First Hunt of 2007 Yields Some Silver

[bazinga]

I got out with Carl today and we hunted a few yards in between all of the nasty rain we got today. My first signal of the day was reading about 7" deep. So I get down to dig and stick my knife into the ground and hit something hard... The original brick sidewalk. Sadly, once I removed the brick and got underneath it all I got was a cheap silver-plated spoon.

I finished the day with 3 wheats and a 1956 Silver Roosevelt Dime. I even resisted the urge to clean it off so I wouldn't scratch it, haha. Granted, it's just a rosie, but I'm working on resisting the urge to rub coins instantly to see what it is and check the date. Don't want to scratch a valuable coin someday!

 

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[99Brown]

Silver is silver. WTG Brian!!

 

[The Bulgarian]

Good Job.WTG

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Nice find you got there

 

[Southcacalaky]

Any Day is a good day to find silver, Congrats, HH Art...

 

[Mirage]

Good deal. The urge is very hard to resist. It takes much discipline and self sacrifice but the rewards are worth it.

Bob

 

[thurmownator]

Soak it in water overnight.

If it is just caked on mud/dirt (as the photo would imply), it will dissolve and rinse off nicely; without rubbing.

 

[moonshine]

nice silver coin and i also never scrub my coins off. but that does take patience. when i was a kid i would gouge coins to check their dates.

i figure you get twice the fun if you wait till you get home.

 

[bazinga]

Soak it in water overnight.

If it is just caked on mud/dirt (as the photo would imply), it will dissolve and rinse off nicely; without rubbing.

I already rubbed the dirt off with my finger, haha. I just wanted to prove that I could get a coin home without trying to clean it, haha. Myself and everyone else I hunt with has a bad habit of immediately rubbing our coins to check for dates.

I'm not too worried about scratching a rosie though, they are just junk silver.

 

[BuckleBoy]

soak and rinse. yep. hard running water. Great that you didn't field clean it! Took me a while to get to that point too. Always a good sign kicking off the new year with silver. Good luck and happy hunting in 2007!!!

-Buckleboy

 

[dave-enc]

silver is always makes a good day better wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[KenPa]

Nice . It sure is hard not to look right away.

 

[jopher]

Nice digs Brian and nice self control....Joe

 

[doyboy]

Soak it in water overnight.

If it is just caked on mud/dirt (as the photo would imply), it will dissolve and rinse off nicely; without rubbing.

I already rubbed the dirt off with my finger, haha. I just wanted to prove that I could get a coin home without trying to clean it, haha. Myself and everyone else I hunt with has a bad habit of immediately rubbing our coins to check for dates.

I'm not too worried about scratching a rosie though, they are just junk silver.

So, is that why I notice a lot of "hairline" rub marks on those silvery objects ? You don't want to ruin that 1794 Flowing Hair half dime you find! Happy hunting, bud, and good luck on achieving your 2007 goals!

 

[ringfinder]

Nice find, Silver is Silver. One thing you must remember, the price of silver these days a Rosy or a Mercury no matter
what condition will probably bring you around 70 cents. Now I don't call that junk!. Get 2 or 3 hundred of those junk Rosy's and you got yourself and good back up detector.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[bazinga]

Soak it in water overnight.

If it is just caked on mud/dirt (as the photo would imply), it will dissolve and rinse off nicely; without rubbing.

I already rubbed the dirt off with my finger, haha. I just wanted to prove that I could get a coin home without trying to clean it, haha. Myself and everyone else I hunt with has a bad habit of immediately rubbing our coins to check for dates.

I'm not too worried about scratching a rosie though, they are just junk silver.

So, is that why I notice a lot of "hairline" rub marks on those silvery objects ? You don't want to ruin that 1794 Flowing Hair half dime you find! Happy hunting, bud, and good luck on achieving your 2007 goals!

Haha, yeah, sadly my silver all has hairline scratches on it. I guess that's because I've just never cared and just enjoy finding them and never really had any numismatic interest in coins until recently. Good luck on your goals as well!

 

[bazinga]

Nice find, Silver is Silver. One thing you must remember, the price of silver these days a Rosy or a Mercury no matter
what condition will probably bring you around 70 cents. Now I don't call that junk!. Get 2 or 3 hundred of those junk Rosy's and you got yourself and good back up detector.

HH, Ringfinder

I call it junk silver because it has no premium over its silver content. As for a backup detector... I've got my Explorer XS that I use every trip out, and then my other machines are a Minelab Excalibur 1000, Garrett Ace 250, and a Whites 5000di. Hopefully they all do go down the crapper in the same day! haha

 

[coolcash2004]

Very nice!

-CC

 

[ringfinder]

Nice find, Silver is Silver. One thing you must remember, the price of silver these days a Rosy or a Mercury no matter
what condition will probably bring you around 70 cents. Now I don't call that junk!. Get 2 or 3 hundred of those junk Rosy's and you got yourself and good back up detector.

HH, Ringfinder

I call it junk silver because it has no premium over its silver content. As for a backup detector... I've got my Explorer XS that I use every trip out, and then my other machines are a Minelab Excalibur 1000, Garrett Ace 250, and a Whites 5000di. Hopefully they all do go down the crapper in the same day! haha



Yep me too, I also have a Minelab Soverign, Whites XLT, Fisher 1235, Tesoro Tiger Shark, & a Depth Pro Headhunter. But if you don't need another back up maybe you could buy a new coil for anyone of the those detectors. Or at gas prices, a few tanks of gas. LOL

 

[bazinga]

Nice find, Silver is Silver. One thing you must remember, the price of silver these days a Rosy or a Mercury no matter
what condition will probably bring you around 70 cents. Now I don't call that junk!. Get 2 or 3 hundred of those junk Rosy's and you got yourself and good back up detector.

HH, Ringfinder

I call it junk silver because it has no premium over its silver content. As for a backup detector... I've got my Explorer XS that I use every trip out, and then my other machines are a Minelab Excalibur 1000, Garrett Ace 250, and a Whites 5000di. Hopefully they all do go down the crapper in the same day! haha



Yep me too, I also have a Minelab Soverign, Whites XLT, Fisher 1235, Tesoro Tiger Shark, & a Depth Pro Headhunter. But if you don't need another back up maybe you could buy a new coil for anyone of the those detectors. Or at gas prices, a few tanks of gas. LOL

Haha, yeah, no kidding on the few tanks of gas!! But I'm like Scrooge..... I want it all.... haha, I hoard gold and silver!