[Raoul]

Hi all, Here is a macro shot of the 22ct gold Sovereign that i found yesterday, its slightly bigger than a 5 cent coin and its worth between $250 and $450. Its only the second gold coin that i have found in my 20 years of metal detecting. Cheers Raoul

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Hey awesome!!

I just got back from Sovereign Hill (historical gold mining town) and have a much greater appreciation for gold / mining now...

[Petographer]

That's incredible! Wow! Is your metal detector expensive?

[EnglishBob]

Congrats looks in pretty good condition too!

[Toad]

Awsome find!! I seem to recall from an earlier thread that Raoul has 3 or more metal detectors... yes?

[Irma]

Beautiful coin... Congratulation Raoul

[Raoul]

Hi guys thanks for your responses, Toad yes Whites MXT,Minelab underwater detector Excalibur and gold detector Minelab SD2200d the only one that hasn't paid for itself is the gold one, most i would have found in a trip would only amount to a few hundred dollars.
My cheapest detector is the underwater one, that was $1800 then the Mxt that was $2500 then the SD2200d was $3500.
Great hobby goes well with Photography as you get to go all over the countryside.

Here's my other gold coin a full Sovereign found in chest high water at Como Beach, someone had decided to turn it into a pendant and carve out some religious symbols on it,ruining the coin,pity its now only worth the gold value.

Cheers Raoul

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Yeah, pity about the ruined coin...