Gold Coin.......

This is how I found my second Gold Coin of the year:

Friday I found a Bishop Stortford 1667 token.  This token sparked an interest by Shaun7 who lives quite near that place.  He looked up a couple of farms in the area, gave them a ring, & the rest is history!  THANKS SHAUN

I was extremely lucky to find this, the field we tried are some of the hardest I have done!  I was pleased with the Medieval Buckle.

Its a Gold Half Guinea 1777.  Strange thing is that a few years ago Cru'dad had a Guinea of the same date - spooky!

After Shaun7 dropped me home, I went a did a short hunt on two different fields.

the first we only had a few buttons & 1 scrappy.

We decided to do two strip of freshly harvested Wheat, & detected whilst he was combining.  Glad we did, I had one of the best large roman coins I have ever found.  The price is not too far of the Gold one from earlier - what a day!   (hard to picture but its very nice!)

[HOLY CRAP]

HOLY CRAP!

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What condition would you say it's in?

     Amazing!

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HOLY CRAP!

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What condition would you say it's in?

VF

WTG, that is one magnificent looking gold piece 

WTG, that is one magnificent looking gold piece 

The only thing stopping me this year is my body!  I haven't even started the proper season yet, the Wheat is only just coming in.  We are ready to ramp up the Roman count & take some holidays on the fields

Just incredible!!!  Congrats!

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What condition would you say it's in?

VF

So, it's worth £200 or more?

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HOLY CRAP!

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What condition would you say it's in?

VF

So, it's worth £200 or more?

yeap & more

The roman coin is booked at £230.

[HOLY CRAP]

HOLY CRAP!

Um, oops... pardon my English.

What condition would you say it's in?

VF

So, it's worth £200 or more?

yeap & more

The roman coin is booked at £230.

 x 10

I know I am dumb but now I am dumb founded to boot. LOL  A big Congratulations to you sir. WOW

Burdie

Thanks everyone, it hasn't sunk in yet, maybe when I show & tell at work it might

guess i'll say it then,
BANNER !!!
congrats on both of those
 :thumbsup:awesome coins !!

What can i say, you did it again and it is a beauty this time as well
Next up for a gold coin is Shaun. I can feel it  

What can i say, you did it again and it is a beauty this time as well
Next up for a gold coin is Shaun. I can feel it  

If gold coins were for effort, he deserved one today.  We had some tough long stubble fields to hit our way through!

Congratulations!!!!!

I hate you

I hate you

Cheers mate, what does the book say?

I really appreciate the time & effort you made to pick me up & take me out of your way

Well done CRU Looks like a nice size one as well.

habs

     beautiful gold coin wtg 

I hate you

Cheers mate, what does the book say?

I really appreciate the time & effort you made to pick me up & take me out of your way

The book say's it's £300 in VF or £600 EF

By the way...you're more than welcome and i vote banner!!

I hate you

Cheers mate, what does the book say?

I really appreciate the time & effort you made to pick me up & take me out of your way

The book say's it's £300 in VF or £600 EF

By the way...you're more than welcome and i vote banner!!

I'm now glad he charged me £3

Cru, of course all your posts are banner posts (well a lot are   )   But to get another gold coin and this is one that I feel I might have a outside chance of finding someday.   Congrats on Banner and of course the beautiful coins you found.

Don

SPEECHLESS!!!!!!

Congrats on the Banner Cru. Your smokin hot this year. Keep it comin.
 
JuJu

Cograts on the gold and making banner. WOW. That was fast. 

very nice find, and I love the date, that is way too cool.  about what size is it ?

here's wishing you many more.

Cru, of course all your posts are banner posts (well a lot are   )   But to get another gold coin and this is one that I feel I might have a outside chance of finding someday.   Congrats on Banner and of course the beautiful coins you found.

Don

Thanks I appreciate it.

Maybe sometimes I make it look easy, but I look back on the years of nothing much & wonder what I must have been doing wrong.  I do honestly surprise myself with things like this.  I nearly turned around 2 paces before this coin, but pushed myself a little further & got it on the turn!  It was terrible long stubble as well.

