Found my oldest coin ever ! 1832 silver !

[PL8MAN]

Just found my 2nd 1800's coin in the past week ! That's great for me due to hunting mainly schools and parks that are maybe 60 years old . This coin was not really a surprise find in this location . About 5 years ago I found a 1972 Seated half at 8 inches at this same location . Also found a 1892 Barber dime at this location around 3 years ago .
This coin was a good 7 - 8 inches deep and it gave off a high tone of +81 - +83 . When I first saw the coin I knew I had silver :grin: ! At first I had no idea what it was till I just lightly wiped away some dirt and then I saw 1832 ! It turned out to be my oldest coin ever ! http://z5.ifrm.com/9054/118/0/e14010/e14010.gif It's a 1 Franc with King Louis Philippe I on it . Very cool looking coin . Could this have been used here in California before it was a state ? Any info would be great !
HH
Glen

[del]

more then likely Glen foreign money wasn't outlawed as legal tender until 1857 so it very possible it was used to buy goods back when California was just a territory. its a great find :perfect10:

hey how big is the coin a 1 Franc would seem to be a large denomination back then to lose

[PL8MAN]

more then likely Glen foreign money wasn't outlawed as legal tender until 1857 so it very possible it was used to buy goods back when California was just a territory. its a great find :perfect10:

hey how big is the coin a 1 Franc would seem to be a large denomination back then to lose

It's quite large , the size of a quarter .
Glen

[Ronandari]

Very nice coin Glen. I'll bet it was quite a surprise pulling that out.

Ron

[PL8MAN]

Very nice coin Glen. I'll bet it was quite a surprise pulling that out.

Ron

I would have liked to have had the camera and taken a picture of it in the hole but my son was using it for a wedding ring search this morning . He did find the ring ! I'll post that story tonight !
Glen

[tanacat]

Very nice :congrats:

[Digger Don]

Very nice coin, Congrats
What machine were you using ?

[PL8MAN]

Very nice coin, Congrats
What machine were you using ?

I only use my MXT PRO

[Timewarpdigger]

:shocked03:Wow great find and congrats!!!! That is a find you won't soon forget. Safe & HH

[coinnut]

That is an old silver coin. Don't see too many silver foreign coins that old around here. Nice catch. Did you say the ring was found?? :shocked04: :groovy:

[PL8MAN]

That is an old silver coin. Don't see too many silver foreign coins that old around here. Nice catch. Did you say the ring was found?? :shocked04: :groovy:

My son just got home from his ring hunt . 3 1/2 hours and he found it ! It's his first find and return ! I'll get the pictures from him and post his story later tonight ! I'm a proud Dad !
Glen

[The Rebel]

WTG on the old silver as well as the ring return!

[coinnut]

My son just got home from his ring hunt . 3 1/2 hours and he found it ! It's his first find and return ! I'll get the pictures from him and post his story later tonight ! I'm a proud Dad !
Glen

Ring returns are rare. Most people think they know where they lost it but not often you can find it unless it was a very recent loss. Congrats on a successful hunt and ring return

[aloldstuff]

Sweet coin and just goes to show.....never know what will pop up out of the ground

[Ill Digger]

:shocked04:Now thats old! Even for around here! (mid-west)
Congrats! :grin:
I think it's coool finding old foreign coins, more than a old U.S. coin. Not always but.... :lol: Thats cool! :thumbsup01: