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Found a great peso today.....

sleepyjim

sleepyjim

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Was out detecting with my friend and mentor TonyAz today in my new favorite lot in the whole world.....I had the Deus just fired up and got a bad tone and good one mixed, VDI said 51, dug about 6" down found a rusty nut, put it in my bag (Taught and practice carry it out!), rescan the hole and I get only good tone , and find a coin covered in dry dirt, look at it and see the Mexican eagle it seems on one side and what looks like a face on other, BAM got me a peso with 18xx date......I go to show Tony while blowing off some dirt and then see a shield on an eagle, bigger BAM it ain't no peso, it's a dang shield nickle, which is cool cause I never had one of those, I hand it to Tony and declare my shield nickle find.....Well Tony looks at it, then me then tells me how dang stupid I am and blind as a bat! (not really, he said that is no nickle it looks like a gold coin, but to my ears I heard the former...LOL),

WHAT????

Sure as heck, look what me Deus found me today, a find of a lifetime!! I have not cleaned (nor will I) and it turns out to be a key date!
 

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:wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow::wow:

Congrats on a once in a lifetime find!!!!

Was the VDI on your machine the same as a nickel or lower?
 
peso

Like i said --GREAT FIND!!!! I apologize for the mis- information i thought it was an 1866-which is a key date--i guess i was excited too---still an AWESOME find Jim---......:wow:...............:wow:................:wow:.............:shock:................................Tony AZ
 
peso

Just for e-trac users out there jim passed it across my coil and it registered a 12-29 and sounded real good-- would have dugit for sure --i dug up a heavy gold ring last month that was a solid 12-28 on the e-trac...sorry jim if i'm cloggin up your post..............Tony ............
 
wow congrats on the gold coin nothing like finding one
I remember the day I found mine like it was yesterday
welcome to the club
 
I think you dug your new avatar. Relish this find as they don't come around often. Your mentor has taught you well. Congrats on a rare Gold Half Eagle and a very awesome hunt. Jack
 
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