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    8 silver weekend!!

    I had my best silver day ever on Saturday. I went back to the old park that I had been working and as usual just focused on the deep signals. All of the snow melted the day before which made the conditions a bit sloppy but the temps were about 60 and it was still February I was not complaining!

    I found 10 wheats, 2 sterling rings, a no date Buff, 1943 P War nik, 1935, 1941 and 1944 mercs, 1914 D and 1911 Barber dimes. The 1945 Washington I dug the day before during my lunch break. The "musketball" I also dug but it really does not have the white patina that I think it should have so I am not convinced it is that old...it is lead for sure though.

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    The barber dimes came in back to back holes about 3 ft from each other. That was a nice rush!

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    I think the monogram silver ring is my favorite find. It does not have a markers or sterling mark on it but it is pretty worn. I found it about 10 inches deep in a park that dates back to at least 1876. No way to prove how old it is but I would not be surprised if it is from the late 1800's.

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    Well looks like the colder weather might settle back in...but all of these beauties will keep me warm until I can get out again!

    Thanks for lookin!
    Jared
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    Congrats on your best silver day ever! That park is teaching the value of going slow and listening for deep signals. The 2 barber dimes are certainly early drops. I can see LIBERTY on both of them. The engraved ring sure looks 1800s to me. The style of lettering plus the fact they are hand cut and not machine engraved is just beautiful. Best wishes and HH, Dave.
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    how many hours and how many sites (what kind of places) did you hit?
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    Mercs= 2
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    total slivers=4
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    Congrats on your awesome weekend! The rings are really nice too

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    Congrats on the February Silver!
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    Quote Originally Posted by nalc472 View Post
    how many hours and how many sites (what kind of places) did you hit?
    I hunted for about 5-6 hours and found all of them at 1 park with the exception of the monogram ring that I found at a different park. I am very fortunate to have many public places that I can hunt!
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    (probably should have started with that one)

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    Nice hunting.

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    wowzer

    That is great and hope the silver parade continues!
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    I actually got out myself this weekend but nothing to compare to those results. Great hunts. Nice lookinh Barbers. Might try to get out this Saturday as well if I don't go Ice Fishing. Nice start to the new year. WD
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
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    Very nice and a great hunt for February, congratulations!
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    Great day! Love that old ring too.
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    Congrats on the amazing weekend! How lucky are we to be able to detect this time of year?! You found some great coins but my favorite has to be that old silver ring. It looks really old.

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    10 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, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Its always great to see the park hunters detect early in the year when the snow melt has just taken place , you guys find the deeper and older silver finds . great day for sure huge congrats Bucknut

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    Great bunch of finds ! Congrats
    Always looking for that next ring !!

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    Awesome Weekend. 8 Silvers in February.
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    Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1, barber qtr 1,

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    Wow!! That's one productive weekend!!


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    I agree with Dave, that silver ring has got to be the find of the day. It has a old look to it.
    8 silver day in February is outstanding!
    Congrats!
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