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  1. 03-20-2021, 06:37 PM #1
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    A BIG first

    Was having a real dud of a week detecting when out of the blue today a Big silver showed up. Had to change plans today and stay near home and found a Morgan Dollar at a old Park I have pounded. I must of walked over this coin a bunch of times. It was a solid 33-34 on the Nox and was a very strong signal so maybe the Etrac just didn't like the signal or I thought it was an aluminum can. Who knows, just glad I dug the signal today. At first I thought I had a half which was weird as I thought my 1st silver dolar would of been more obvious. Weird week in that yesterday and today was mostly clad except for the Morgan. Happy in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Digger
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    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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  2. 03-20-2021, 07:11 PM #2
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    Congrats on your first Cartwheel ! That's a beauty ! One find that you will surely never forget every detail of .
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  3. 03-20-2021, 08:46 PM #3
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    Wow! A dud of a week just turned into a stud of a week!
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  4. 03-21-2021, 12:01 AM #4
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    WOW, Great find!!! You don't see those posted very often!!!
    I was up in Wisconsin today doing some door knocking and came home with nothing but a few wheats and some clad.
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  5. 03-21-2021, 12:24 AM #5
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    Thx guys, I never thought I would find one. Like I said I probably walked over this coin several times. I do believe the Etrac does have some issues with bigger silver so maybe it was just the detector and not the dummy swinging it. Thx 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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  6. 03-21-2021, 07:02 AM #6
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    I agree that for some detectors big silver can ring up a bit wonky. Almost like a can. I bet though that there were other things in the ground nearby that could have influenced the Etrac. Well done again!

    My Morgan was also an 1882. But I got it with the Etrac.
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  7. 03-21-2021, 10:36 AM #7
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    Wow, congrats!!!!
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  8. 03-21-2021, 05:35 PM #8
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    Awesome find! How deep?
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  9. 03-21-2021, 07:42 PM #9
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    Fantastic find, WTG!
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  10. 03-22-2021, 06:47 AM #10
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    Not overly deep, about 3-4" and I did not see any iron in the hole but did not look to hard once I saw the big silver rim in the dirt. The signal was really strong on the nox and the numbers were good all the way around. 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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  11. 03-22-2021, 07:55 AM #11
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    Amazing you’re still finding things in parks! I have never found a Morgan.
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  12. 03-22-2021, 12:27 PM #12
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    A silver dollar has been on my bucket list since I was a youngster. Congrats on finding your first! That had to be an awesome feeling! And the fact that it's a Morgan from the 1800s makes it even better.

    Amazing find!

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