Hello. I have been following this forum since I got a Safari a few months ago. I am still on th learning curve after using an XLT for years. I particularly appreciate how willing the folks in this forum are to share information and advice. Thank you. I thought you would like to see this coin I found last week. It is a Napoleon III twenty franc gold piece. The date is 1867. Although part of the date was drilled thrrough, the 7 is still visible and 1867 is the only possible date for this specific coin. It was found on an old homestead that was owned by a well-to-do family. It was abandoned about 1910 and torn down in the 1920s. Super trashy site that really tests my patience. FYI, this coin is almost exactly the size of a nickel. It rang a consistent 22 and was about 4" deep. Not very deep but this is common in the thin, rocky ridge-top soils here in West Virginia.
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Napoleon III coin
- Thread starter Brookie
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Goldstrike
Well-known member
Very nice and just like my 1851 gold $1...it's drilled 
but that's ok, a gold coin is a gold coin is a gold coin!!!!!!! Still a great accomplishment to detect and what a thrill
when you see that glint of gold in that hole you just digged!!!! much more exciting than a hole in one!!!
but that's ok, a gold coin is a gold coin is a gold coin!!!!!!! Still a great accomplishment to detect and what a thrill when you see that glint of gold in that hole you just digged!!!! much more exciting than a hole in one!!!Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
That is a AWESOME dig! Thanks for posting that and making me drool! lol
Delaware Bill
Member
Super coin, great find!!
NamVetLesTreasureSeeker
New member
Now that's a REAL CHRISTMAS P-R-E-S-E-N-T!! WTG, Les Robinson