I'm really building for some more great finds as soon as all the Wheats in.  We discovered some good sites last year with some hard work & it will pay off this year.  Our newbie friend has also a great site we are itching to do.

Absolutely SSSSSSTUNNING,
Love all your posts,and thanks for sharing!
LabradorBob

very nice find, and I love the date, that is way too cool.  about what size is it ?

here's wishing you many more.

size of a 1964 5 cents

THANKS - for the banner guys.

I will keep trying to up my game, & things are only due to get better over the next few months.  I may need a new spare room

  Sweet golden jetton. 

 Congrats on the gold coin. 

 How many gold coins have you found over the years?

  Sweet golden jetton. 

at least you spelt it right which surprises me when your half French

Awesome finds as always,

                                                Nova Treasure

You are amazing my friend! Well deserved banner and HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!! 

HH,
Moon

Congrats on the gold coin.  

 How many gold coins have you found over the years?

7 in 20 plus years, they are hard to find
Cru'dad has 4 in 10 plus years

So the 'team' has 11

  Sweet golden jetton. 

at least you spelt it right which surprises me when your half French

 now, now Crusader,  feelin a little ornery?

  Sweet golden jetton. 

at least you spelt it right which surprises me when your half French

 now, now Crusader,  feelin a little ornery?

IP, knows I'm pulling his leg

Can we all stop talking about this now?

Can we all stop talking about this now?

I'm having a beer.

Your time will come, I imagine it will be like my dads finds.  Little but amazing, ie. will make mine look like cracker jack toys

  Sweet golden jetton. 

at least you spelt it right which surprises me when your half French

  now, now Crusader,  feelin a little ornery?

IP, knows I'm pulling his leg

  Thank God just my leg.  I know gold coins do get Cru excited.

Can we all stop talking about this now?

I'm having a beer.

Your time will come, I imagine it will be like my dads finds.  Little but amazing, ie. will make mine look like cracker jack toys

I bet you're having a beer! That is a beautiful coin mate

I'm not jealous at all, but i think my pics are better

Can we all stop talking about this now?

I'm having a beer.

Your time will come, I imagine it will be like my dads finds.  Little but amazing, ie. will make mine look like cracker jack toys

I bet you're having a beer! That is a beautiful coin mate

I'm not jealous at all, but i think my pics are better

I was going to say they were great photo's (natural light is the key)

Nice finds!

Have you identified the Roman piece?

Nice finds!

Have you identified the Roman piece?

yeap we did, sorry its:
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s4677.html

Faustina I Sestertius. FAVSTINA AVG ANTONINI AVG PII P P, draped bust right / VENERI AVGVSTAE S-C, Venus standing right drawing up robe from right shoulder and holding apple. Cohen 282.

What is amazing about this very large roman coin is that it came from one of our most hunted Villa/possible Roman Watchtower sites.
I'm 100% sure I have detected over this coin/area on more than 10 occasions.  Must have been out of depth & popped up this year.

 

Cru,
What an amazing BANNER gold coin! You deserve it for all the hard work you put in those fields.  A BIG congrats to you.
I think you owe Shaun a few at the local pub.
Cheers,
MM

Sheit, that is outstanding. 2nd gold coin of the year, you are one lucky dog. Keep em coming.

Great find. 

what a beautiful coin Crusader wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

Congrats on a great find.......and that is no small token!

                            WTG     Keep on Digging!

Dang Cru that thing shines up like brand spankin new. Major congrats.  By the looks of all the digs you must pry up every single signal. True?  What did that baby sound like? Get back out there and keep posting Banner finds buddy.  Congrats again....jgas

WTG on some really cool finds 

Congrats on the gold coin......I'm still waiting for my first 

Hope you find many more....HH

gold coins are the most awesome finds there is
congrats on the find of a lifetime
 

Wow, a beauty of a gold coin, Crusader! Congrats on the banner, too!

