Story can now be told

[steve in so az]

They are bulldozing the houses now. About 3 months ago I read where the city was buying out 14 homes and widening the street where they were. Eventually, the people moved out and I moved in. I worked the sites over & over many times and ended with 750 coins. Here's 6 Roosevelt silver dimes and 1 Washington quarter, 1951.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj41/steveinsoaz/22stsilver.jpg

Also got 71 wheat cents - breaks down to one silver coin for every 10 wheats, about my usual ratio.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj41/steveinsoaz/22stwheats.jpg

And I just knew there had to be a gold or silver jewelry item somewhere and I wasn't disappointed. The ring, missing stone, is 14 K and the 925 necklace is 22 inches long.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj41/steveinsoaz/22stgold.jpg

For recent coins I dug 578 pennies and 71 clad for a great total. And it all started by noticing a newspaper article in a column I don't usually read. Maybe I was meant to do it :) Steve in so az

[jkress]

... and it's a great one!! Congrats on all of those goodies. :clapping:
I always love silver coinage, but that necklace is a big junk of 925. :drool:

[angellionel]

That's a very nice amount of silver, and gold always makes for a great hunt. thumbsup01

[Tony Two-Cent]

WOW! Great digs! Look at all of that silver! And 71 wheat cents? Holy cow!

Congrats on the coins and jewelry! :clapping:

[milco]

Way to key in on that opportunity! Congrats on the silver, gold, wheats! I know of an area they are doing that here, except the land is all owned not by the city but the sewerage district and is considered private property.

[coinnut]

Just think, you saved them coins from being trapped under tar forever lol A great example of reading something and taking advantage of it. Well done :clapping:

[aloldstuff]

3 months of biting at the bit, congrats on the wheats, silver and gold