🥇 BANNER Gold Coin!

[doninbrewster]

Went to a favorite old park today and got a big surprise. After detecting for 35 years I finally found my first gold coin. It's a 1871 half sovereign. Also found a couple of V nickels, a war nickel, buffalo, Merc and Indian, but who cares? I found a gold coin. Talk about a feeling of excitement. Glad I had a couple of buddies there with me. They were as excited as I was. Could I have actually made a banner find?











I just scanned the gold coin to give a clearer picture. If you click on the photo and then click on it again to get to the highest resolution you can see it appears to be Double Struck. This is what some would call a chatter strike.

 

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[ks coyote]

Beautiful coin. Congrats on your first awesome gold coin.

 

[Scrappy]

Woohoo Don! Congrats on that beauty!!!!!!! Banner banner banner

 

[ARC]

It is in fantastic condition.
Great dig.
Gold coin in that condition is a banner in my book... 1871

 

[bigfoot1]

yuppers...banner all the way..lifetime find..

 

[worldtalker]

COOL beans dude...sigh,some day I shall find one.....maybe...I hope.


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[treblehunter]

Banner vote is in very beautiful find!
Congrats!

 

[huntsman53]

Congrats on the Gold Sovereign find! Definitely a Banner find and Banner day!


Frank

 

[Army of 1]

Congrats on your Golden find buddy .. cheers Mick

 

[Brother Al]

Condition, condition, condition... Banner, banner, banner

 

[david680]

Banner in!

 

[Diggin Dude]

Yes what a great find! And I was one of the buddies with him when he found it. And I am excited for you. Couldn't believe it what an awesome find. Congratulations it's been a long time coming but I must confess I wish it was me that found it LOL.

You deserve it Don! You were always there to help people out with this great hobby. Enjoy the moment.

Monday morning I'll post my "insignificant finds" LOL

This is a banner find for sure!

 

[pepperj]

Huge congrats on the Vickie Gold!!

 

[Vino]

Big congrats Don!!!
Definitely a Banner find..
I can't vote from my phone but as soon as i get home my vote will go in.
George

 

[GaRebel1861]

Outstanding find! I'll toss a banner vote your way for such an awesome find. Good luck! See ya' at the top.

 

[flatbutton]

MAN! Condition is crisp on that gold! Banner vote going in

 

[JeffInMass]

Cannot congratulate you enough on that find! A gold coin of any kind is simply amazing- you have my banner vote!

-- Jeff --

 

[ArmyJoe]

Awesome find! I always hope for gold but get excited when I find anything older than myself!!! I vote banner on this for sure!!!

 

[OBN]

Gold coin, I would say Banner also....Very nice and congrads....

 

[mick56]

Wonderful find!!! Wish I had a park like that around here!