Finally, I Found my First Colonial SILVER coin!

coinman123

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I made a goal for 2015 to find a colonial silver coin. The thing is I was not expecting to find it in my first month! Anyways, I went to my favorite site which 80% of all my colonial finds come from. When I got there I started in my favorite area of the location, after an hour or two I ended up finding a colonial or very early 1800's flat button and a small broken brass buckle (Any Info on it would be nice, such as context and/or age). I was not finding much so I tried near an area I never go to, there was a tiny little stream and around 15 feet away from the stream I got an 80 on my T2, that signal is a little lower than a dime. I dug the signal and next thing I know a small silver coin was in the dirt I took out from the hole! I grabbed the coin and almost fainted when I saw the pillers.

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Thanks for Looking, Coinman123
 

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That's a great find, nothing like brushing the dirt back and seeing that staring back at ya!

Congrats on a super find!
 

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Thanks, Here are some better photos.
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nice one coinman!
 

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Congrats! Still looking for my first whole one
 

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Great score!!!! Congrats!
 

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Congrats to you, the first is the hardest.
 

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That's a heck of a coin, congrats
 

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Ohhhh yeahhhh! I knew you'd nail one soon. Good feeling huh bud? I love those babies
 

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That's it, right into the 2x2 and time to find another! :headbang:
 

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Ohhhh yeahhhh! I knew you'd nail one soon. Good feeling huh bud? I love those babies

Thanks Abe, I remember you telling me that I will find one soon enough and you were right! I was so excited when I found that I was almost fell in the stream :laughing7:
 

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Congrats on really nice find. Very good show.
 

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That is a nice one! Congrats on your first colonial silver! May there be many more!

It's still a little early in the season to be dunking yourself in a stream during the happy dance! :laughing7:
 

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That is a nice one! Congrats on your first colonial silver! May there be many more!

It's still a little early in the season to be dunking yourself in a stream during the happy dance! :laughing7:

At least there is minimum chance of drowning, I would probably just get a concussion tripping on a rock doing a happy dance, I doubt the five inches of water would stop my fall, if I get soaked though I will be freezing my butt off!:laughing7: It was only 40 degrees when I found it!
 

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