I got out with Noah Saturday for an abbreviated hunt. First hole of the first yard. Bam, 53 Franklin!!
I got out with Noah Saturday for an abbreviated hunt. First hole of the first yard. Bam, 53 Franklin!!
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 4
Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1,
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Sweet ! Those mud specks kind of hide his baldness a bit ! That's a nice one congrats !
Big Silver, congrats Don. Hope that did not turn out to be a first hole jinx. Thx for posting 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
Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes
That’s 5 different kinds of silver halves for you this year! Awesome find!
Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
Favorite finds I have made:
1,000+ silver coins
92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
My wife (probably should have started with that one)
Ah, the dreaded first-hole jinx I bet! Don, you seem to find silver halves and seated coins more than anyone I know! I think I have 9 half dollars and I bet you have close to 30! Congrats and happy digging!
Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
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Congrats on the Franklin Half, Don!
As you know, that coin is my white whale! I've been detecting over 40 years and still haven't found one!
Lifetime totals:
9 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, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves
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I never found one either, but George Cheap Thrills sent me one! Yours is a good looking coin, Don!
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sweet coin Don !
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