Broke the cherry - 1st silver - 1940 standing liberty

Murray8144

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Broke the cherry - 1st silver - 1940 walking liberty

Started detecting 6 months ago, but only this week did I start taking it "seriously"...research, permissions, etc. After a crap-ton of clad, six or seven wheats, and about 9 million pull tabs I dug this this morning:

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Bayard

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That's actually a Walking Liberty, quite a nice find, congratulations. I believe the first silver for most people is only a Mercury dime.
 

kingskid1611

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What a woman, I still want to find one of those. Congrats! 6 months and you are already wearing big boy pants....:laughing7:
 

digging440yrs

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That's a nice walker :icon_thumleft:
 

RobRieman

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You sure picked a good one for your first! Congrats!
 

Loco-Digger

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Congrats on your 1st silver. :occasion14: Wow it's a big one. :thumbsup: I have been hunting for 16 months and have yet to dig one of those beauties.
 

NEPADIGGER7

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great first man not too man ppl pull a walker for theyre first silver usually always a dime...mine was a 1940 quarter ill always remember my first! great job and keep it up...just a FYI...its not all walkers man lol dimes dimes dimes lol
 

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Congrats on your first man. Hope it's the first of many. Hope you find some good spots up there and invite me on some hunts
 

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Murray8144

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Congrats on your first man. Hope it's the first of many. Hope you find some good spots up there and invite me on some hunts

thanks cuz. once I find a spot that holds a candle to your neck of woods you'll be the 2nd to know. Every place I've hunted so far with the exception of the one from which I pulled the half dollar seems like it's been hunted a hundred times...but then again there's utube videos of dudes pulling silver from NJ parks all the time...I'm probably just doing it wrong. Hopefully once I figure out the AT Pro i'll get a little deeper than the multitudes that have come b4

I'll be down there shortly so leave some silver in the ground for me.
 

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The Dirt Fisherman

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nice! my first silver was a 1907 Barber Dime. ill definitely never forget it. i haven't dug a walker yet but im sure its on its way :) keep it up and happy hunting
 

basque-man

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MAN; talk about finding ones first SILVER!!!! Boo-Yaa! Congrats on a big ol' nice one!!!!:occasion14:
 

jimzz977

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Super first silver coin mine was beat up 1906 barber dime and was happier than ever, I just recently found my 1st walking liberty too a 1923 . Now I'm searching for my first Washington
 

Captain Caveman

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Congratz on a great first silver! I'm still waiting on my first half to come out of the ground!
 

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