Friday the 13th is my lucky day! (Gold Ten Dollar Coin)

[Jon Hill]

Hi,

I dont often post on here as I detect in the UK but I thought you might like to see my first ever gold find. Found today in North Somerset UK.

I went searching around an 11th century Manor today, when I got there the owner wanted me to have a look on a piece of ground for a tag from his dogs collar he had lost a few days ago. Normally I wouldn't have paid the ground a second glance, full of foil and crisp packets. Anway I set to work, soon enough I thought I had located the tag, blimey I thought that's a bit posh for a dog I wiped the dirt off and I was holding what you see below in my hand a whopping 27mm across!, I'm still buzzing, my first ever gold on Friday the 13th!

Can tell me more about the coin?

Cheers,

Jon

 

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[ZumbroKid]

Just over 2 million produced, your was made into a jewerly piece. Some would say that devalued it. Most would say they would love to have found it. Nice find!

 

[Gabbit]

Wow -- fantastic find -- worth about $350.00

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,840,840
Proofs: 55

Designer: Christian Gobrecht

Diameter: ?26.8 millimeters

Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%

 

[tsgman]

Awesome find! Tsgman

 

[Paul in WA]

Thats awsome!! Most of those bezels don't damage the coin, they just hold it.

Paul

 

[treasures4me2find]

I think I would search a while longer on that property. Take my time looking for that dog tag. Congrats on a great find.

Ken

 

[slow sweeper]

Wow!

 

[Leon]

Blimey!!! love hearing that word , might have to start using it myself...
Fantastic find, WTG!!!
Good luck, & Happy hunting!

 

[The Seeker]

Way to go....Nice gold piece ....on the 13th...I hav'nt had that knid of luck today...I recieved an e-mail from Verizon and they told me that my DSL I signed up for on Dec 10th will not be turned on this monday the 16th and the new date is Febuary 13 . Another month....This *&%&@# stinks. This is the forth time this has happened since I signed up.... anyway it 's a great find so go back for more!!!!!Finding one is hard enough..

Seeker

 

[Klaatu]

That's an excellent find, especially across the pond.

 

[packerbacker]

Very nice!! Did you ever find the dog collar?

 

[bk]

Hi,

I don't often post on here as I detect in the UK but I thought you might like to see my first ever gold find.? Found today in North Somerset UK.


Just because you live in the UK shouldn't keep you from posting on this forum. I for one would love to see the stuff you find there.
A US 10 dollar gold coin is about as good as it gets. A friend of mine went to the UK on a tour with other detector enthusiasts.
The first coin he found was a US 1851 large cent.
Congratulations on the find of a lifetime!

 

[JerV3]

Awesome gold coin. They are hard to find here in the u.s let alone your parts of the world. It's one I would like to find one day here. A good jewler could take that out of that bezel without damaging it. But I would put it on a thick rope and wear it. It cost a good buck to have a nice bezel like that put on there by a jewler. Might cost 150.00 to 200.00 u.s dollars. I would say the coin is worth between 265.00 and 285.00 06 redbook list it in ef at 265.00 and au50 at 285.00. But gold has been on the rise also. There were roughly 2.4 million minted.

Great find and congrats on the gold.

HH Jeremy

 

[birdman]

Amazing coin!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!

 

[Southcacalaky]

That's a real cracker mate, HH Art...

 

[downindixie]

Man,what kind of dog did he have that on?

 

[Nana40]

What a beautiful find!!!

Congrats Jon!!!

 

[spotz]

HI John,
I think it's a really terrible & disgusting coin & you should get rid of it immediately. Just send it to me by parcel post & I'll be happy to dispose of it for you. Ha Ha!

It's a fabilous find. Congrats.
Spotz

 

[civilman1]

?That's amazing you found that "across the pond",WTG....sure scruffy didn't go to the neighbor's and get into his collection?

 

[Snee]

The coveted gold coin!! Great find!!

btw, did you find the dog tag?