New Colonial Sites Lead to my First GOLD coin!!!!

Hunthicks · Apr 28, 2013

Got out with The Patriot today to try some new spots in an area with some age and potential. Lots of pottery and broken glass showing up but for the most part finds were bits and bobs and scrap brass and lead. Then out popped this, an 1800 1/3 Guinea gold coin! I was honestly in shock, I NEVER expected I'd find a gold coin, and a 213 year old one at that. I don't think Patriot could believe it either! It was my only coin for the day, and after we tried three new sites that should have had lots more goodies we tried an old beat site and I came up with some musketballs and a bale seal. All in all, with the great weather, some free sausages and taters from a nice farmer, good company and a gold coin, it was one of my best days detecting yet!

g-olden years · Apr 29, 2013

CONGRATS! Looks mighty good coming out of the ground, and wonderful in the close-up! So fine to dig a gold coin, and FABULOUS that it was minted at the turn of the "new" century of 1800! Just plain WOW! WOW! WOW! Andi

gsxraddict · Apr 29, 2013

amazing find!

gleaner1 · Apr 29, 2013

That's a hell of a nice old gold coin congrats! :icon_thumleft:

Iron Patch · Apr 29, 2013

Hunthicks said:
Thanks!! Haha, I've always been more of an inwardly excited person. But man the adrenaline was going!

Well let me help you with that. Killer find there!

detroitdigger · Apr 29, 2013

Big congrats on your first gold coin!!!

RelicDude · Apr 29, 2013

Wow that coin is gorgeous. Awesome find hh

The Patriot · Apr 29, 2013

Yeah maybe he should buy a lotto ticket at this point too!

Iron Patch said:
Well let me help you with that. Killer find there!

ce550av8r · Apr 29, 2013

Wow! Just "wow"!

JohnnyMac · Apr 29, 2013

Congrats

The Rebel · Apr 29, 2013

WTG on the gold!

reednc · Apr 29, 2013

Congratulations. We all dream about finding something as nice as your coin.

Bill D. (VA) · Apr 29, 2013

That is an incredible find, and one that has been at the top of my most wanted list for years. I hope you realize how rare and special that find is. I've been exclusively hunting colonial sites for 15+ years, and although I've dug about 150 silver coins from the pre-1800 period I've never gotten that goldie, and probably never will. So my hat is off to you for a superb find, and one that I'm certainly going to vote as banner. WTG!!!

chiloquin · Apr 29, 2013

Excellent rare coin! BANNER!

Southern_Digger · Apr 29, 2013

Outstanding Find! Congratulations

terpfan · Apr 29, 2013

Absolutely stunning. Maybe I've missed it, I don't recall ever seeing such an old gold coin found in the states. You've found something special there, and have no doubt found a banner coin. Congrats!

Iron Patch · Apr 29, 2013

Bill D. (VA) said:
That is an incredible find, and one that has been at the top of my most wanted list for years. I hope you realize how rare and special that find is. I've been exclusively hunting colonial sites for 15+ years, and although I've dug about 150 silver coins from the pre-1800 period I've never gotten that goldie, and probably never will. So my hat is off to you for a superb find, and one that I'm certainly going to vote as banner. WTG!!!

I have about as many years, and then you start to add in everyone you know who hasn't found one, and all their years, and that's a lot of old targets and no gold coin. If I do ever find one I suspect it will not be that early....but I guess beggars shouldn't be choosers!

Hunthicks · Apr 29, 2013

Thanks everyone!

Iron Patch said:
Well let me help you with that. Killer find there!

I swear I looked like that on the inside! Still can't stop smiling though, haha.

The Patriot said:
Yeah maybe he should buy a lotto ticket at this point too!

I think I'm going to get a couple of those hospital lotto tickets tonight!

Bill D. (VA) said:
That is an incredible find, and one that has been at the top of my most wanted list for years. I hope you realize how rare and special that find is. I've been exclusively hunting colonial sites for 15+ years, and although I've dug about 150 silver coins from the pre-1800 period I've never gotten that goldie, and probably never will. So my hat is off to you for a superb find, and one that I'm certainly going to vote as banner. WTG!!!

I do understand the rarity and significance, I'm still amazed! It's made up for the colonial silver drought I've been on and makes me want to track down even more new sites.