scrappy]

Very nice Art. Congrats on a big list item

 

[Oddjob]

Yeah thats a banner. Way too cool.

 

[relic nut]

Congrats on a great find!! Well deserved[emoji106]

HH RN

 

[Gridwalker306]

I think that's the real deal, HUGE CONGRATS!!! Please post more pics once it's all cleaned up!

 

[kingskid1611]

Love it even in its toasted stage. I hope it cleans up good. Makes a great centerpiece for mancave wall

 

[Johncoho]

That is one super find. Congrats and Banner for me.

 

[trapperart]

5 dollar coin

Nice find if it is in fact genuine! I hope I am wrong but I have never seen a Gold coin come out of the ground or out of fresh water or Salt water looking like that! It appears that it was made poorly in a mold thus the porous and bubbly look to it and the images lack really good detail. Even if not genuine, the metal could still be Gold but the purity will have to be determined.


Frank

Here's some more pics weight is right size is right edge is right

 

[huntsman53]

Metal Magnet brought up that it may have been in a fire and he is probably correct! That would explain the bubbly look as air bubbles in the Gold expand and often show on the surface of a coin. I don't know why I did not think of that but most Gold and some Silver coins that are in a fire, come out in mostly unrecognizable blobs. Sorry!


Frank

 

[DownNDirty]

Awesome find Art! Banner vote cast

 

[nsdq]

Sweet coin , i have seen a other gold one one here that came out with green spots from the copper mix in it , if memory serve me these coins are 90% gold and rest is copper etc

 

[trapperart]

Metal Magnet brought up that it may have been in a fire and he is probably correct! That would explain the bubbly look as air bubbles in the Gold expand and often show on the surface of a coin. I don't know why I did not think of that but most Gold and some Silver coins that are in a fire, come out in mostly unrecognizable blobs. Sorry!


Frank

That's alright all I know for sure is I found it this morning and it is what it is.

 

[against the wind]

Super find,, BANNER
Congratulations

 

[digging440yrs]

Awesome find TA

 

[Erving]

Awesome find Art. Congrats!!