My first Gold Coin With My Explorer SE ($2.50)

[Silverfox]

Hi All, my wife and I went to a small town just north of Las Vegas on Sunday to do some detecting with my Explorer SE and ended up doing really good.

I found:
4 Indian head pennies
1 seated dime
1 Mercury dime
3 Barber dimes
37 Wheaties
1 Buffalo Nickel
1 Liberty V-Nickel
3 old Canadian coins (2 were silver)
1- 18K heavy mens ring with a diamond
2 Silver Rings

and finally a 1911 $2.50 Indian Gold Piece!!!
It was under a large tree root and was a pain digging it out. I just about gave up on it but I had a feeling it was something good the way it was reading on my Explorer.
The sad part about it is that I scratched the face up pretty good. I always take my time digging my targets but I was in the 110 degree heat / sun and it was, like I said, a big pain to digging under the root.
I also found $9.62 in clad.

Happy hunting!

 

[jeff of pa]

That indian got Beat up under there

Congrats on Joining the Gold Coin Club !

Jeff

 

[desertfox]

Abe, some really great finds you got there. To bad about the scratch on the $2.50 gold coin but gold is gold and you don't find many of them every day. Thanks for the post.

Desertfox

 

[ModernMiner]

Man, what a great hunt! Congrats Abe. Even though the gold piece did get scratched, it's an outstanding find. I'd be darn proud to find that coin. Your coins are fantastic, as are the rings.
I'm sure those finds made that heat well worth it.
Great post.
-MM-

 

[halfdime]

That's an incredible day! Too bad about the gold piece; will you go back to that site?

 

[romeo-1]

Sorry for the scratches but it IS still a gold coin...something to be very proud of! Congrats!

 

[Dman]

Congrats on the gold Way to go.
Dman

 

[Natman]

Holy smokes Abe, you had yourself a dream hunt!! That's a coin collection all by itself..nice going!

Nat

 

[Mirage]

Wow! Yeah, I'd say you did quite good! The Barbers and seated alone would have been awesome...throw in some silver jewelry some IH's and oh yeah a gold coin.

Congratulations. Let's here it for the good old west and old Abe.

Bob

 

[ringfinder]

I agree with Mirage, what a Fantastic Day you had. Congratulations on the Gold coin. He's beat up a bit, but he is Beautiful!!!!! What a great find. I have never found a gold coin in the 23 years I've been detecting. Not yet anyway. LOL

Again, Congratulations. All the finds are great.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Wow very cool find.


congrats.

 

[Bertman]

Congrats on a GREAT hunt Abe!!!! Completely awesome finds :P even with the scratches...

HH Robert

 

[RUDY2003]

Excellent diggs' Abe!
Beautiful gold, must feel great....

Keep safe...

 

[ghostrider1775]

Very, Very nice Abe!! WTG

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome coin and congrats! Too bad about the scratches but still nice, I would have freaked had I scratched my gold coin! I have scratched plenty of other finds though, LOL, it happens. HH, Mike

 

[Captn SE]

Abe, what an awesome day you had!!!! Wow, all the good silver oldies, and a gold coin to top it off!!!!

Still looking for my first gold coin.

Abe, I have an SE also, but have no idea how a 2.50 gold piece sounds with my machine. Were you hunting in conduct. or ferrous What kind of tone did it produce?? low, mid, zinc penny sounding? Were you in Digital or smartscreen?? Where did the crosshairs lock in on the screen at, or if in digital what were the numbers??

Congrats,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Eljeef]

What the hey! Fantastic hunt! Forget about the numismatic value on that gold piece. Look at the value of the tale you get to tell forever! You can't scratch that. 8) There is the real value.

 

[Boobydoo]

Awesome find!! Congrats on becoming a member of the Gold Coin Club. Welcome!!!

You had a great day out there, thanks for sharing your inspirational finds. It shows us all that, yes!!! it is possible!! WTG!!!!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[Silverfox]

Abe, what an awesome day you had!!!! Wow, all the good silver oldies, and a gold coin to top it off!!!!

Still looking for my first gold coin.

Abe, I have an SE also, but have no idea how a 2.50 gold piece sounds with my machine. Were you hunting in conduct. or ferrous What kind of tone did it produce?? low, mid, zinc penny sounding? Were you in Digital or smartscreen?? Where did the crosshairs lock in on the screen at, or if in digital what were the numbers??

Congrats,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Hi Captn, It read 08-10 on the digital screen, I don't use the cross hair screen. I scan in conduct mode / deep setting and the sound was like a heavy gold ring. I hope this help with your questions. Abe

 

[Silverfox]

Hi All, Thanks for all the good words. Abe