Tricked by a sweepstakes token

[JVA5th]

Found this like 8 inches down saw silver color and the eagle and I was like oh my gosh my first big silver coin my heart was racing, I then move the dirt away and I go from a racing heart to a sunk one. Darn you Readers Digest you got me good lol.

 

[releventchair]

Congrats on a fun recovery.
Well , fun a while after you figured out what is is anyways...

 

[jewelerguy]

you're not the first one that dang readers digest token made their heart skip a beat, I've seen at least a couple others posted where at first glance they thought it was a morgan. Better than a pull tab, but far from being as cool as a morgan would have been.

 

[JVA5th]

Congrats on a fun recovery.
Well , fun a while after you figured out what is is anyways...

Yup got me mad for a second but once I got over it I laughed about it.

 

[JVA5th]

you're not the first one that dang readers digest token made their heart skip a beat, I've seen at least a couple others posted where at first glance they thought it was a morgan. Better than a pull tab, but far from being as cool as a morgan would have been.

Oh it got me good lol having my excitement stolen from me upon realizing what it was made me mad for a little bit lol. But got rewarded with a good find that is posted too

 

[Coinstar magnet]

That would've gotten my heart pumping....

 

[Trezurehunter]

I found that exact same Readers Digest token, except mine was gold in color. Talk about a pumping heart ! Neat find.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Yes, I could see that coming out of the ground would be a heart stopper !
What the heck - I'd still clean it up and put it in a coin flip.

I cleaned and organized all my Token's this Winter (approx. 85) put them in coin flip album.
Civil War, Hard Times all the way to Chuck E Cheese Tokens - looks cool !

Good Hunting !

 

[bologna321]

It's that dang eagle

Frustrating, like that fake reale I found.

 

[JVA5th]

I found that exact same Readers Digest token, except mine was gold in color. Talk about a pumping heart ! Neat find.

Cruel isn't it lol

 

[JVA5th]

Yes, I could see that coming out of the ground would be a heart stopper !
What the heck - I'd still clean it up and put it in a coin flip.

I cleaned and organized all my Token's this Winter (approx. 85) put them in coin flip album.
Civil War, Hard Times all the way to Chuck E Cheese Tokens - looks cool !

Good Hunting !

I'll still keep it and preserve it looks to have some age to it still a neat piece to add to my collection.

 

[OhioTrevor]

Thanks for sharing this. We've all been there and feel your pain. I predict this was just a warm up for the real thing. Good luck.

 

[JVA5th]

Thanks for sharing this. We've all been there and feel your pain. I predict this was just a warm up for the real thing. Good luck.

I hope so lol it had me sunk low for a good minute but 20 minutes later I was rewarded with a gold watch winder so the little joke the metal detecting gods played on me was okay.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Truth]

Brother I’ve had that feeling happen to me more than once being from New Orleans we got a lot of doubloons down this way, but they’re aluminum and never down that deep so that one you got right there would’ve just killed me LOL

 

[JVA5th]

Brother I’ve had that feeling happen to me more than once being from New Orleans we got a lot of doubloons down this way, but they’re aluminum and never down that deep so that one you got right there would’ve just killed me LOL

I definitely won't forget it that's for sure. I've been wanting a big silver coin but I understand that is rare and nearly impossible for me to do. As I live in the country most my finds are all on my property or adjacent properties that I have permission to hunt mostly when the fields are plowed. But I'm grateful I've found two gold items here, 3 silver coins, and many cool relics so not too bad for being stuck here mostly

 

[against the wind]

That ain't right,, some things just ain't right,, lol

 

[Wildcat1750]

Oh, my... what an emotional roller coaster!

 

[billb]

Yes indeed it’s a special moment to think what do I have here..very nice congratulations

 

[washingtonian]

Haha those are the worst. I got one of those General Mills Olympics token from a 1990s cereal box in an 1880s yard. Turns out I also got a Morgan in that yard on a later hunt so it all worked out lol.