I was able to get out and spend some time detecting this morning. With work and family I have been really busy, but I would not trade time with my family for nothing and right now I am just grateful to have the job I do. I did have quite a fun time detecting. I have gone over the area I chose to hunt quite a few times, but was still looking for that one of a kind find. This area was where I found my 1945 S war nickel, and a barrel key along with a silver ring and a wheatie. I had hunted for a while finding the usual clad when I got a really good signal behind a baseball back stop. I have found some good things behind these back stops and my Compadre seems to get the job done everytime. I can get in close and if I get a good signal I dig. I am glad I dug this one. I found something I will probably only find once in a lifetime. I dug down and could feel that my target was coin shaped. It felt large enough to be a quarter (this is exciting enough in an area that you have pounded pretty hard), then when I got two fingers around it I realized it must be larger than a quarter possibly a dollar coin or a 50 cent piece. When I finally got it to the surface I realized it was more unique than that. I have been trying to find more information out about it by doing a google search. It appears to be a souvenier coin from a Muesuem in France and says Chateau de Versailles on the front. 2004 and limited edition on the back. It is larger than a 50 cent piece, but a little smaller than a morgan dollar. I saw on one site someone selling the exact coin in 2010 or such for 5 pounds I believe. Regardless of value, it is an amazing find that I will probably only find once. I have never been to Paris or France, but it felt a little like I visited it today. I hope you enjoy the pics and any information any one might have on this coin would be appreciated. My clad count for a 4 hour hunt totaled in at $2.39 cents. But the time to be able to detect today was priceless. HH and Good Luck to all.
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Dirtdigger33
Eldorado Umax, Bandido II Umax, Tesoro Compadre
Pinpointers: Vibraprobe 580 (2 of them, because they work).
Owned previously: Silver Sabre Umax, BH Pioneer 505, Discovery 3300, Vibratector 730.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2012 10:37PM by Dirtdigger33.
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