WINNER: Best Coin/Token Found December,2005

goldrush00013

Congrats DinoUK!!!


Total Votes: 51
#1. CROCKofCOINS' 1984 bus/train token.
1 (votes) 1.96 (%)
#2. Loditom's 1841-O Seated Half-dime.
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
#3. Loditom's 1874-S Seated dime.
1 (votes) 1.96 (%)
#4. Loditom's 1883-1933 50th Anniversary Ed Friedrich GOOD LUCK token.
1 (votes) 1.96 (%)
#5. DinoUK's Celtic gold quarter stater.
29 (votes) 56.86 (%)
#6. Silversanta's 1944-D Phillippines 20 centavo.
1 (votes) 1.96 (%)
#7. Phut's 1934 Mercury dime.
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
#8. Phut's 1867 Shield nickel.
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
#9. Phut's 1847 Seated Half dime.
12 (votes) 23.53 (%)
#10. Phut's 1891 IHC.
0 (votes) 0.00 (%)
#11. IndianHeadMan's 1877 CC Seated dime.
5 (votes) 9.80 (%)
#12. IndianHeadMan's 1865 Two cent piece.
1 (votes) 1.96 (%)



















Please vote for best coin/token found.


#1. CROCKofCOINS' 1984 "TEAM HANDBALL" bus/train token celebrating the XXIII Olympic Games in Los Angeles.




#2. Loditom's 1841-O Seated Half-dime.





#3. Loditom's 1874-S Seated dime.





#4. Loditom's 1883-1933, Fiftieth Anniversary Ed Friedrich GOOD LUCK token.






#5. DinoUK's Celtic gold quarter stater. This is a very early imported unit from Gaul, and classed as a Gallo Belgic CD.
Dating to 80-60 BC, there are only 15 or 16 known in the Celtic Coin index at Oxford University.




#6. Silversanta's 1944-D Phillippines 20 centavo.




#7. Phut's 1934 Mercury dime.





#8. Phut's 1867 Shield nickel.





#9. Phut's 1847 Seated Half dime.





#10. Phut's 1891 IHC.





#11. IndianHeadMan's 1877 CC Seated dime.





#12. IndianHeadMan's 1865 Two cent piece.

loditom

Man this was syre a tough one to decide on,but I finally went with Phut's Half dime.HH,Tom

lordmarcovan

It was a no-brainer. Ancient gold? Duh.

However, if it weren't for Dino UK blowing everyone else away in a thermonuclear manner, I would have had a tough time. I think phut's 1847 half dime would've been my first pick, followed closely by IHM's 1877-CC dime.

shirohniichan

Holy mother of pearl! Dino UK's gold quarter stater is an amazing find!

The others deserve attaboys, but the gold takes the cake.

Zot

DinoUK's Celtic gold was an easy choice for me, but others are great too - Phut's Half Dime would have been my second pick.

IndianHeadMan

Voted for the 1/2 Dime because it's not really fair to throw in someone that hunts in the UK with US hunters. They would outdo us every time. Only about 2000 more years of coinage! Consider a forgien coin category.

goldrush00013

One time for the weekend.

Zot

<< <i>Voted for the 1/2 Dime because it's not really fair to throw in someone that hunts in the UK with US hunters. They would outdo us every time. Only about 2000 more years of coinage! Consider a forgien coin category. >>



I've been thinking about this myself too.. I was a bit reluctant to enter my 1593 coin some time ago for this very reason. Not UK caliber, but quite old by US standards nonetheless.
Having said that, I don't think ancient gold is a common find in the UK either (based on the number of coins known etc).. I try to 'calibrate' my voting by country to take these factors into account.

goldrush00013

Congrats DinoUK!!

DinoUK

Thanks guys, and I promise not to find another gold Stater to enter this month
To make it up to you all, I shall have a competition for one of you to win a Medieval hammered silver coin...a true, dug piece of UK history.
I shall post the competition on Sunday, and let it run for a few days. It will be a true chance thing, so everybody has an equal chance of winning it.

speer34

Cool Dino. Just imagine-----I may end up leaving the UK with hammered silver yet

I have been doing my best everytime out with the detector, but not yet. I still have just about a month and a half to find one though.

For all of those who don't know, LM gave me a homework assignment when I first got my detector. He told me that I had to find a roman coin and a hammered silver. Half of the assignment is completed with the completely worn Roman that I found, but still searching for the hammered.

TheKidCollector1991

Gold is fab!!