Yesterday's relics and GOLD!

[Golden]

Gidday all, had a great day yesterday. Firstly I found quite a few relics, but in particular the two medals I'm posting are very special to me.
Now, I'm posting a gold Amercian dollar found by a detectorist friend, whom I happened to let in on a secret detecting spot I often do. So he decides to have a go, and wow, an American Gold dollar dated in the mid 1800's! I couldn't believe it when I saw it. Took the photo last night to post today. So guys, we DO get American coins here, shame I didn't find THAT one, and from MY spot too!!! Gotta get there again, and quick!
HH Angela

 

[Ken (Australia)]

Hi Golden. Nice medals. The gold coin is a great find. Bit disappointing though seeing it's you spot it wasn't you....Ken.

 

[beachguy777]

Holy smokes, Golden. I'd be freaking out too. Both of your finds are terrific, but the gold coin, really gets my heart pounding. Those are so sought after, I believe, probably everywhere. I'm sure you know that a long time back one of the presidents decided to gather up all the gold coins and melt them down and put em in Fort Knox. What a bummer, I think, but I guess that's what happened, so they're very rare. Good stuff you found too, so interesting, and probably rare too.

 

[Hard Nosed Dave]

Our good friend Raoul(here in Perth who uses the Whites MXT with deadly accuracy and ability when it comes to hunts)can relate very well to what happens when you bring somebody in good faith to a site he would have researched and discovered.
There has been more than one occasion where the person/s he's invited along to one of these old sites where they end up finding the "goodies" including gold coins.

Although not considered as valuble as a gold coin, I found this medal, similar to yours(if not the same) at a site Raoul took me to , over here on the west coast Australia.


Finds just happen when you are fortunate enough to make them. Metal detecting is by enlarge still based on what you happen to walk over, how well you have set your detector to suit and I do believe in begginers luck BUT experience also plays a big part.

In my opinion, this would for me would be fine,if the other person or persons are your friend/s and like to detect like yoo do. If it were ever only about being the only one who finds anything , then it would not be as exciting to indulge in such a hobby.

There is also a factor of safety in numbers(two or more of you)on some remote out of the way detecting sites.

Thanks for showing us the finds Golden


David Di

 

[B.RATNY]

Wow great finds, and gold too. Amazing a half a world away and your friend finds an American gold coin. It just goes to show you treasure can be anywhere

 

[Wirechief]

Hi Angela, wow nice gold coin and that seems to be my luck too. Was the gold coin found on a beach Angela? You gotta love the Quattro! Ok take care and God Bless Angela.

John Tomlinson, CET
John's Detectors

 

[pinpointa]

Hi Golden,
Excellent finds there must come back to my home state of Victoria and have a look at the changes and do a bit of detecting at Port Franklin,Inverlock and along the coast.
Regards Pinpointa.

 

[Golden]

Hello All, thank you for your replies! I know Raoul, Dave, from the Aussie forum. We've communicated a few times. He's found some wonderful stuff as you say. In case I missed it, are you based in W.A. also? Your medal looks identical to mine. I've only found a few different ones, mostly find other relics to do with cricket or the salvos. Pinpointa, where are you currently based? You mentioned visiting your ho,e state of Vic, which is where I am. Well Butch, I have to get back to that spot where my friend found the gold! He found it with his Explorer SE. So I'm wondering how the Quattro would fair. He reckons he had to dig down about 12 inches to get the coin. I never did say how he found it: on hearing a signal, and finally locating the target, he pulls out of the water (he was detecting a certain part of a creek!), a small snuff box that proceeds to crumble in his hands. And inside is a tiny bit of leather. He unfolds it carefully, and inside is the coin! He couldn't believe his eyes. I nearly didn't believe my ears when he rang me! And I'd detected that particular spot in the creek, for ages. I never found a coin. In all, he found three, including the gold, the others were an 1808 penny, and a 1922 sixpence. So there you have it.
Hi Beachguy, I didn't know the president melted the gold coins, as you stated. So would this coin be really worth something, other than the gold value? I think my friend would be keen to know! So would I!
HH Angela (Golden)

 

[Mirage]

Sweet finds. THe gold coin is a once in a lifetime find. Sometimes it's you who find the good stuff and sometimes it's the other person. Either way it is good. The more I do metal detecting the more I enjoy sharing my good spots with others even if it means less good finds for me.

