🥇 BANNER Slow start to the year but golden results

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The ol' cat is getting old. I really skipped the summer season, haven't IMG_1410.webpIMG_1412.webp been feeling all that well. Soooo....a few weeks ago a few of us started going over some of our old honey holes. We went to some of best areas from last year. A couple we had hit so hard so didn't find much. Another was just a plain bust.
ance of actually finding something. A few of us found minies ( I did not find any.) I headed with one friend up a little hill and got a nice, flat c
The third site, which I have taken a few people two was looking like a disappointment also, however the farmer had (gasp) actually turned the soil so now there was a better cholonial button in amongst some coal scraps and a lot of iron nails. It took forever but I finally got a nice silver cufflink, a few more buttons and a breast plate or horse tack piece, it's hard to tell as it is heavy stamped brass with a lead fill. A Rev War military button was found on the site. This was just a day ago.

I kept circling the small area and got a solid 92 signal on the Deus, which is normally either silver, quarter sized or a square of aluminum. I called my bud over with his new Equinox and his machine saw it and he interpreted it as a minie ball at an 18 on the Equinox. It was a nice sized, solid piece. I took a huge bite of dirt out and flipped the muddy plug over. Out pops a 1772 2 Escudo coin! Of course, I didn't have my glasses on and couldn't see what it was lying on the ground so yelled at my friend, what is it? What is it? After all I can't see what the thing was! The reveIMG_1416.webphowed. He picked it up and at that point I think I because speechless as he said I didn't react much. Well, surprise will do that to you.

We also found a lot of other cool early pieces. The pottery is 18th century but we didn't find much of it. Enjoy.IMG_1410.webp
 

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What a beautiful coin!

Banner vote submitted.
 

Oh wow! Spanish Gold is the the ultimate treasure in my book! Congratulations! Wow! :notworthy:
 

Btw I do have a pic of the back that was what the second pic was to be. Had some trouble w pics today.
 

Nice gold smokey! That had to feel good
 

you are still killing it Gal! what a beautiful sight to see! Blessings upon blessings! Oh yeah, Banner all the way!
 

Banner ! Very Nice.
 

Great find, Congrats!!! Got my vote.
 

Oh yeah, awesome find. Ultimate coin find in my book and that's a nice one. Banner all day long. Big Congrats!
 

Btw I do have a pic of the back that was what the second pic was to be. Had some trouble w pics today.

Please post up a pic of the back, thank you and congrats again.
 

Banner all day. Holy hell what a find. Well done smokey!!
 

18th century Spanish Gold is at the top of my bucket list. That one is a beauty, but like others have said, how about a pic of the reverse? Definitely a banner Find!
 

The Mature Feline can still hunt - congrats!
 

Killer find...a Banner find! :notworthy:

Vote in!
 

Against the wind, yes we used them all the time at the broth...I mean candy store! Yeah, that's where we used them, yeah, now I remember, and was that last year?::laughing7:
 

Incredible find. Congrats!
 

It was about 5” deep and was a don’t ignore me signal. I got about 25 colonial buttons, pieces of shoe buckled, unknown buckles, a lead pencil (shown), that round badge would have made my day all by itself, two items are early coppers, we found six all together. This was a lot of work.

Here's the back: View attachment 1653653

That is one beautiful coin, congrats again, sorry I didn't make it. I truly appreciate the invite.
Brad
 

I did get out several times in two states this past two weeks. I would have been happy with the first three flat buttons, as I haven't been out much. I would have been very happy with the lead pencil. It's been 30 years since I found a lead pencil. I also would have been happy with that 2" plate or rosette, and even though they are tiny, the 18th century pieces of ceramics!
 

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