Well, i went out metal detecting today and I found something a bit odd.

Amazing, just amazing. It must have been thrilling. I do not have a metal detector. I never really found anything. I just once dug up WWII ammunition in my yard. That was thrilling, too.
I wonder what you will come up with next.

Wow what a find I would take it to a coin dealer and find out how much it is worth before I put it on ebay. That is a rare coin. I am impressed! Wish you great luck on finding a buyer. I would also check with auction houses. Good luck!

I used to have a metal detector and enjoyed going around with it. The most I ever found though was threepennny bits and old pennies. That were quite interesting because with one in particular I could almost "see" the man who dropped it, who seemed to be sat on the grass in a local beauty spot eating sandwiches on a bank holiday time. The threepence slipped out of his pocket.

To add interest, I used to dowse first of all on a local map to see where to go where we may find something of interest. Once, we found at the bottom of a quarry a smashed car - exactly the same model as I had, but it had a beautifully preserved drivers seat in it - mine was ripped, so I took it out and fitted it in my car. My dowsing lead me there, not my metal detector LOL.

I love to go metal detecting, but we never have had a really good metal detector. Your find is exciting, finding a coin that old is awesome. We only found a few pennies when we did it. Your find is making me want to get out and start looking.

Why not go get it appraised? Maybe a coin dealer. this is an awesome find! Good for you! Now I want to get one to go treasure hunting!

Wow! What a great find. I head my town park a few mornings a week and usually see the same guy there with his metal detector scouring every inch of it. I asked him if he ever found anything valuable and only thing he came up with other than the odd penny or 2 was a watch that was bout 6" in the ground. He had it cleaned and it still worked. Was a wind-up type of watch. Anyways, where he took it to get cleaned, they offered him almost a grand for it. Talk about shock. lol I would like to get a decent metal detecter one of these days and go over my property with it and see what it finds. Good luck on future finds.

That must have been exciting! Is it genuine? Did you have it appraised? Not that I doubt you but I am just curious how one knows if something that old is genuine.

Wow, that is amazing. How exciting for you!! You are likely to do well with that when you sell it.

how exciting! was it on your own property? I could not even find my lost wedding ring (lost while gardening) with a metal detector.:(

I have never been out metal detecting but I have been hearing alot about it lately. There is another girl on here who is really into it. I am thinking of trying it. Congrats on your find. You must be very excited.