My guess is 462
My guess is 462
- Minelab E-Trac , Sunray Gold Pro Headphones, Lesche Digging Tool and Sampson Digger, Garret Pro Pointer and Deteknix X-Pointer
- Oldest Copper: 1817 Large Cent (x2)
- Oldest Silver: 1876-CC Seated Quarter
- Favorite Finds: 1876-CC Seated Quarter and Seated Dime Love Token (no date)
- Silver Coin Finds For The Year: 139
I'll go with 468 for a face value of $64.65...
ANOTHER PRIZE HAS JUST BEEN ADDED: First Place will also receive this 1622 1/24 Thaler Hammered Silver Coin donated by DaddyDigger!
Thanks to everyone who has entered the contest so far! Nobody has guessed the exact number of silver coins nor the exact face value yet, so if you haven't entered yet there is still a chance you could win if you post your guesses! ONLY ONE DAY LEFT!
335.30
Oldest Coin - 1830 Large Cent
Oldest Silver - 1898 Barber Dime
Garrett Ace 350, Garrett AT Pro Pointer
12 hours, 17 minutes and counting.
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 15
Indian 13, Buff 3, V Nik 2, Rosie 3, Barber Dime 5, SLQ 2, barber qtr 1, wash 3, war nik 1,
YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoU...FVGumMQ/videos
$111.50 total value
*Missouri* E-trac Sunray X1* Oldest 1836 1/4 Real* Oldest Silver 1853 Half Dime * Nicest 1861 Seated Liberty* Gold Pocket Watch* 1904 Worlds Fair Ring*
The winning # is 616
552 with a value of $78.55. Wisconsin Digger
Total silver 8 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) -1 SLQ ('24) - 1 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 2 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 1 War Nickels - 2 Indian -- 27 Wheats - $21.97 in clad (2 1$ Bills) Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes
The contest has now ended!
Thanks for your participation everyone!
Winners to be announced in a few minutes!
The total number of silver coins in the photo is 718
The total face value of the coins is $88.50
2 Half Dimes
27 War Nickels
593 Dimes
81 Quarters
15 Halves
First prize with a guess of 726 silver coins goes to DiggerAl
Second prize with a guess of 730 silver coins goes to SafariScott
Third prize with a guess of 685 silver coins goes to Moresound
The bonus prize with a guess of $89.50 goes to Trooper Bri
Congrats to all the winners from the American Detectorist staff!
Last edited by Tony Two-Cent; 02-11-2015 at 09:33 AM.
OMG Thank you so much! And thanks DaddyDigger for adding the 1/24 Thaler. This and the 1804 half cent will be the prizes of my collection. Thanks American Detectorist and Tony-Two Cent for having this contest.
Alec
Congrats to the winners! Well done all. Trooper Bri only missed the total by $1! Outstanding.
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) ☺YouTube Channel: Full Metal Digger ☺Instagram: Full_Metal_Digger ☺
Hey this was fun!
Congratulations to the winners...
*Missouri* E-trac Sunray X1* Oldest 1836 1/4 Real* Oldest Silver 1853 Half Dime * Nicest 1861 Seated Liberty* Gold Pocket Watch* 1904 Worlds Fair Ring*
This was a great contest with lots of participation. Thanks for having it.
Congrats to all the winners.
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 15
Indian 13, Buff 3, V Nik 2, Rosie 3, Barber Dime 5, SLQ 2, barber qtr 1, wash 3, war nik 1,
YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoU...FVGumMQ/videos
Wow, that is a LOT of silver dug Tony.
Thank you very much! I've enjoyed my 1'st 6 months of detecting with you guys. A fantastic site and community to support it.
Slow digging is better than no digging.
Whites V3i, MXT, Garrett Pro Pointer, Sampson 31" T-handle shovel.
AD members detected with: del, OxShoeDrew, RobW, Massdirtfisher, Mango Ave, Lee, chrisinct, aloldstuff, HEAVYMETALNUT, Thiltzy
That was fun thanks Tony and American Detectorist for the contest and GREAT forum..... Congrats to all the winners
Oldest Coin - 1830 Large Cent
Oldest Silver - 1898 Barber Dime
Garrett Ace 350, Garrett AT Pro Pointer
Way to go Al!!!
Congrats to all the winners!!!
It was great to see so many members participate in the American Detectorist 5th Anniversary Contest!!
It was awfully nice of Daddydigger to pitch in the 1/24 Thaler kicker prize too!
Just gos to show what a great community of detectorists we have here at AD!
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
Congrats to all the winners. It was great to see how many members participated and the prizes were just fantastic.
V3i- Prism IV- Pro Pointer
2020 GOAL: Any Flowing Hair coin
TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
2020:
Silver: 11
Oldest U.S. Copper - 1795 Liberty Cap
Oldest U.S. Silver - 1829 Capped Bust Dime extra large 10C
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Congrats to the winners. No regrets, I was far off !
Thank you Tony for hosting and putting up prizes for this contest
DaddyDigger (Dave) for also contributing a very nice silver thaler prize
to American Detectorist , Angie & Angel for prizes
and to everyone that enjoys and participates here on the forum , its you who make this a fun place to hang out , thanks all !!
Congrats on the winners!!
"Honesty is an expensive gift ,
so don't expect it from cheap people"
XP Deus II , DFX ,TDI sl -
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