I woke up to go to work on April 4, 2003. I'm a roofing contractor and when I headed to my truck, I realized someone had broken into my toolbox, stealing several nail guns and a saw. Well, I was mad to say the least, so after giving my report to the police, I decided to take the morning off, do some detecting to cool down and relax. I grabbed my old beat up reliable Sovereign GT with the Sunray S-12 coil and headed to some houses that are in the process of being moved. The houses are up in the air on blocks, so it is easy to stand upright under them and hunt. The first signal I got was a loud high-pitched signal that was breaking up. It read 180 on my meter, but I thought it may be a big chunk of iron causing it to be false. Well, I plunged my Letch in the dirt, popped out a big chunk of dirt and I see this BIG gold disc in the dirt. My first thought was that it must be some kids play money. Well, I picked it up, felt the weight and about the same time I knocked some dirt off and almost soiled myself when I saw the date - 1890! I flipped it over and read "20 dollars" with a S mint mark. I had a real hard time containing myself. I continued to hunt for over an hour or so and every signal I got after that I would think "alright, maybe this is another one", but I only got a couple of wheats and an Australian half penny. Well, that was my story, thanks for letting me share my best find ever with ya. Ray S. - California, USA