abenson Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 I haven't posted much in the way of finds the last year or so. It's not that I don't want to share with others what I've found. It's just that a lot of the time it ends up compromising a site that me and my hunting buddies have spent hours and hours researching, getting permission and making multiple recon trips to. Now that I feel like we've pretty much cleaned this site out, I think I can safely post some of the finds for others to enjoy. It all started in April of last year. First trip we made I used the Equinox 800 and 30 minutes into the hunt I knew it was going to be a great site. Literally the 3rd target I dug ended up being an 1852 $2 1/2 gold coin. Below are some pictures of my finds. We made about 4 trips to the place in total and I'll make some other posts at a later date showing what else I found. That's about all the information I'm going to give about the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UT Dave Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Woo hoo! Oh, man, oh man. Way to put in the work and make it pay off! - Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 "Yippie Ki Yay" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Gorgeous gold coin. 😍 Congrats on that!!! Never feel pressured on telling us information on your sites. Remember anyone in the world (including your locality) can read this and visit your site. Amazing that people can even lose gold coins but it seems to happen quite a lot. I bet losing that hurt the wallet 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UT Dave Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 For the record, @abenson has posted pictures before, that I immediately knew exactly where they were taken. I'm sure I'm not the only one. And I know I have posted pictures that he knew exactly where they were too. It's just good policy to be cautious about that stuff. - Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 29 minutes ago, UT Dave said: For the record, @abenson has posted pictures before, that I immediately knew exactly where they were taken. I'm sure I'm not the only one. And I know I have posted pictures that he knew exactly where they were too. It's just good policy to be cautious about that stuff. - Dave It's comforting to know that there are still people out there in the hobby that have that level of respect and integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 1 hour ago, schoolofhardNox said: Amazing that people can even lose gold coins but it seems to happen quite a lot. As you know, $1 and $2.5 mid gold coins were tiny. For comparison, a tiny trime has a 14mm diameter, a $1 gold piece 12.5 to 14mm diameter and $2 1/2 gold piece had an 18mm diameter. So if you were lucky to possess one, it was also very easy to drop in grass or brush without noticing and even if you did realize it, still hard to sight find and recover. Many are found were people rested their horses near water. They reclined against a rock or tree, and it could easily slip out of a pocket there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 1 hour ago, UT Dave said: For the record, @abenson has posted pictures before, that I immediately knew exactly where they were taken. I'm sure I'm not the only one. And I know I have posted pictures that he knew exactly where they were too. It's just good policy to be cautious about that stuff. - Dave Yep, I can tell by the type of vegetation and soil color clinging to the finds in that first photo exactly where Andrew had been...headed there right now. Seriously though, make sure any photos you are posting are at least stripped of any geo tag information in the image metadata (or, better yet, don't let your phone/camera tag the photos in the first place). That's the easiest way to inadvertently give away site or private permission information. Not only do you risk interlopers, you can add insult to injury and lose sensitive private permissions because the landowner may mistakenly think you are intentionally letting outsiders piggy back on to your site access without his permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 WTG 👍and a good example of what research can mean. That coin has been waiting for you for a very long time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Unfortunately some some people will go to extreme lengths to cash in on other peoples hard work and success, Levi at Tassie Boys Prospecting told me that he has found trail cameras set up in an effort to pin down his locations. And despite all the effort and amount of followers him and Rob Parsons have, thereby attracting tourists to Tasmania, Parks and Wildlife have fined Rob for filming on their land without a permit. Sorry, abenson for going off topic, it looks like your research has paid off, nice gold coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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