I got my first and second silver April 1st this year

[giant056]

It's been a long time since I've gone as far a April to find a silver coin in a new year. I was headed out in the morning to my brothers house and on the way I happened to notice some fresh dirt on the way, I told him about it when I got there and we decided to go there. It was probably a 1930's house that use to be there, there were already quite a few holes dug there too but whatever they were digging for they didn't seem to recover any of the big deep targets they were after. I asked one of the people across the street if it was city owned and they said yes. My brother managed to get a shiny silver Washington and seven wheats and a lot of odds and ends. Here's all the stuff that I got.


The locket was actually the back part of the pendant, they were about 6 inches apart. The marble was a fun find digging some junk.

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I've never seen anything like this before, it almost looks like it's some sort of buckle.

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Both of the buffs were in the same hole along with 5 of the wheats

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I was really pleased with the condition of this merc and when I found it I happened to notice some good looking detail hiding so I didn't even bother trying to remove any dirt, I like those surprise dates on coins anyway.

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[Don11971]

Awesome hunt congratulations!!

 

[Digger Don]

Congrats on your finds. That Merc looks to be in great shape

 

[aloldstuff]

Great that you got some silvers. That merc is a beauty. The buffs along with 5 wheats in one hole....awesome. :congratsn all your keepers and for hitting that fresh dirt.

 

[don in ny]

That is one nice Merc dime you found. Way to go.

 

[Ronandari]

Nice work finding them great coins. :thumbsup01: I'm glad that it is finally thawed out enough to hunt up your way.

Ron

 

[Tom]

Nice pile of coins! and a ring too! :congrats:

 

[MangoAve]

You found a real old wheat. 1911. As all said, the Merc is in nice shape. Good thing one of the buffalo has a date on it. And yes, the thing you found is a definitely a buckle. I think on horse reigns but maybe someone can tell you exactly.

 

[Full Metal Digger]

Awesome finds! 2 Buffs and an AMAZING 1939 merc. Good job. I've seen those buckles before. They go to heavy duty leather straps (1/4 inch thick or more) and meant to bear some considerable weight. HH, Dave.

 

[freemindstuck]

Great finds! I really like the dog license. Kind of ironic and apropos in an Orwellian sense that the government required even dogs to be tracked and have licenses in 1984.

 

[BTV Digger]

Nice early season finds. Excellent photographs by the way.

BTV Digger

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Wow, what a great bunch of finds! :thumbsup02:

Those wheat cents look fantastic, as do the Buffalo Nickels. And holy cow, that 1939 Merc was brand new when it was dropped! It's a real beauty for sure! :loveit:

:congrats:

 

[CTTodd]

That's a good site and a nice set of finds

 

[del]

Its official everyone ....
spring is here , Larry is out detecting again :clapping:

nice to see you out Larry congrats on the silver :smitten:the merc is a sharp coin and buffaloes are in nice shape too.

 

[Timewarpdigger]

Congrats on the finds. Keep the silver coming. Safe and HH

 

[KCFindIt]

Good grief, you get all those really nice keeper coins in one hunt. I've hunted nearly every day for 5 months and have all of 2 old coins! Guess I've been a virgin hunter for a while now!

 

[giant056]

Thanks for all the great replies everyone :thumbsup01: Last year my first silver coin was a 1917S in really good shape to but not quite as good as the one I found at this place. You can really see the detail on the copy of the photo I uploaded to photobucket http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae312/giant056/February 2014/april17.jpg