First Silver Coin!!

[Jeremy S]

Went to a local park today real early. This place is hit pretty hard if I were to guess. It usually just produces a few pull tabs and some clad. Being to hot and too dry to dig in the grass, I decided to move to the woods and a nearby creek. By the woods is a very large tree stump of a once 100+ year old tree. At one time the topsoil in this area was removed and the ground leveled, but I could tell that the area around this tree was never touched. One of the first hits produced a very shallow 1947 quarter. I found some clad in this area too, and had a very promising deep signal, but one dig of my spade down brought me into a giant nest of ants. I decided to try digging this signal sometime in the winter or fall when those biting devils are hopefully gone.




I didn't stick around too long after finding this, as it was getting hot real fast and quite a few people were showing up at the park. Took me exactly 4 months and maybe a dozen trips to finally fine some good silver.

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[Cool Hand Fluke]

Thanks for the neat story! It's not unusual at all to take 4 months to find your first silver coin. A silver quarter from the 1940's is a great start! This is a much tougher coin to find than a silver dime. Nice find!

It is warm here on the west coast as well, probably in the mid 80's. We just don't have any humidity!

[northcal]

Awesome! Way to go! I got my first siver last week
So I know how you feel, congrats.
Northcal

[Gunrunner61]

Well it's on now, Seems like after you find the first one they seem to (for a lack of a better word ) get easier to find....HH

[JohnnyMac]

congrats

[Steveo]

A nice silver to start out with no doubt.Good deal.........................

[toorude89]

Congrats! I have been detecting for about a year now and have yet to find a silver coin. 1909 wheat is oldest coin. Silver ring and heart pendant but I am super jealous of your quarter. What are you using? I have an Ace 250 and am itching for a minelab.

[DCMatt]

Great find! You never forget your first silver. (Mine was a '47 Rosie dime. Ah, the memories.. )

Keep digging!

DCMatt

[kevkirki]

very sweet!

[Bunker]

What a nice first silver! Good eye finding the untouched soil. That ability will pay off in the future.
Congrats,
Bunker

[sparky661]

Good Deal.... Just got mine this week also. It feels great

[sonofadigger]

Good job its a good feeling finding silver