OBSOLETE MAKRO RACER2 FINDS RARE U.S. 1800s SILVER

More to come, but suffice to say that this is the rarest silver coin that I've ever dug, or ever seen dug in my detecting trips:

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Spoiler alert:

IMG_5668 by Calcobra, on Flickr

IMG_5669 by Calcobra, on Flickr

HH,
Cal

Nice score on a super rare one Brian

That's one you'll never forget!

Superb dig!!! Excellent coin!

(Oh, and your Racer2 isn't obsolete yet; the Equinox won't be released for a few more months... )

Steve



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Dang! Nice find.
Looks like there might be some VF details hidden under that tarnish..
Might be worth sending that one in to PCGS for restoration..

Bryan

Wow Brian what a find!

Is this a new site for you guys?

Anyway, Congrats!!

Tom

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That's what keeps us coming back, a sweet find as that.

Looks like 1 of 56,000 if I am reading correct.
Nice find for sure.

Thanks for sharing.

Racer 2 obsolete??
Naw.

Beautiful coin, Congratulations!

Pleasant Garden, NC
AT Max, Nokta Impact, MX Sport, Nokta FORS Relic, GPX 4800, Infinium, Racer, Deus, F75SE, Nautilus DMC II (order of acquisition, last to first)

Does an archeologist argue with a plow? A bureaucrat with a bulldozer?

Greats finds there at the stage stop.

Thanks for the post and video.


Gonebeepin’

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Just one more good target before I go.

Wow nice!!

If you would have had the Equinox, you could have got the 1877 Indian cent that was a foot from that one masked by iron and mineral

MichiganRelicHunter Wrote:
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> Nice score on a super rare one Brian
>
> That's one you'll never forget!

Thanks Wayne, definitely one of the highlights of my detecting career


steveg Wrote:
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> Superb dig!!! Excellent coin!
>
> (Oh, and your Racer2 isn't obsolete yet; the Equin
> ox won't be released for a few more months...
> )
>
> Steve

Thanks Steve! They'll have to pry my R2 out of my cold, lifeless hands before it's obsolete


Cabin Fever Wrote:
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> Dang! Nice find.
> Looks like there might be some VF details hidden u
> nder that tarnish..
> Might be worth sending that one in to PCGS for res
> toration..
>
> Bryan

Thanks Bryan! It does have nice details under the dirt and tarnish, and that's my dilemma - leave it uncleaned w/environmental damage OR clean it and have a more attractive looking coin that's now "cleaned w/environmental damage", it's a one way ticket. I don't have plans to sell it, so I may just clean it, but then again.

Jackpine Wrote:
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> Wow Brian what a find!
>
> Is this a new site for you guys?
>
> Anyway, Congrats!!
>
> Tom

Tom this is a new site that we've been researching for a while, a stage stop lost to time in the middle of the desert. We suspect it's never seen a detector, and that it's holding a lot more coins and relics. Cannot wait to go back!

ozzie Wrote:
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> That's what keeps us coming back, a sweet find as
> that.

I love this hobby, finds like this make all the research, hard work, and times you got skunked redeemed.


Sod-buster Wrote:
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> Looks like 1 of 56,000 if I am reading correct.
> Nice find for sure.
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Racer 2 obsolete??
> Naw.

Yep 1 of 56,000 minted.


ncwayne Wrote:
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> Beautiful coin, Congratulations!

Thanks Wayne!

Gonebeepin' Wrote:
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> Greats finds there at the stage stop.
>
> Thanks for the post and video.
>
>
> Gonebeepin’

Thanks for looking!

Daniel Tn Wrote:
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> Wow nice!!
>
> If you would have had the Equinox, you could have
> got the 1877 Indian cent that was a foot from that
> one masked by iron and mineral

That is possible, because the soil at this site has heavy alkali which definitely causes the R2 to have reduced depth, and I suspect the Equinox in multi mode will have no issues cutting through that mineralization. Can't wait to test one out there.

