Peter finds 1893 Gold Kruger Pond at Boer war site

[pgill]

Hi everyone,

Am doing the happy dance today First gold, first ZAR coinage, Best find.

Went to a old Boer war site with a friend, where the artillery were set up for battle in the Boer war.
It is a great site made up of walls about 1.5 metres high that the troops used to run around in. The whole structure is in a horseshoe shape.
Anyway, I got a signal and dug down and found this coin. As soon as I picked it up, I saw that it was gold because of the colour. Something I learnt from this site is to never rub a coin, so I waited till I got home and washed it in soapy water. (that was very difficult)

Gold Kruger 1 Pond, 0.2353 Ounces Gold, Value +- R2000

I found another bullet case and a small piece of pottery, and that was it......

I know for a fact that this site has been gone over by many others in the past, as this was told to me by another guy that did detecting. So right from the start I knew that if I found something, there would not be much.
But I have learnt from Tnet that a site is never stripped of it's finds.

Anyway, here are pics of the coin and the site, hope you enjoy them.

God bless
Peter



The heads side of the coin.



Tails side of the coin.



Pic of the wall.



Another pic of the wall.



Another pic of the wall.

 

[birdman]

Peter , amazing coin !!!!! I am very happy for you. Good things happen to good people. I am still looking for my first gold coin.

 

[ashleen]

Peter,

Congrats on that gold coin
It's a beauty
Aren't you glad you didn't rub it?

So glad you are well and hunting.
.....thanking God for answered prayer

 

[pgill]

Hi Guys and Gals,

As you can see I have reached the banner status wow there are a lot of records that have been acheived with this coin for me

Thanks so much for all the great words, there is nothing in this world that can lift a person up than to have great friends.

Cornelius, not sure what you mean here, but the coin is definately gold... it reads it on another detector as gold, is as clean as gold is when it comes out the ground, and the weight of the coin is exact as stated in the coin catalogue.... cannot get better than that, and if that is not enough, well my knowledge of gold from working in gold mines is enough for me.

A member of the "gold coin club" I like that what a status to have.

Ashleen, I must admit, not rubbing the coin was hard to do, but I have learnt so much from the good people here to know better..... In fact it is the people here that stopped me from scratching the coin. Thanks guys and gals.

Also thanks for all the lessons that you have all given me, that is a treasure on its own....

God bless
Peter

 

[PBK]

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[pgill]

Thanks PBK

You are most definately one of the guys that has helped me on this great site.

God bless
Peter

 

[pgill]

And just for the record, and a great topic to happen in, this is my 1000 message on Tnet

God bless
Peter

 

[CRUSADER]

and this is my 1074

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Congrats on the banner!

 

[Harry_Morant]

Fantastic find - well done!

 

[Boobydoo]

Peter,
Congratulations on making the Banner Of Great Finds!!
Most deserved. I am really happy for you buddy. That is one sweet coin!!

God bless you my friend!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Beautiful coin you found. Might be another one there....Congrats!

 

[pgill]

Thanx everyone. Does anybody know what a SA Pond (Pound) would buy in those days? or what was the soldiers salary in them days? I think this soldier lost a lot of money

God bless
Peter

 

[texan connection]

Wow!! that is one sweat hunk of Gold!! what is its value in USA dollars?

 

[ramjet2187]

Peter! GREAT NEWS!!

Congratulations on a spectacular find, and on making the banner! Glad to see you recovered from your medical issues, and are still making great finds!!

Take care, and God bless!

Roger

 

[pgill]

Texan, the value in US dollars is around $350 with the exchange rate..... But I have seen one on offer for around $600...

Roger, thanks and yes,,,, My operation was finally a success (after 5 operations and 8 years) I am feeling great, but still very weak. In fact today my legs feel like falling off, and my back

It is so nice to reach the banner, I feel like I have finally made a difference in the metal detecting world

Thanks to you Roger, you have been a great help to me, and an inspiration.

God bless
Peter

 

[toye026]

Congrats!!!!!! That is a nice find!

 

[Tubecity]

What a great place to hunt, super nice find. Congrats.

 

[snook]

Great find and looks right to me . See link: http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/jsp/item/Item.jsp?Trade_TradeId=4925920

 

[piggman1]

Great pics, and FANTASTIC gold!

 

[karib2517]

RESPECT man.