Gold coin, what its worth?

[TreasureHunt3r]

This is my first post on her but hear goes nothing. Found today in a field in Nottinghamshire England with the words georgivs III DEI GRATIA. 1790 on it.

 

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[Silver Searcher]

Nice Goldie mate, and welcome to TreasureNet...if this had been an American find there would have been three page of replies Some times I wonder why we bother posting at all.

SS

 

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[The Rebel]

WTG on the Gold! Hopefully someday I can find a gold coin. Man would love a chance to detect over there!

 

[DFW_THer]

Nice Goldie mate, and welcome to TreasureNet...if this had been an American find there would have been three page of replies Some times I wonder why we bother posting at all.

SS

aw... don't be sour! This thread is still young.

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome Nice find, don't tell me your Dad just started detecting?

Well it depends on the size, is it a Guinea (24mm) or Half-Guinea (21mm)?

2010 Book Value:

Half-Guinea
VF - £325, EF - £550

Guinea
VF - £350, EF - £600

You never replied whether it was a half or a full Guinea?

 

[Jason in Enid]

Nice Goldie mate, and welcome to TreasureNet...if this had been an American find there would have been three page of replies Some times I wonder why we bother posting at all.

SS

If it was an American find, it would have been exceedingly rare. Gold is as common there as silver is here. When anything from the Roman era is considered as so much trash, you are working on an entirely different scale.

 

[grasshopper]

awesome find!!

 

[Silver Searcher]

If it was an American find, it would have been exceedingly rare. Gold is as common there as silver is here. When anything from the Roman era is considered as so much trash, you are working on an entirely different scale.

I don't know were you get your information from Gold common here as Silver there, and I don't know one UK detectorist that thinks Roman era is classed as trash, I thought you would know better than that.

SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

TreasureHunt3r, are Roman coins really considered "junk"? I really have no idea, being from the U.S. I would love to find a Roman.

No they are not considered junk...far from it.

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

If it was an American find, it would have been exceedingly rare. Gold is as common there as silver is here. When anything from the Roman era is considered as so much trash, you are working on an entirely different scale.

I never take sides but that's crazy talk. You might see Dad & I get Gold Coins, but I know people (many people) from the UK who have searched for 10 or 20+ years without 1. The fact this guys Dad got it in 4 years, is about 5 years quicker than my first one.

Roman is a common find for us, as we do the homework, but everyone counts.

 

[Erik in NJ]

I don't know were you get your information from Gold common here as Silver there, and I don't know one UK detectorist that thinks Roman era is classed as trash, I thought you would know better than that.

He was referring to the trash reference by the OP. BTW, I posted two Roman coins that I found this summer in a part of England with very little Roman activity--they are probably ca 100 - 200 AD and they were referred to as "scrappies" by one of your fellow UK detectorists, much to my chagrin, so I can understand why some here get that impression.

 

[CRUSADER]

He was referring to the trash reference by the OP. BTW, I posted two Roman coins that I found this summer in a part of England with very little Roman activity--they are probably ca 100 - 200 AD and they were referred to as "scrappies" by one of your fellow UK detectorists, much to my chagrin, so I can understand why some here get that impression.

Scrappy is my made up expression (although may have been thought up by others as well), so it was either me or someone copying me, because most call them Grots, do you prefer Grots? Ever heard of a 'term of endearment'. I googled it for you - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_endearment


Would someone who thinks Scrappies are junk do the following:
Stop & GPS them, clean them, weigh them, measure them (longest & shortest dia.), take every visible detail, die axis (if visible), denomination, plot them on a map, plus +++

 

[Silver Searcher]

He was referring to the trash reference by the OP. BTW, I posted two Roman coins that I found this summer in a part of England with very little Roman activity--they are probably ca 100 - 200 AD and they were referred to as "scrappies" by one of your fellow UK detectorists, much to my chagrin, so I can understand why some here get that impression.

Scrappies are Roman Bronze coins with very little, or no detail at all, but if you are finding scrappies, your on the right site for just about anything. The OP referred to Roman coins after the sheer amount of junk he finds, I don't think he meant it to refer to Roman coins in that group.

SS

 

[webatch]

I would never call somebody's find junk. One mans junk is another mans treasure. I would love to find a coin like that! Over here (in the US) - YES we are a bit short on history. So most of us have not found anything that old & have no real way to measure the significance of a find like this.
NOTE! I said most! There are some very knowledgeable folks here as well.
Even when you dig real junk the treasure is in the hunt itself. I don't think most of us expect to get rich doing this, we do it for the enjoyment.

Congrats on the find. Very nice and looks to be in very good shape. What kind of detector was he using and what kind of site?

 

[CRUSADER]

A little trivia, these are commonly referred to as 'Spade' Guinea's, due to the shape of the shield. Quite fitting for someone who probably dug it with a spade.

 

[ggossage]

Gold coin found in the US, extremely difficult. Gold coin found in/near ancient civilizations, very difficult. Gold coin found anywhere posted on TNet, awesome! Gold coin found anywhere not posted on TNet, tragic.
Keep your posts coming, I/we appreciate it. If we don't show it in a posted response, rest assured you've given us all something to dream about! Great job out there, and if you're ever in the US, let us know so you can show us how to find gold!

 

[spitfire55]

That is very very nice....

 

[CoilyGirl]

Welcome to TN,nice find.

 

[MNcoinhunter]

Sheep cream? Sounds a bit disturbing ... think I would have thrown that one back.

 

[chkn]

It's a beauty, lucky dog you!

 

[chkn]

Nice Goldie mate, and welcome to TreasureNet...if this had been an American find there would have been three page of replies Some times I wonder why we bother posting at all.

SS

Sorry, but you guys are a little out of our league, with hordes here and hordes there, we are SPEECHLESS!!!