🥇 BANNER Spanish gold

[jefg231]

2015 was a good year. For life and for treasures. While many hunger and thirst, we have the luxury to hunt down treasures.
I am lucky enough to have great digging buddies. How fun would it be to treasure hunt alone?
I started the year (Jan 6) with a 1848 Mechanic and ended it today with a 1744 Spanish cobb.
Life is good.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Incredible!

 

[Eagle101]

Congratulations! I go to bed dreaming of a find like that!! Incredible!!!

 

[Lanny in AB]

2015 was a good year. For life and for treasures. While many hunger and thirst, we have the luxury to hunt down treasures.
I am lucky enough to have great digging buddies. How fun would it be to treasure hunt alone?
I started the year (Jan 6) with a 1848 Mechanic and ended it today with a 1744 Spanish cobb.
Life is good.

Beautiful find!

That's the stuff of dreams . . .

All the best,

Lanny

 

[CRUSADER]

Excellent story, amazing coin, no brainer banner, but can you explain the sort of land 'site' that a Spanish Gold Coin can pop up from? (early settlement, Inn, Market)

Unanswered question?

 

[Steve in PA]

Incredible find, especially on land! Congrats on the Banner!

 

[cudamark]

Wow! and the gold coin isn't bad either!

 

[cntrydncr1]

What a beauty!! congrats!!

 

[Davers]

Excellent story, amazing coin, no brainer banner, but can you explain the sort of land 'site' that a Spanish Gold Coin can pop up from? (early settlement, Inn, Market)

I would welcome that knowledge as well.

 

[Davers]

WOW!
Just an AMAZING Find.
Just goes to show you never know what will pop up right after that Shot Gun Shell. LOL

 

[mnixon]

uummmmmm I could look out after that gold coin for ya .... ... gotta love it ...what a beauty

 

[slowwevo]

very cool, my 44v was found somewhere in florida,gotta love big gold,Congrats , great story btw

 

[Boatlode]

HOLY

CRAP!

Best find I have yet seen on this forum. Congratulations.

So what are you going to do for a new hobby?

 

[jeff of pa]

Beware the Curse Of the Gold

watch Detectorists Christmas Episode

 

[DigIron2]

I'm sure that is one you will never forget.Congratulations!,I like the tag too.

 

[jefg231]

As for the characteristics of the site; it was less than average. There were no historic structures nor was the area lined with 200 year old Oaks. We have all hunted much "better" sites. There were a few hardwoods, lots of pines, and budweiser was king of the beer cans. I did see some pockets of potential.
The "potentials" were pieces of brick, pieces of china, oyster shells...
I guess the lesson is to never judge a book by its cover.

 

[Smilodon]

Almost forgot the coin was dug with my shovel, I think I will have to retire it, paint if gold, and give him it for a late Christmas present

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

That was a great find . Clean that place out .

 

[Reed Lukens]

Now that's the stuff that dreams are made of

 

[Mr. Digger]

Awesome gold coin and congrats on the banner! Forgive my ignorance but what is an 1848 mechanic?

 

[CRUSADER]

As for the characteristics of the site; it was less than average. There were no historic structures nor was the area lined with 200 year old Oaks. We have all hunted much "better" sites. There were a few hardwoods, lots of pines, and budweiser was king of the beer cans. I did see some pockets of potential.
The "potentials" were pieces of brick, pieces of china, oyster shells...
I guess the lesson is to never judge a book by its cover.

In some way that doesn't surprise me. As some of our best finds have come from the most unpromising places, we predict that 'if' we ever get a Roman Gold it will be from a random field!
The more you hunt the better the chances.