After 34 years of deteccting I finally found a Franklin Half. I also found another silver Rosie,3 wheats and of course some clad. I have the screen shots of the half before digging on the video. Check out the link below.
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Metal Detecting wisconsin with the Whites V3i Episode 10
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XP Deus II , 11", 9” & 11x13 coils
Detectors since 1977: Simplex, DEUS, CTX 3030, F75 Ltd, Etrac, Excal II, V3i, DFX, GTI2000, Eagle II, 6000DI, 6DB, AlaskanTR4B, Beachcomber
That is a beautiful half!!! Congratulations! I have yet to find one of those. Very nice silver! thumbsup01
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Fisher CZ3D -- Tesoro Tiger Shark -- Garrett ACE 250
That is a nice one too! Those big silvers popping out of the ground sure do get the heart pounding. lol
You don't find one of those too often....at least I don't lol
I loved the tone of your voice as you we're realizing it was a half <:
You even got it on film....SWEET!! thumbsup01
Congrats
Some days you get the corn, some days you get the cob
Oldest coin: 70 B.C. "Harlow Flyer" gold qtr. Stater
Oldest U.S. coin: 1814 Capped Bust Dime
Great hunt and finds very good pics and video wtg
sarge
Be SafeAnd Happy Hunting All
Sarge
Nice HalfI don't think I ever found one of those either. Congrats on your first one
Finding relics is in my blood
GPX 5000, CTX 3030, E Trac, Vista Gold
Congratz on that first!! Old Ben is in amazing shape for his age!!
SeabeeRon on the beach in Santa Cruz,CA.
From the land of the Bluenose....a fine looking hunk of silver. Must have made the heart skip a beat or two. Congrats!
From the land of the Bluenose.....life is a beach at least till the tide comes in and the Bud is all gone. Swish and dig at the drop of a dime!
Yeah I like the sound in your voice when you found it too lol and I bet you did the happy dance after you stood upCongrats!!!
Oldest silver-- 1838o seated dime (no stars)
Oldest copper-- 1820 LC
White's V3i, Coinmaster, XLT, Prism IV, Whites new TRX PP- Love it!!! Garretts PP
Congrats on that half! I guess I have 32 years of detecting to look forward to until I find mine!
Minelab Equinox 600 & Whites Coinmaster, Garrett Propointer, Lesche Digger
Oldest silver: 1853 Half-dime & 1876S Seated Quarter / Oldest coin: 1849 US Large Cent / 1854 Upper Canada One Penny Bank Token
I know how you felt when you saw that big silver.
I've been lucky enough to have found 5 big silvers (4 halves & a barber dollar).
This is my most memorable........
Happy Hunting....
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