Back On The Hunt Gets A $5 Gold Piece !

[DIGGER27]

Congrats!!

I have a Vaq, also.

Can you remember your settings (did it disc. out?)when you found this?

Thanks, and

 

[au-nugget]

That is what it is all about....Great find

 

[beerdoodle]

50 cents=a 310 dollar coin minimum. Very lovely find, indeed.

 

[The Jersey Digger]

Unreal find! I wasnt sure if anyone dug these up either. Way to go. This should definitely be featured and under eye popping finds...

 

[mooncalfmetal]

so you was on a road trip out of state. what part of derango was you in. share the wealth.
like fl-hunter said there could be more. let some other md'er have a chance of a life time. truly nice coin. it dissevers a display of all its own.

 

[Digger Magoo]

Awesome find! A big congratulations to you! Go get that sucker appraised, maybe slabbed and please give us updates if you do that!! Again, what an awesome find!

 

[NoNeck]

Man supper find congrats to ya.

 

[Hacksaw-BoB]

Many Thanks for all the nice compliments


I like to say that Vaquero MD is more like an advanced high tech with old school knobs and switches equipment.

The settings are easy, threshold just ON in All Metal Mode, Sensitivity to 7-8, Ground Balance, then switch to Disc mode (iron), start hunting !

When I detected the gold coin, the sound just seemed normal (using a headset) for a coin like object.

I think the pin point for the Vaquero is just GREAT. Although there is a Pinpoint button feature, I find just "X-ing" over the target will locate it in the circle of the search coil.

In the meantime, I found out this 1881 $5 gold coin, in its condition, is considered a "common date" coin and therefore is basically worth gold bullion value and at a 1/4 ounce content, it is worth about $300.

BTW, Yes !! I did try to find the owner of the gold coin but ran into a dead end after searching for about a second

 

[JBEXPRESS]

Still $300 for that gold coin is still Awesome!! I wouldn't sell it! Its a once in a life time find for some of us. Congrats again!

 

[The Rebel]

WTG. One amazing find & in awesome shape. You must have been shaking from excitement.

 

[kbrown]

Congratulations, It may be worth only $300.00 but to you I would imagine it is priceless.

 

[ChunkyMonkey]

Awesome find! Congrats!

 

[Lt.Lanni]

Awesome! That is truely amazing! Really sweet gold coin :-)

Bounty Hunter Pioneer <3

 

[toehead]

You can retire from detecting now as everything else won't hold a candle to this baby!! Congrats on a once in a lifetime find.
Green with envy.

 

[snf101480]

Awesome Find!

I'm very happy for you, great job and congratulations on an incredible find. Way to look for an old area with big trees, great thinking on your part!

 

[Stevo]

Wow! So they DO exist. Many congrats on that coin! I hope you didn't hurt your back doing the happy dance.

 

[M-scope]

WOW!!!....Congrats!

 

[Qball]

What an absolutely AMAZING find!!! WTG! You deserve a BIG congrats! So happy for you! Congrats again!

 

[dfxrus]

That is the ultimate find. Congrats!!!

 

[littfam]

Nice find! Maybe you could send your story into the manufacturer of your machine, and see if they will publish it and possibly pay you for it like "whites electronics" does.