1864hatter Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Now I wish there was some epic story to go with this find to match the sense of achiement I got from finding it. I have been detecting for around 6 years and have dedicated a large amount of time to researching the topic (for both gold nuggets and treasure/jewellery) and I have been reasonably successful. Well at least I have always had a good time out hunting . Anyway. Our local beaches have become sanded in over the summer and finds have been hard to come by of late with just the odd gold ring for entertainment (and then just 9ct). Tonight I went to a beach and noticed that the far end, about 200m away, had washed out exposing the soft clayey bedrock. The base is a sort of mudstone and in this area had just a few crevices that might hold goodies. The rest was smooth and barren. Most of the crevices had iron signals which kick the discrimination of my excal 2 into action and killed the threshold. So I get a loud positive signal and look down. See the edge of a gold tinged coin, no way, and I pick it up. JOB DONE! Meant to be I recon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Great gold coin for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbrick Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 A gold coin that is a sun-baker! Now that is EPIC! Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featherdfishead Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Love the Roman? on the Horse. Great Find! AjR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bado1 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Awesome. Congratulations! Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Beer for a whole week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Fantastic find! I have a bucket list of things to find with a metal detector including a meteorite, a platinum nugget, a ring with a 1 carat plus diamond, and........... a gold coin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 An Edwardian Sovereign! From an age when the sun never set on the Empire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I imagine there would be an amazing story, if only that coin could tell its journey. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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