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    I Traded The Roman Goddess Head for This...

    Hey Diggers,
    You may recall a few weeks ago I found a bronze Roman Goddess Head (Venus?) at a Roman site I was detecting. I had a couple different offers from people (some were just stupid). I told folks the only thing I would trade for is a hammered gold coin. Well, someone took me up on my words and I ended up trading with him for a 1729 Dutch Ducat! I feel a little weird about it because I have never sold or traded anything I found before. But the gold coin is so pretty! LOL. What do you think? Did I make a mistake?
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    OMG Dave! I wish you would have contacted me first! I would have traded you one of my gold coins for it!

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    LOL! In all seriousness, it would have been a tough call for me but a hammered gold coin would be hard to say no to! It is a beautiful example. How big is it?

    I think you made a good trade!
    Lifetime totals:
    9 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent View Post
    OMG Dave! I wish you would have contacted me first! I would have traded you one of my gold coins for it! LOL! In all seriousness, it would have been a tough call for me but a hammered gold coin would be hard to say no to! It is a beautiful example. How big is it?
    Tony, it's between a nickel and quarter in size and is 23.7 carats gold. This coin was recovered from a famous shipwreck of 1735, The Vliegenthart (Flying Heart). It's been photographed and cataloged by the National Museum, Royal Coin Cabinet in Leyden, Holland.
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
    Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
    Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
    YouTube Channel: Full Metal Digger

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    I can't stop looking at it!
    Lifetime totals:
    9 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Its a beautiful coin with provenance, so would be most difficult to pass up. But on the other hand you had a find that you cant buy at any price, and a real piece of history. Tough call!
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    I think you did good. That goddess was butt ugly.
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    how far from Schleswig Holstein are you Dave?

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    That is a very cool gold coin! I prefer the that much more than the goddess.
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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    how far from Schleswig Holstein are you Dave?
    Dan, Schleswig Holstein is the northern most state in Germany and about a 8-hour drive from me. Why?
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
    Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
    Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
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    I have a friend who is there now Allyson ( detecting diva) I was wondering how close she is to you.
    Quote Originally Posted by DaddyDigger View Post
    Dan, Schleswig Holstein is the northern most state in Germany and about a 8-hour drive from me. Why?
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    Hmmm. Tough call.
    Like you, having never sold any of my finds, I dont know what I would've done.
    But as they say... gold is king!

    The question is, how are you feeling about the trade now that is a done deal?
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