Big Silver Coin

[palzynski]

Congrats for this splendid coin ... Which detector were you using ?

[Jeff M.]

46 minutes ago, palzynski said:

Congrats for this splendid coin ... Which detector were you using ?

XP Deus II

[F350Platinum]

That's a beautiful coin by any measure, I find a fair amount of Spanish silver but nothing that big. I'd probably mistake it for shallow big iron, what ID did you get? Congratulations!

[Jeff M.]

20 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

That's a beautiful coin by any measure, I find a fair amount of Spanish silver but nothing that big. I'd probably mistake it for shallow big iron, what ID did you get? Congratulations!

It came up as a 93. It was only about 5"but it was on edge. It was the only signal I got over 90 in the 2 hrs I was in that field. I started to head out to the entrance of the field to wait for the others. We were going to move to another field. We had only dug a few flat buttons and a ton of modern bullets. When I got the signal I thought it was most likely a can. The entrance to the fields tend to be trashy close to the road. To be honest I dug it because I was waiting for them to catch up. And it was the only VDI above 90. Even when I first had it in my hand it was so big I didn't think coin. I said to one of the other diggers I think I got a token or something. I wiped the dirt and saw the HIs and top of the pillar and said holy crap. I was so lucky I didnt destroy it with my Lesche shovel. I dug the plug quickly thinking probably trash. I wont ever do that again.

[F350Platinum]

23 minutes ago, Jeff M. said:

It came up as a 93. It was only about 5"but it was on edge. It was the only signal I got over 90 in the 2 hrs I was in that field. I started to head out to the entrance of the field to wait for the others. We were going to move to another field. We had only dug a few flat buttons and a ton of modern bullets. When I got the signal I thought it was most likely a can. The entrance to the fields tend to be trashy close to the road. To be honest I dug it because I was waiting for them to catch up. And it was the only VDI above 90. Even when I first had it in my hand it was so big I didn't think coin. I said to one of the other diggers I think I got a token or something. I wiped the dirt and saw the HIs and top of the pillar and said holy crap. I was so lucky I didnt destroy it with my Lesche shovel. I dug the plug quickly thinking probably trash. I wont ever do that again.

That's awesome, and why I'll dig anything I that throws 90s at me.

It's finds like that makes the adrenaline pump. Bet you didn't want to go home. 🤣

[ECris]

Wow. Huge. It must have sounded sweet when it hit!

[rvpopeye]

🖖

Thanks for visiting find ! 

[6mmslayer]

Nice find. 

[Doc Bach]

22 hours ago, Jeff M. said:

It came up as a 93. It was only about 5"but it was on edge. It was the only signal I got over 90 in the 2 hrs I was in that field. I started to head out to the entrance of the field to wait for the others. We were going to move to another field. We had only dug a few flat buttons and a ton of modern bullets. When I got the signal I thought it was most likely a can. The entrance to the fields tend to be trashy close to the road. To be honest I dug it because I was waiting for them to catch up. And it was the only VDI above 90. Even when I first had it in my hand it was so big I didn't think coin. I said to one of the other diggers I think I got a token or something. I wiped the dirt and saw the HIs and top of the pillar and said holy crap. I was so lucky I didnt destroy it with my Lesche shovel. I dug the plug quickly thinking probably trash. I wont ever do that again.

Hello Jeff, and congrats on your stellar pillar coin! just like a previous commenter I am also envious.I for one really appreciate your articulate story telling and the way that it came to see the light of day.Your humbleness and honesty about what could have happened says a lot.Sometimes us detectorist will never know how close that we came to turning a cherished moment and spectacular find into an unpleasant memory.