nvchris 76 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Found last summer with a GPX 5000 while hunting gold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt 188 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That is a really nice find Chris. If only we could hear the story of how it got to the place you found it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Slim 1,040 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Wow. That's in really good shape. NICE find! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,611 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 What a cool find Chris and in great shape! Thanks for sharing that beauty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C... 699 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Nice coin WTG Mike C... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 968 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 NICE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ant Man 15 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That's beautiful, Chris. I also wonder what the story is about how it got to that piece of ground for you to find. Outlaws? Robbery? Ripped pocket?Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Indeed a nice find Chris! And a very nice background also! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garimpo 2,288 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Very little wear and a great find Chris....do you have a story about where you found it....school....oldsidewalk....Reminds me when many years ago a small town in Okla. that was started before statehood tore outthe old concrete sidewalks that had originally been wood sidewalks.....I worked that site for twoweeks and took out many coins mid 1800's and very early 1900's.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Nice to see a experienced detectorists finds. Not scratched or gouged and beat to death during retrieval. I've seen soooo many fantastic expensive finds reduced to garbage by bash, crash, smash method. Respect to a master ---John PS-1857 S arrow removed and only 158,000 minted so quite a GREAT find in that condition ,crisp clean shield lines also--soooo cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldfinger 43 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 What a nice find. Congrats. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nvchris 76 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 I almost walked away from this one.It came at the end of a day hunting on the fringes of some old placer ground.After digging dozens of junk targets, mostly logging trash. I started heading back to camp and decided to walk an old water ditch, these ditches can run for miles and are a great indicator of descent gold in the area. Not to mention an easy path to walk Now these ditches are often loaded with iron trash mostly old nails and wire. So when I got this booming signal on the bank I "knew" it had to be large and near the surface. My guess was another beer can from a loggers lunch. Since I had been recovering nothing but junk and was tired I turned my back to it and stepped away.Then something clicked "that sounded clean" not the harsh rebound of iron and a bit to tight to be as large as a can. So I turned around and gave it another listen. I guessed it to be another big cartage or bullet I told myself, and decided to recover it, besides it was a nice shady spot to have a break. I'd been using a small rake to clear the forest litter and with one swipe the coin was exposed and I was looking at a seated lady.I had a seat on a log and pondered how that coin got there and speculated that it fell from a coat pocket when the ditch digger removed it as the day warmed up and tossed his coat/shirt on the uphill side of the ditch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,611 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 If they could only talk eh Chris..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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