Keep digging!

Way to go Crusader. You sir seem to be embedded in historical finds. Congratulations on your find.

Regards,
TnMountains

Thats a beautiful GOld coin and the Favstina is in great shape! Congrats!

Banner All the way!

THANKS - for the banner guys.

I will keep trying to up my game, & things are only due to get better over the next few months.  I may need a new spare room

Hey Crusader,
I don't think you'll need a spare room...   You might need a spare house to keep all of us if you keep posting those gold coins I know what you meant and I hope you do find so much that you need an extra room to display it.

That is another amazing find Cru. Well deserved banner find for sure. Yep, i'm packing my bags right now .   Congrats buddy

DANGLANGLEY

Cru, that is not luck but rather skill and perseverance. 


Sounds like this will be the best MDing year so far!  I can't believe you already have this many great finds under your belt before harvest.  Man, I've been slacking off this summer.   



Best Wishes,



Buck

Truly Banner Worthy coins there Crusader

Please leave something in the ground for me 
I'm considering a working holiday in the UK next year.
Mike

Great to wake up this morning and see yet another great find on the Banner of yours.. I will not get bored reading your posts until you show us a hoard of gold Romans, I promise.

You are truly an inspiration.

wtg
nice find for the banner

Hi crusader Wonderfull find. What is the weight of that coin?


                                             tinpan

Dang Cru that thing shines up like brand spankin new. Major congrats.  By the looks of all the digs you must pry up every single signal. True?  What did that baby sound like? Get back out there and keep posting Banner finds buddy.  Congrats again....jgas

It sounded like a good signal but never guess it was gold   I dug it up & thought gold foil to begin with.

On the question of digging every signal:
(my settings are basically all metal with no discrim (gives better depth), & therefore I hear all & let my ears make the choice to dig)
I vary my approach depending on a number of factors/conditions.  As a generalisation I dig most iffy signals & 80% of the iron.
On new sites with lots of iron I ignore it, so as not to waste time.  This had 2 bits of iron on EVERY swing, so not practical to dig all.
On sites we have done for years, I clear every iron nail/tiny piece of lead (sometimes 2mmx2mm blobs)!.

  NOIIICEEE FINDS!   

One heck of a find my friend....Congratulations and well deserved BANNER!!!     The Hogge

Dang Cru that thing shines up like brand spankin new. Major congrats.  By the looks of all the digs you must pry up every single signal. True?  What did that baby sound like? Get back out there and keep posting Banner finds buddy.  Congrats again....jgas

It sounded like a good signal but never guess it was gold   I dug it up & thought gold foil to begin with.

On the question of digging every signal:
(my settings are basically all metal with no discrim (gives better depth), & therefore I hear all & let my ears make the choice to dig)
I vary my approach depending on a number of factors/conditions.  As a generalisation I dig most iffy signals & 80% of the iron.
On new sites with lots of iron I ignore it, so as not to waste time.  This had 2 bits of iron on EVERY swing, so not practical to dig all.
On sites we have done for years, I clear every iron nail/tiny piece of lead (sometimes 2mmx2mm blobs)!.

Same for me .


On sites I've been doing for years I dig every single signal iron included ; On rare occasions it also happens that I have to remove a few inches of earth ...where I guess there are more targets buried out of depth . It pays off sometimes ...
 

So nothing less than gold to get back on Banner    That's a sweet looking coin and the Roman coin got great patina 

Sorry I missed this last night

I can only say that's a stunner ist't that your second georgion Gold 


SS.

Sorry I missed this last night

I can only say that's a stunner ist't that your second georgion Gold 


SS.

thanks mate, yes I had an 1800 1/3rd of a Guinea earlier in the year (I was hopeful of a gold coin this year, but never thought of 2, maybe 3 is possible   ). I still haven't got on our best sites yet, however, the Wheat was harvested on 1 of the fields yesterday.  Time to take a holiday soon

Sorry I missed this last night

I can only say that's a stunner ist't that your second georgion Gold 


SS.

thanks mate, yes I had an 1800 1/3rd of a Guinea earlier in the year (I was hopeful of a gold coin this year, but never thought of 2, maybe 3 is possible   ). I still haven't got on our best sites yet, however, the Wheat was harvested on 1 of the fields yesterday.  Time to take a holiday soon

Not on wheat stubble surely

SS.

