Friday after work, I hunted a house from the 1870s. I hunted a little over an hour and was able to dig a 1946 Rosie, a 1962 Dog tax Tag, and a very small Sterling Ring.
Saturday, it rained all morning, but around 1:00 it started clearing up. Alec and I were going to meet up with Zrickkid to try a couple of houses that he had his eye on. While we were waiting for him, I went up to an older home and got permission to hunt the front yard. We didn't get a lot of good signals there, but about 20 minutes in, I got a 01-41 only down about 4 inches. I cut the plug, and right along the edge I saw a huge silver disc. I honestly thought it was a top of a can or a jar lid. Then I saw the ridged edge. Could it be?? Yep, an 1889-O Morgan silver Dollar. My second one in two years. Wow. The bad news is that this time I scratched it. Made me sick when I saw it. I should have dug a larger plug, I probably would have missed it.
But you know what, it's still a Morgan. I'm a happy camper.
When Ricky showed up, we went and got permission at an 1857 home with a large yard. I was first on the board with a 1947 Rosie. Alec followed with a nice skeleton key, a 1939 Merc and a 19?? Indian Head. We each dug 4 Wheats there.
We stopped one more time at an 1860s house. I dug a really nice 1890 Indian and then a toasted 1900 Indian.
I think we'll be heading back tomorrow.
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Don't worry about the scratch, we ALL do it. Funny though how I never scratch clad quarters, just old silver. HH, Dave.
Originally Posted by DaddyDigger
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Can you imagine what it was like to lose one of those? You'd have to have a mighty big hole in your pocket
Nice recovery and a huge congrats! 
"Swords into plowshares"
and I love how nice the coppers come out of the dirt here in pa the soiles not so kind to the coppers
great finds
Ouch. At least you still got a big silver like that. Another full mason lid shows up and that IH is a lot better shape than the same year 1890 I got. Lol. I just caught a glimpse... Joe Dirt. Awesome, Tony.
