Mine was 116 Morgan & Peace Silver Dollars and various other silver & copper coins that my brother and I found hidden in his dearly departed father-in-laws basement.
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... and you did not even need a detector for that find
Holding history in our hands is a treasure in itself.
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hmmm That doesn't come close Are you kidding, Ray? I would gladly swap 116 common date morgan dollars worth $16-$25 each for one of those! I remember when I originally saw your post. I nearly fell out my chair. I think the gold coin is tops!!
This old baggage tag might have been it, I just started last summer. I also found 8 or 9 wheats, 3 mercs, and an IH penny. All in all, pretty exciting to me. Nothing like you guys though. You guys are my heros!
"Those are both very nice finds," he said, with just a hint of understatement. It's like comparing apples and oranges though, given the circumstances. Who wouldn't want to find a stash of silver dollars in a house? Anyone swinging a detector wants to find a gold coin, of course; it's hard to decide which I'd prefer. I'd be hardpressed to decide between my 1837 half dime and 1831 Bust Half Dollar, both with very nice detail left. The half dime is worth more, so I might have to lean that way.
A gentleman farmer named Floyd
With some of his kin was annoyed
The boys in their youth
Did not know the truth
And one of his tools was destroyed
My favorite has to be my first, an 1840 half-dime. I started MDing in sept, so I'm pretty proud that this was my first ever coin. I also really like the IH pennies, I've dug 3 so far. The pic was scanned in Nov. it was suppoesd to be part of my "end-o-year" stuff.
I also got an '09 VDB a few weeks ago!!!
I noticed that no-one really utilizes all the signature space provided, so I figured to be REALLY original I would make up the longest signature that I could and probably just leave it as one big run on sentence because all that punctuation just takes up way too much space-HH.
Another of my favorites this year came without the use of a detector. I posted this one back in November in the "Coin Roll Hunting" Forum.
I decided to try roll hunting this summer with so-so results. A few 40% silver and an occasional circulated proof half, but not much else. At the end of November I asked the teller at my local bank how many rolls of halves they had. She told me 30 rolls, $300. When she was counting I could see at least one roll had a Franklin Half peeking out at me.
Here were the results:
12 Walkers
7 Franklins
13 Kennedys (40%)
Another of my favorites this year came without the use of a detector. I posted this one back in November in the "Coin Roll Hunting" Forum.
I decided to try roll hunting this summer with so-so results. A few 40% silver and an occasional circulated proof half, but not much else. At the end of November I asked the teller at my local bank how many rolls of halves they had. She told me 30 rolls, $300. When she was counting I could see at least one roll had a Franklin Half peeking out at me.
Here were the results:
12 Walkers
7 Franklins
13 Kennedys (40%)
Are you saying you bought all of the halfs and that's what you found!?!? That's freakin' awesome! I may have to try that.
Allen
[font=Verdana][font=Verdana][font=Verdana]I was Born in the year of the Boar and the New Year will be the Year of the Boar,,and I found the Boars Tusk Amulet.. I would say this is maybe my all time too! Thanks for asking..Nice to see all the finds! ]Happy New Year!
Favorites for 2k6 were the rings and buttons. Two gold rings, 1 14kt and 1 10kt, one silver, two buttons and a pin that says Indiana NFBPWC Past President. 8 rings total, one 18kt not shown here as it was confiscated by a very happy wife.
Great posts...mine was "Barber Day" a few months ago...5 barbers found in one day at old recreation area, including 2 barber quarters in one hole -- best find that day was Barber Half partially sticking out of ground along cliff that had been eroding over time. Happy new year! (Note also Merc and buff nickle found that day; and that little round thing at very bottom is facing of Yale school ring)
My favorite has to be my first, an 1840 half-dime. I started MDing in sept, so I'm pretty proud that this was my first ever coin. I also really like the IH pennies, I've dug 3 so far. The pic was scanned in Nov. it was suppoesd to be part of my "end-o-year" stuff.
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Are you kidding, Ray? I would gladly swap 116 common date morgan dollars worth $16-$25 each for one of those! I remember when I originally saw your post. I nearly fell out my chair. I think the gold coin is tops!!
Originally Posted by Neil in West Jersey
