🥇 BANNER Only took a bit over 56 years!

[cudamark]

I was hunting an empty lot in an older part of town with my buddy. We weren't finding much in the way of coins. I got a 1940 wheat and a few modern coins along with a few older relics until about a half hour in. Got another zinc cent sound (62 on my Equinox 900) dug down and found this! My first U.S. gold coin, and what a coin! An 1899S $10 gold piece. The rest of the stuff was rather anti-climatic at that point. One other good find in my book was the old San Diego luggage tag. Still need to research that item. Maybe one of you knows what the L.H. & T. Co. means? Definitely one of my best finds!

 

[CoinsAndThings]

Congratulations! That's way cool! Beautiful coin!

 

[scruggs]

Congrats on a beautiful gold coin! Banner find all the way!!

 

[Steve in PA]

Congratulations!! I'm 41 years in and still looking.

 

[Old Dude]

That would spoil every hunt for the rest of my life because I know I’d never top that! Congrats!

 

[cudamark]

That would spoil every hunt for the rest of my life because I know I’d never top that! Congrats!

I don't know about that.....my bucket list is still a bit long.

 

[WoodsDigger]

I was hunting an empty lot in an older part of town with my buddy. We weren't finding much in the way of coins. I got a 1940 wheat and a few modern coins along with a few older relics until about a half hour in. Got another zinc cent sound (62 on my Equinox 900) dug down and found this! My first U.S. gold coin, and what a coin! An 1899S $10 gold piece. The rest of the stuff was rather anti-climatic at that point. One other good find in my book was the old San Diego luggage tag. Still need to research that item. Maybe one of you knows what the L.H. & T. Co. means? Definitely one of my best finds!

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Great work, its a crazy hobby, addiction , an unpredictable situation that is so satisfying. I have never found a silver or gold coin but yet I find british and French musket balls, a jesuit ring a copper culture artifact but never a gold coin or silver dollar. Enjoy ! Its a crazy pastime.

 

[MBennett]

Banner find nice

 

[IHC656]

Congratulations!
Gold is still on my bucket list.

 

[pepperj]

That would spoil every hunt for the rest of my life because I know I’d never top that! Congrats!

I've recovered 2 now and it hasn't wrecked a single hunt since.
It just takes the monkey off the back type thing

 

[Blackfoot58]

Beautiful condition on it to boot!

 

[mddavis3]

I was hunting an empty lot in an older part of town with my buddy. We weren't finding much in the way of coins. I got a 1940 wheat and a few modern coins along with a few older relics until about a half hour in. Got another zinc cent sound (62 on my Equinox 900) dug down and found this! My first U.S. gold coin, and what a coin! An 1899S $10 gold piece. The rest of the stuff was rather anti-climatic at that point. One other good find in my book was the old San Diego luggage tag. Still need to research that item. Maybe one of you knows what the L.H. & T. Co. means? Definitely one of my best finds!

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Incredible find!

 

[Gare]

The gold coin RINGS UP BANNER !!!!!

 

[candy colored clown]

Excellent!!!

I've been detecting 47 yrs and I've yet to find any gold coins.

Hopefully my day is coming.

I hope you have more good luck in the future.

R

 

[Digger RJ]

I was hunting an empty lot in an older part of town with my buddy. We weren't finding much in the way of coins. I got a 1940 wheat and a few modern coins along with a few older relics until about a half hour in. Got another zinc cent sound (62 on my Equinox 900) dug down and found this! My first U.S. gold coin, and what a coin! An 1899S $10 gold piece. The rest of the stuff was rather anti-climatic at that point. One other good find in my book was the old San Diego luggage tag. Still need to research that item. Maybe one of you knows what the L.H. & T. Co. means? Definitely one of my best finds!

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Outstanding!!! Congrats!!!!!! Banner Time!!!🎉

 

[cudamark]

The gold coin RINGS UP BANNER !!!!!

Not yet it hasn't.....

 

[Assembler]

Not yet it hasn't.....

It should measure up to a banner find, IMO.

 

[pepperj]

It should measure up to a banner find, IMO.

81 votes
But a grouty foreign silver makes it with flying colors.

 

[Assembler]

81 votes
But a grouty foreign silver makes it with flying colors.

I tried to make it 82 votes today and guess what happened.

 

[CRUSADER]

BIG CONGRATS

 

[Conito@55]

I was hunting an empty lot in an older part of town with my buddy. We weren't finding much in the way of coins. I got a 1940 wheat and a few modern coins along with a few older relics until about a half hour in. Got another zinc cent sound (62 on my Equinox 900) dug down and found this! My first U.S. gold coin, and what a coin! An 1899S $10 gold piece. The rest of the stuff was rather anti-climatic at that point. One other good find in my book was the old San Diego luggage tag. Still need to research that item. Maybe one of you knows what the L.H. & T. Co. means? Definitely one of my best finds!

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Congratulations on that great discovery. I know how you must be feeling right now. And remember, where there's one, there might be two.