So. Have any of you MD guys and gals ever found any gold coins during your hunts?

SanctionII

If so, details and pics please.

laserart

Nope, not a 1.

johnny9434

nope none at all

kevinstang

None here either, no silver dollars or silver half dollars either!

metalmeister

None yet also.

johnny9434

no silver dollars but theres enough silver halves. all common but just the same

metaldetectinghound

metaldetectinghound

Gee, you look like a Denver Bronco fan. Don't know if I should answer your question about finding gold or not. Several years ago I posted several pictures here of a $5.00 gold coin I found. It is a $5.00 U. S.1887/s liberty gold coin. It is in VF condition. I'll tell you, I found it in Colorado. Early one morning I was at a park and I got the pull tab sound from my machine. Only this time, the sound was much louder than the typical pull tab. My machine emits the same sound when it locates a nickel too. It was in a grassy area and I decided to just take my hand and see what all the commotion was about. Much to my surprise, when I spread a few blades of grass apart there before my eyes was the gold coin I had always hoped for. It was just laying on the top of the ground with the grass covering it. I will see if I can find the pictures and post them later. I have also found six gold rings, and one 14-K Russian Orthodox cross. One ring had a diamond in it apprased at $1,000.00 back in 1998. Make it seven gold rings if you want to count a 14K white gold ring with a genuine Lindsey star sapphire stone with a small diamond on each side of the sapphire.

Why did you want pictures and details?

ricko

Cache hunters do not reveal their finds - to many litigious individuals out there - as I am sure you realize since you are an attorney. Cheers, RickO

SanctionII

Metaldetectinghound - Great story, congrats on finding a gold coin (and the other gold items). Did you find the coin in a large city (i.e. Denver, Colorado Springs, etc.) or in a small town or the open country? If I was lucky enough to find a gold coin, I would keep it and never sell it (let my heirs have it).

Rico - point taken, but I assume even the most secretive hunters would not be able to resist disclosing that they had found some gold coins [leaving out or putting in as much detail as their good judgment allows them to]. I mean what is the fun of finding and not telling anyone of your good fortune?

ricko

Check your PM... Cheers, RickO

Jinx86

Never a gold coin, but have found 2 gold rings and a necklace. Nearly enough to pay for my machine. Always hoping for that gold coin though.

demodigger

i have dug one mexican gold coin and a few morgan dollars.

grip

Be carefull! You never know who and why someone is asking.

Quarter1822

My friend found 5- Gold coins. 3- 2half dollars and 2- 5 dollars. He detector since 1962.

HiBucky

I finely dug my first Gold Coin. Found on 3-28-09. It is a 1878 US Five Dollar Gold coin found with my new E-Trac detector. It was like all other signals when digging old foundations, you get a good signal you dig it... But this one was different, NO junk, No shell casing, No Copper, No Lead but a wedge of soil with this gold edge sticking out the side. I could see the gold but in the past I have been fooled by heavy Gilt golden Buttons. I could see the reeding on the edge of the item. I knew now it was a gold coin. As I removed the dirt I was hoping it was a $10.00 gold coin, then I was hoping it was a 1700 gold coin, I then so carefully removed the dirt but I did not scrap the dirt off I picked it off not wanting to cause damage to the surface. I did manage to hit it slightly on the edge with a shovel but you can only tell when holding the coin in the light you can see the new scrapes. Wow 31 years , thousands of holes and when you least expect it .. A Gold 1878 $5.00 coin appears in a hole that should have been just another target ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, You never know... !!! Bucky

bsshog40

hahahahahahaha. I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself. I wish I would find one silver coin.

CROCKofCOINS

This turned out to be counterfeit it did NOT weigh 1 ounce :-( I think it was .67 of a troy ounce (31.1 g)