🥇 BANNER Not sure if this qualifies as a cache ..... but in my eyes it does

[46Wheat]

So a little back story for this find . Where I live in Upstate NY the poet Allen Ginsberg stayed for a period of time and I have access to land adjacent to his farm that he frequented in the 60s and 70s . I was doing some research online looking at old maps of the area looking for old homesteads in what now is a large tract of old growth timber . I have permission to hunt the area so as I was turkey hunting today I combined some hunting with a little scouting for cellar holes . I found a small cellar hole this morning and when I was done with my hunt I walked back in with my Etrac and my tools . I was in proximity to the edge of the land that used to be part of the Ginsberg estate and began to scan the outer edges of the area heading toward the cellar hole .
I hadn't gone very far at all when I got a screaming signal on my Etrac . I almost didn't dig it because it was so loud and big I figured a shallow axe head or piece of steel . When I decided to go ahead and dig it (because you never know till you check) this is what I saw Looks like a flat piece of steel . Until I tapped it with my Lesche and it sounded hollow . Now im getting interested and maybe a little excited . So I put my shovel under the edge of what turned out to be the lid of the can a pried up a little . To my wonderment the top popped off to reveal Sorry no pictures of it open in the hole I yanked it out of the ground so fast my fingers almost spontaneously combusted . The lid and sides had some holes rotted in them so a bunch of dirt had gotten into the tin but I saw SILVER!!!
So with shaking hands I dumped out my prizes and began to get very excited . In all told the tin contained 15 franklin halves . I have never found a half in my life and here I am with 15 of them staring at me . They ranged in age from 1950-1962 . I can only speculate that someone from the Ginsberg farm or commune that was in the area buried these in the late 60s or early 70s because they didn't trust the "establishment" and wanted to save them for a rainy day . And either forgot where they buried them or had some help forgetting by some funny smelling tobacco . They were circulated but didn't look bad just a little dirty and toned . Needless to say I will be back there tomorrow bright and early... turkey hunting will have to wait . You never know there might be more

 

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[Trezurehunter]

Outstanding. Without a doubt, that is a cache in my eyes also.

 

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[46Wheat]

Thank you everyone for being there to enjoy my excitement and listen to my story . Its the reason I am part of this big TNET family ... to have someone who understands the obsession we all share to dig dirty pieces of metal out of the ground in the middle of the woods . And to give kind encouragement whether its for a find of a zinc penny and a horseshoe or a gold coin . Thank you all for sharing my great day . (Little bleary eyed and hung over this morning here)

 

[ARC]

Outstanding. Without a doubt, that is a cache in my eyes also.

Ditto.

 

[david680]

Cache, but who cars. I'd take 15 Franklins one at a time and be happy. Banner.

 

[Nepa-Will]

Yepper. A cache for sure. Amazing stack of halves. Congrats!

 

[RichieRich]

Cache for sure. Well done

 

[Pinball]

That is sooooo cool !!! I hope to find just one silver half You can go to the store and buy turkey...you can't buy an experience like that. Congratulations

 

[CRUSADER]

Thats the silver cache, now look for the gold - CONGRATS!

 

[Westfront]

Good job on the cache! A feeling you will never forget!

 

[nsdq]

Swoopy digging ...i want my tin back

 

[Argentium]

That's a Cache alright ! Most metal detectorists will never find one - Obviously the Franklin half dollars are neither really old or
really valuable - but the rarity of digging a cache of 15 large silvers makes this a Banner find in my estimation !

 

[BigWaveDave]

congratulations!

 

[jewelerguy]

lots of people use the term 'cache' to describe a multi-coin find such as a spill, but what you have found is the true definition of a cache. that is outstanding! congrats

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome! A cache! Congrats!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Good job on digging that up! What a thrill, that's a beautiful cache!

 

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

After 28 years of detecting, I have yet to find a Franklin half. I have Barbers, Walkers and silver Kennedys but can't seem to locate Mr. Franklin. If you could slip one of those into my back yard, I would appreciate it ! Great find. Banner for sure !

 

[Blueblood]

Awesome!

 

[wlb42]

cache
noun

• 1.
  a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place. Yes, I would call that a cache, a cache of coins, a cache of silver coins, a cache of silver Franklin Half dollar coins. And buried in a container, so NOT a spill.......YES a cache......thanks for the great story and pictures.......Good Luck on your next cache!!
  
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[Pointman]

That is a CACHE

 

[46Wheat]

After 28 years of detecting, I have yet to find a Franklin half. I have Barbers, Walkers and silver Kennedys but can't seem to locate Mr. Franklin. If you could slip one of those into my back yard, I would appreciate it ! Great find. Banner for sure !

Im not to far down the road from you so I might be able to throw one into your yard