Nice one!

Nice!!!

High Dollar ..Even like that!!!

Congrats

Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

$6000.00 ........ minus 'environmental damage'. BUT........ to me........ in "as found" condition........ it's priceless!

Congrat's!!!

Wow very nice find!

John

Sweet find. Great job!

Brian, that was a fun trip. Congratz on the coin. Well deserved. I got 6 coins , but would gladly trade all of them for your 1 coin (wanna trade ??) And the 3rd friend on the trip got a seated dime and 2 IH's. Fun site !

2 seated quarters, 1 seated dime, 1 barber dime, 1 bufallo, and a mystery coin. Mine are still taking a series of ezest bath rotations. Will post in the coming days.

Also the 2nd site we hit on this trip, we still have to unpack that. Some of that stuff needs item ID's from experts here to hopefullly chime in on. I haven't even un-packed that stuff yet. You keep bugging me with side research on other sites. I can't get any work done ! haha



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Nice Find Brian, congrats. Bet that one got ya excited

Congrats - What a save

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Alpha Goat Wrote:
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> Nice one!


Thanks, see the Racer2 works well



Keith Southern Wrote:
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> Nice!!!
>
> High Dollar ..Even like that!!!
>
> Congrats
>
> Keith


Thanks Keith, this is when all the hard work pays off, what a great hobby this is!!



NASA-Tom Wrote:
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> $6000.00 ........ minus 'environmental damage'.
> BUT........ to me........ in "as found" condition.
> ....... it's priceless!
>
> Congrat's!!!


Thanks Tom, you share my sentiments exactly. Also given the context of the site, makes for an extra special find.


Sand dog Wrote:
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> Wow very nice find!
>
> John


Thanks John!!


Crosby Wrote:
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> Sweet find. Great job!


Thanks my friend!! How's our new site looking?


Tom_in_CA Wrote:
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> Brian, that was a fun trip. Congratz on the coin.
> Well deserved. I got 6 coins , but would gladly
> trade all of them for your 1 coin (wanna trade ??)
> And the 3rd friend on the trip got a seated dime a
> nd 2 IH's. Fun site !
>
> 2 seated quarters, 1 seated dime, 1 barber dime, 1
> bufallo, and a mystery coin. Mine are still taki
> ng a series of ezest bath rotations. Will post i
> n the coming days.
>
> Also the 2nd site we hit on this trip, we still ha
> ve to unpack that. Some of that stuff needs item
> ID's from experts here to hopefullly chime in on.
> I haven't even un-packed that stuff yet. You k
> eep bugging me with side research on other sites.
> I can't get any work done ! haha


You were definitely getting a lot better depth at this site then I was with the R2. I probably should've taken the Impact out one day with the 11" DD on it. Next trip if we don't have the Equonox yet, I'll force myself to use the Impact and large coil there. The iron's not actually that bad and you did exceptionally well with the large Explorer coil and get some deep coins that my RC26 10"x5.5" coil on the R2 wasn't getting. I think between the larger coil on the Explorer and the explorers simultaneous multifrequency operation that cuts through that mineralization like butter, you had the advantage at that site. Notice when I ran my Imact with the 11" DD and 20kHz, I think I spanked you at the other site.


Oregongregg Wrote:
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> Nice Find Brian, congrats. Bet that one got ya excited


I was excited when I dug it, and then even more so about 60 seconds later when Tom looked it up on PCGS and we discovered how rare of a coin that it is, talk about a motivator!!



rustic charm Wrote:
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> Congrats - What a save


Thanks, I look forward to returning there to save more history.

Cal_cobra Wrote:
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> Crosby Wrote:
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> -----
> > Sweet find. Great job!
>
>
> Thanks my friend!! How's our new site looking?
>

I've been driving by it every day. Nothing yet.

Congrats on a super find Brian.-----You did REALLY WELL with an "obsolete" detector!

