Hi-Yo Silver
Greenie
- Jun 30, 2013
- 11
- 8
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Explorer XS, Bounty Hunter Platinum with Fisher DD, Eyes
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Firstly, I'm new to the forum but have been seriously metal detecting for about a year. I have made some great finds over the last year including an 1841 Dutch half cent and lots of silver from rings to coins. I hunt Saint Louis and Saint Charles Missouri mostly.
So, today I'm on a hunt in a Saint Louis park and start my day finding a 1940 wheat wrapped in plastic at the base of a tree. It was in pristine condition. I'm thinking I am off to a good start but the wheat wrapped in plastic was not necessarily a sign that there would be anything great ahead. My second decent find was a 1957 Jefferson nickle about 7 inches down. After that I am finding lots of stuff from the sixties. Then, I get my best find of the day; a 1948 Roosevelt dime real deep, maybe 8 inches.
But this story does not end there. This is not really about my hunt. I was wrapping my hunt up and digging what would have been my last target. I had actually met another detectorist at this park and we had a really nice conversation, hit it off and were about to exchange contact info when a young guy walks up to me. He was a tall fellow about 18 or 19 years old and he was carrying a metal detector. The detector was one of those Radio Shack toy detectors. He wanted to talk to me about detecting and wanted to show me what he found. Turns out he had just bought the detector for 10 bucks at a swap or a garage sale or something like that, this morning.
He asked me what I had found. I told him. Then, he pulls out an aspirin bottle and takes off the lid. He pours out a pile of clad. He probably found four or five bucks. That was right where my clad count was. He goes on to tell me this was his first hunt ever and was inspired to try metal detecting from some shows on television. He pulls out a small ring from the pile of clad and wants to know if I think it's silver. Methinks yes!
I told him he has had a great day by any standard and even for someone who does this on a regular basis. The guy then reaches into his pocket and reveals a beautiful, shiny Franklin half. It was a 1952 in great shape. I was blown away. At this point I started thinking he was messing with me but his dad, who was right there with him, assured me he was telling the truth. I couldn't believe it. I congratulated him and told him that in my time detecting I have found only one silver half dollar and there are plenty of other folks who have been at it for a while who haven't found one. He seemed pretty happy. It was a real cool thing.
So, it goes to show that there is no luck like beginners luck. I found a silver quarter on my first hunt and it got me hooked. You know he is hooked now. I just wonder if he is going to stick with his 10 dollar Radio Shack special or start thinking right away about an upgrade.
Needles to say, I had to lay my coil back down and hunt for just one more hour. I didn't really find anything else.
So, today I'm on a hunt in a Saint Louis park and start my day finding a 1940 wheat wrapped in plastic at the base of a tree. It was in pristine condition. I'm thinking I am off to a good start but the wheat wrapped in plastic was not necessarily a sign that there would be anything great ahead. My second decent find was a 1957 Jefferson nickle about 7 inches down. After that I am finding lots of stuff from the sixties. Then, I get my best find of the day; a 1948 Roosevelt dime real deep, maybe 8 inches.
But this story does not end there. This is not really about my hunt. I was wrapping my hunt up and digging what would have been my last target. I had actually met another detectorist at this park and we had a really nice conversation, hit it off and were about to exchange contact info when a young guy walks up to me. He was a tall fellow about 18 or 19 years old and he was carrying a metal detector. The detector was one of those Radio Shack toy detectors. He wanted to talk to me about detecting and wanted to show me what he found. Turns out he had just bought the detector for 10 bucks at a swap or a garage sale or something like that, this morning.
He asked me what I had found. I told him. Then, he pulls out an aspirin bottle and takes off the lid. He pours out a pile of clad. He probably found four or five bucks. That was right where my clad count was. He goes on to tell me this was his first hunt ever and was inspired to try metal detecting from some shows on television. He pulls out a small ring from the pile of clad and wants to know if I think it's silver. Methinks yes!
I told him he has had a great day by any standard and even for someone who does this on a regular basis. The guy then reaches into his pocket and reveals a beautiful, shiny Franklin half. It was a 1952 in great shape. I was blown away. At this point I started thinking he was messing with me but his dad, who was right there with him, assured me he was telling the truth. I couldn't believe it. I congratulated him and told him that in my time detecting I have found only one silver half dollar and there are plenty of other folks who have been at it for a while who haven't found one. He seemed pretty happy. It was a real cool thing.
So, it goes to show that there is no luck like beginners luck. I found a silver quarter on my first hunt and it got me hooked. You know he is hooked now. I just wonder if he is going to stick with his 10 dollar Radio Shack special or start thinking right away about an upgrade.
Needles to say, I had to lay my coil back down and hunt for just one more hour. I didn't really find anything else.
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