Sorry I missed this last night

I can only say that's a stunner ist't that your second georgion Gold 


SS.

thanks mate, yes I had an 1800 1/3rd of a Guinea earlier in the year (I was hopeful of a gold coin this year, but never thought of 2, maybe 3 is possible   ). I still haven't got on our best sites yet, however, the Wheat was harvested on 1 of the fields yesterday.  Time to take a holiday soon

Not on wheat stubble surely

SS.

Its hard but it gives us first bite of the cherry

Outstanding find!  Poor, poor Shaun!   ...his day will come!

Very Very Nice!

Seems to me the only thing I do is to vote for Banner on your finds - otherwise I am stunned.

Nice one Cru, a very big loss for some unfortunate person in the past.

Nice one Cru, a very big loss for some unfortunate person in the past.

Not half as big as shauns (sorry shaun)

SS.

It looks as if the goddess Fortuna has smiled down upon you.

Awesome coin

The Crusader/Shaun relationship brings one line to mind....

Snatch the pebble from my hand, Grasshopper.

Good luck on future hunts. Shaun your gold coin is out there and there is no doubt that you will find it.
NJ

Have followed your finds for a long time under this handle and the last one thing remains true outstanding well done

Have followed your finds for a long time under this handle and the last one thing remains true outstanding well done

Hi, welcome to Tnet.

I hope to see some of your posts in the future & good luck

Nice one Cru, a very big loss for some unfortunate person in the past.

Not half as big as shauns (sorry shaun)

SS.

It's not really my loss, Cru was just lucky enough to put his coil over it!

The chances of anyone finding that coin in a field are pretty slim, let alone me in a week, month or year

I'm not bitter about it, i just couldn't sleep last night

That would just floor me to find one of those on this side of the pond but it probably won't happen. The early American colonists were hardscrabble pioneers . There were some wealthy ones so I guess it's not completely out of the question. Good job Cru.
Chris

Nice one Cru - your posts are like last nights chinese takeaway - Sweet and Sour and a little spicy. What a great find - well done 

Nice one Cru - your posts are like last nights chinese takeaway - Sweet and Sour and a little spicy. What a great find - well done 

gotta love chinese

Nice one Cru - your posts are like last nights chinese takeaway - Sweet and Sour and a little spicy. What a great find - well done 

gotta love chinese

Especially "last nights"! I prefer it reheated

very nice finds there as always

 excellent , You're  # 1

America is starting to hate you, or at least parts of Colorado, keep it up!


Oh, and amazing condition as well. Cheers.

Way to go on the awesome coin 

That is a beautiful coin there bud!
Mike

CRUUUU!  Congrats mate. You, In my opinion are the treasure hunting guru of this whole site. Thank you for all of your ID's and posts. Mike

Nice very nice find.

great day bud!  roman and gold!!!
hh
slim

Once in a lifetime find, congrats on the banner

you killing me...

This is how I found my second Gold Coin of the year:

Friday I found a Bishop Stortford 1667 token.  This token sparked an interest by Shaun7 who lives quite near that place.  He looked up a couple of farms in the area, gave them a ring, & the rest is history!  THANKS SHAUN

I was extremely lucky to find this, the field we tried are some of the hardest I have done!  I was pleased with the Medieval Buckle.

Its a Gold Half Guinea 1777.  Strange thing is that a few years ago Cru'dad had a Guinea of the same date - spooky!

Crusader my friend.  If I make a trip across the pond to England, would you be willing to take me to some of your "less prized" spots?  Coming from America, anything I could find would be my find of the century!!!  Those are AWESOME!
Susan