WHOOOOAAA!!! Hell yes buddy!!! Wow!!

Cal_cobra Wrote:
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The iron's not actually that bad and yo
> u did exceptionally well with the large Explorer c
> oil and get some deep coins that my RC26 10"x5.5"
> coil on the R2 wasn't getting. ....

Yes. At that site, iron-see-through did NOT seem to be primary need. Seemed that depth was needed. Some of those targets I got were just deeep whispers by the time I started.

But who knows ? An iron-see-through-around trick might also have lent you targets, that I couldn't hear. And a little coil is nice for ability to poke under bushes for further-reach. We will just have to employ an arsenal of both, as our progress moves on at this site. I can think of some parts of the site where I heard the noise of iron. But other parts (like at the southern end ) were "wide-open" with targets sparsed out. In those area, I believe a large coil is better. Both for coverage, and for depth.



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Crosby Wrote:
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> Cal_cobra Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Crosby Wrote:
> > ------------------------------------------------
> --
> > -----
> > > Sweet find. Great job!
> >
> >
> > Thanks my friend!! How's our new site looking?
> >
>
> I've been driving by it every day. Nothing yet.

It should be kicking off any time, looking forward to detecting there, we did OK there the last time.


D&P-OR Wrote:
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> Congrats on a super find Brian.-----You did REALLY
> WELL with an "obsolete" detector!

Thanks, just be glad we're not heading to Oregon....yet - lol


deathray Wrote:
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> WHOOOOAAA!!! Hell yes buddy!!! Wow!!

Thanks Ray, yeah it was a shock about 60 seconds after I dug it up when Tom looked it up on PCGS. Awesome you can get a cellular LTE signal out in the absolute middle of BFE


Tom_in_CA Wrote:
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> Cal_cobra Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> The iron's not actually that bad and yo
> > u did exceptionally well with the large Explorer
> c
> > oil and get some deep coins that my RC26 10"x5.5
> "
> > coil on the R2 wasn't getting. ....
>
> Yes. At that site, iron-see-through did NOT seem
> to be primary need. Seemed that depth was needed
> . Some of those targets I got were just deeep whi
> spers by the time I started.
>
> But who knows ? An iron-see-through-around trick
> might also have lent you targets, that I couldn't
> hear. And a little coil is nice for ability to po
> ke under bushes for further-reach. We will just
> have to employ an arsenal of both, as our progress
> moves on at this site. I can think of some parts
> of the site where I heard the noise of iron. But
> other parts (like at the southern end ) were "wide
> -open" with targets sparsed out. In those area, I
> believe a large coil is better. Both for coverag
> e, and for depth.

The iron really isn't bad there (which I find a bit odd), most of the trouble I experienced was large iron wagon parts, tools, and seems like someone blew up a cast iron stove in one area.

Something tells me we won't be able to wait for the Equinox before returning

Hey Brian----Headin to OR huh?-----Well, c'mon up--you two are welcome any ole time!------Oh BTW----Monte, Gregg & I will be down before long to help you guys out.-----You guys are missing way too much stuff! (I'm kiddin, I'm kiddin)----------Ain't tectin a blast tho!!------------Del

Congratulations on a fantastic find!

Wowzers!! What a fantastic find!!! I LOVE those old desert stage stops! Hope you guys make it back before the winter sets in. I'm trying to get out to a couple before the snow hits.

D&P-OR Wrote:
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> Hey Brian----Headin to OR huh?-----Well, c'mon up-
> -you two are welcome any ole time!------Oh BTW----
> Monte, Gregg & I will be down before long to help
> you guys out.-----You guys are missing way too muc
> h stuff! (I'm kiddin, I'm kiddin)----------Ain'
> t tectin a blast tho!!------------Del

Del we have contemplated researching some of the routes into Oregon looking for stage stops and such up that way, but we've got our hands full with these desert sites

ecris Wrote:
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> Congratulations on a fantastic find!


Thank you