🥇 BANNER GOLD COIN...BOOYEAH!!!!

[romeo-1]

It only took 8 years but this afternoon I found my first gold coin. I had a friend down to detect some "old faithful" areas as the "good" sites are still not available. This is the same friend who found the 2 cannonballs on my site the last time he was here to detect...same site too! The day started pretty slow and I was somewhat disappointed that the sites I had been hoping for were not available. I did have the backup plan and we executed that. Phil started with a couple coppers and I with a button and a musket ramrod thimble. Phil called me over to pinpoint a target in his hole and when I was walking away I got a nice solid signal. It was pinpointing about four inches down so I cut a nice wide plug. I flipped it over and just about freaked out! There was some profanity involved when I saw the distinct gleam of gold on the plug! I grabbed a couple insitu shots and id'd it as a Victorian 1870 Sovereign! Some knuckle head in the past soldered a loop on it to wear on a chain which was his downfall and my fortune!

 

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[ticm]

Sweet.

 

[kuger]

...well at least it has a nice "handle".....

 

[CRUSADER]

Exactly, no loop, no coin, its a blessing. CONGRATS on your first, may it open the flood gates........

 

[romeo-1]

Exactly, no loop, no coin, its a blessing. CONGRATS on your first, may it open the flood gates........

Yep...I'll bet the guy who lost it was cursing as much as I was when I found it!

 

[detector dave]

It only took 8 years but this afternoon I found my first gold coin. I had a friend down to detect some "old faithful" areas as the "good" sites are still not available. This is the same friend who found the 2 cannonballs on my site the last time he was here to detect...same site too! The day started pretty slow and I was somewhat disappointed that the sites I had been hoping for were not available. I did have the backup plan and we executed that. Phil started with a couple coppers and I with a button and a musket ramrod thimble. Phil called me over to pinpoint a target in his hole and when I was walking away I got a nice solid signal. It was pinpointing about four inches down so I cut a nice wide plug. I flipped it over and just about freaked out! There was some profanity involved when I saw the distinct gleam of gold on the plug! I grabbed a couple insitu shots and id'd it as a Victorian 1870 Sovereign! Some knuckle head in the past soldered a loop on it to wear on a chain which was his downfall and my fortune!

Nice find! I would have had a heart attack! !

 

[granthansen]

Congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Yep...I'll bet the guy who lost it was cursing as much as I was when I found it!

 

[JT1080]

Awesome find. Congrats!

 

[novafinder]

now that right there is a heart stopper, great find congrats id wish you luck in your next hunt but i think you already have luck on your side !

 

[romeo-1]

Even if I hadn't found the gold coin these two finds would have made my day...I love finding musket parts.

 

[The Patriot]

The tectin gods were good to you, 8 short years and a gold coin. I know some guys who detected 25 years and no gold coin.... Congrats!

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Sweeeet !!!! Congrats !!!! still waiting for my 1st gold coin

 

[Hunthicks]

That's pretty sweet right there!

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

You gotta love it when "Old Faithful" gives you your first gold coin! I am on year six with a metal detector and the only gold of any kind came this summer in the shape of a wedding band. As CRUSADER said above. I hope this opens the flood gates for you

VPR

 

[nsdq]

sweet find at least you have spoon parts to scrap your drawers clean after that coin

 

[Iron Patch]

That must have been quite a site to see in the dirt. I bet you did the ole.... Is that what I ^$%%EN think it is!

 

[Iron Patch]

Exactly, no loop, no coin, its a blessing. CONGRATS on your first, may it open the flood gates........

Yep, I've said that before... you can't really curse what gave you the opportunity to find it.

 

[GoGoGopher]

The day I find a Gold coin, I am gonna hafta sell all my equipment and find a new hobby..."How can you top a find like that!"

HH,

 

[Rich in Central PA]

I'm surprised nobody voted BANNER, Well, IMO anybody digging up a gold coin is still a rarity, with or without a chain, and that's "banner material" in my book. Banner vote from me, congrats.............Rich