Some sites it's just a matter of time before you would find the good coin/item. Other sites you may never find it and it's great that someone did.

Wish you future good luck at the site.

Mirage

 

[Hard Nosed Dave]

Angela, I lurch on the sidelines of that Aussie forum you mention. Used to be a member back when it was first started by scott and murdoch, I think.

I've also read and seen the posts that you and many others make,often.

Raoul, pinpointa and I know each other. We're all here in the west. We,ve even been detecting together. I learnt a lot from these two and the many others I have met over the years.

Both these two great blokes have been detecting for at least the last 20 or so years plus.

They are a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Raoul's an old tassie boy who reads and researches lots on the history of potential local sites and ray(pinpointa)is originally from your side of oz ,does similar.

I, like many who grew up here in Perth and did not realise how old historical(in a colonial sense) sites were over here. They're slowly disappearing and it's hard to find a good one that we can ALL share, but we cope. Metal detecting is a hobby we all like.

I just pop in once every while an have a squiz and a yak.

That medal is the same isn't it?

I want the same type of cold coin your friend found.I hope they shout you to a dinner or a lotto ticket.

First and only gold coin find for me was 1/4 ounce 1986 gold Krugerrand. Not and oldy like Raouls Sovereigns or Trevor's 20 dollar US 1800's gold coin that he found in the water at a local beach(what a beauty that one would be) BUT it's a gold coin none the less.


Take care


David Di

 

[beachguy777]

Boy oh boy, I'm almost weeping here as I read your post. That's weeping (with envy). I may be wrong, but I think that may be one of the most sought after finds someone here in the states could find. I just know it's certainly one of my "dream finds". I guess I need to do some research on that gold melting thing by the president, but I'm sure it did happen sometime way back, maybe in the 30's or around there. They (the big guys, sanctioned by the president of the United States) gathered up all the gold coins they could find and melted them down. I really think they put the gold in a SUPER FORTIFIED, place called Fort Knox, some where in Kentucky, I believe and it's still there in gold bars. Zilions of dollars worth of gold, just sitting there being guarded. Why the hell they did that, I may never know. I can only imagine what those coins might be worth today, but back then, I don't think they knew that coins would actually be "worth something besides face value". I used to collect coins back in the early sixties and I could find wheat backs, mercury dimes, buffalo nickles, all day long in change and money I'd talk my mom into getting from the bank to look through. At some point, it just got too valuable and everyone snatched them all up. It's extremely rare now to find any of those coins in change from the store or a bank. They're all snatched up by collectors, so the only hope of getting them now is either buying them at a coin store or finding them with a metal detector. That's why I feel that guy has a very valuable find. He really ought to look it up on the coin market to see what it's worth. Some of the $20.00 gold pieces that people have found or have are worth upwards of a couple hundred thousand US dollars, from what I hear. They're extremely valuable from what I hear.

 

[beachguy777]

Personally, I feel that the fact that he found it in some leather pouch, makes it that much more exciting. It sounds like someone either lost it or burried it and now here we are. Very exciting find, in my eyes.:| We've got some old gold mining camps here in California. The California Gold Rush, way back in the 1800's was a major deal, and even though they said they cleaned most of the gold out of here, I consistantly hear stories of people finding things like your friend and also nuggets and stuff in and near the streams and rivers. I need to do some research hear and get with the program. Also, I'm sure a lot of men burried their gold and treasure at different times to protect it from claim jumpers.

 

[TobyH]

Wow! That's terrific! I keep hoping to find a sovereign or half sovereign, but old U.S. gold would make me just as happy! 1853 is the most common date of the U.S. gold 1$ coins at just over 4 million minted in Philadelphia. If it had a "C" (Charlotte, North Carolina)or "D" (Dahlonega, Georgia) mint mark, it would be much more valuable. With no mark, or with an "O" (New Orleans), it's worth between $200-$300US. Congrats to your friend. The medal is a coronation medal made for school children. Here's a link for more info:

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/coins/1900/coronation_medal_edward_vii.html

Cheers,
Toby

 

[Gila Marc]

Hi...Finding a gold coin is something most of us only dream about!!

In case you are not already aware, here is a link to a very good coin site. Lots of good info on all American coins, grades, values, etc.

www.pcgs.com/prices

Marc