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

adventureswithjim

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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 ;D

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. :headbang: :headbang:

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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WOW! GOLD COIN! :o Great find. Still on my wish list. This has to be your best video ever. Oh, and I nominated you for a banner! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :hello2: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
 

:headbang: Now That's what I'm talking about Big Brother :thumbsup:
You The Man!..... :notworthy:
 

Yes ,gold coin=banner! Make sure to test that chain also,could be white gold.
 

good for you jim!! i took a quarter of a century but im sure it was worth it. willy
 

Jim got it .... congrats! :thumbsup:
Thanks for your videos so much fun. :laughing7:
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G-2! G-2! Geeeeeeeeeeee - twooooooooooooooo I'm thinking I bought the wrong detector! I love to see you dig good stuff but that find ROCKS! Your finds have greatly improved with that detector. Great find Jim, hope your next vid tops this one .
 

Language! ;D

Awesome find and ready to wear. Your busted chain is most likely 14k white gold.
 

congrats man, sweet video, made me laugh, your a crazy dude!
 

Jim,
First off, CONGRATS on your BANNER gold coin!!!! :occasion14: :hello2: :thumbsup:
Thanks for that awesome video. It was neat to see you find piece after piece of the necklace.
Don't mind the cussing, I'm just glad you didn't soil yourself. Wouldn't want to see that. :o :laughing9:
WAY TO GO!!!!
-MM-
 

Congrats on making the banner Jim. That is a well earned coin.

Glad to see you found it.
 

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