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Valued Member
United States
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Great find!! If it's problem free, it's worth between $200-$300.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
Lost gringo please show us the other stuff you found
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New Member
 Colombia
37 Posts |
Sure SantaFe.. Give me a day or 2 to take some photos and I'll upload them here. The 1848 American Cent is in poor condition while the 1849 French Franc looks ok (but worse than the above pictured 1849 dime).
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Valued Member
United States
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Wow nice coin! I just started getting into detecting. I need a better detector though but can't afford it yet. Do you know anything about the goldbug?
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Moderator
 United States
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Wow, you found the Money Pit.  This, like almost every dug coin, won't be hard to identify as such. So, it would get a Details slab, but it's certainly going to retain fair numismatic premium due to its' rarity. The story of the provenance is a selling point in and of itself, as well. |
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New Member
Colombia
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Hi Eagle, I don't know much about the Goldbug. I use the Garrett AT Pro on land and in shallow water and I really like it. I also just purchased the Fisher CZ-21 that I'll start using on salt-water beaches and scuba diving.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I think that a photo of the dig site would add to the provenance value of the coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
952 Posts |
vf-30.........and great find, nothing like pulling silver out of the ground.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4409 Posts |
 glad you're here and sharing how you found this 166 year old coin. -MV |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1566 Posts |
What a great story behind a cool coin. |
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New Member
Colombia
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Edited by perdidogringo
01/19/2015 6:01 pm
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Valued Member
United States
449 Posts |
Do you have any basic advise?
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New Member
Colombia
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You can learn a lot about metal detecting at various websites, Eagle Eye. I would encourage you to peruse the Friendly Metal Detecting Forum: http://metaldetectingforum.com/There are lots of threads for newbies and veterans alike. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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New Member
Colombia
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Thanks for the feedback on the Franc, THQ! It was a pretty cool coin to pull out of the ground. Most people figure that you'll probably find only American coins at a '49er site in Panama (or perhaps colombian coins), however, numerous other nationalities (thousands from Europe alone) also journeyed to California to try their luck. PS- The 1848 American cent is in pretty rough shape, no? Metal detectorists would describe it as "toasted". Is it even worth 1 cent, today?  Edited by perdidogringo
01/25/2015 2:29 pm
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