My First gold coin EVER!!! (25 years of digging)

[adventureswithjim]

I haven't been diggin much lately, gas prices are killing me and I've worked out all the close stuff. BUT the county high school just moved to it's big fancy new building, leaving the sport practice fields open. Until now, it's rare these fields are ever empty to go metal detecting! Now everyone's at the new facility and I have a bunch of new fields to hit

Lots more can slaw than expected, but I was digging all the low end IDs for jewelry, first bit was a large necklace marked 14K, lawn mowered into dozens of bits...but it was clearly FAKE. Then I flipped over a plug, saw a nice little pendant, got the camera down for a close up, thinking it was a gold plate religious pendant...at least something to put on cam that wasn't clad...but when I picked it up I got this chill, wow that's heavy for a penny sized pendant. I could see the finely struck details through the dirt...NOT a religious pendant...coin in a bezel.

I rubbed that sucker on the spot, surely GOT to be fake...but it was obviously not fake, such fine details, intense color (it looks like it's "glowing" in the video), not a trace of corrosion...I pretty much lost it on cam.

1982 1/10 oz Krugerrand and the bezel is marked 14k.

25 years of diggin and my FIRST gold coin EVER. I'm pumped. Had to turn off the detector and go home...not a CHANCE I was going to be able to focus after that.

WARNING: MUCH EXCITED CURSING IN THE VIDEO:

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[fishbone3d]

Excellent find! I love Teknetics! I have a T2 SE. Teknetics are the best in my mind. I have found bird shot many times with that sensitive little bugger! Keep up the good finds my friend!

 

[pgill]

Hi Jim,

Peter here from South Africa..... Great find on that coin from my side of the world.... would lover to know what South African lost that one, as we do not find many coins on this side.... South Africans are tight on their coins you did well, pity about all the scratches though.... Kruger rands are great bullion coins....

 

[Troyounce]

Some things are worth the wait Jim! Hope I find mine soon though! lol.
Yeah you got a little excited but who wouldn't have!
Banner Dude!

 

[heepiepow]

Holy **** indeed! That coin is gorgeous! Grats on the find and the banner. And your video is top-notch too, very enjoyable.

Bet that beer tasted REAL good!

 

[IWillFindTheGold]

Absolutely fantastic! Good for you, man.

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Great find Jim! Teknetics G2 is a very well rounded machine!

 

[nscrcr8z]

VERY COOL WTG

 

[Urban Grund]

Now that is a find of find's!!!!!!!! NICE.............

 

[Silver Slayer]

Outstanding! What a find!

 

[HISPAN]

Hi Jim , congrats on the Banner ! ..... after a gold find in such good condition that is to be the following .... maybe a whole treasure ?
P.D:
Cut your hair.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Sweet find--findin' gold jolts the system like lightnin' runnin' through the veins.

Well done!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[drgeorge]

I propose that we change the "G" in OMG and WTG to mean "GOLD" (Oh My GOLD!, Way To GOLD! etc).
Congrats!!!

 

[dirt doctor]

Congrats on your gold coin and making the banner . I enjoyed your video .Glad to see you made a great find after a long dry spell . I'm pretty much in the same spot you were in as far as making good finds .Hopefully I find something that breaks this
long dry spell I have had also . I recently picked up a T2 and really like it but I haven't went over anything exciting with it yet .