A Little Weekend Silver

[Carolina Tom]

The weather was beautiful this weekend, so out I went in pursuit of treasure.

As is usually the case, I managed to find a lot of clad and the usual junk. The secret is to dig a lot of holes. The good targets are usually hiding in the trash... where lazy people refuse to look.



I dug this high tone, which appeared to be can slaw, however, a closer look revealed an arrow... and it looked like silver.



It turned out to be a smashed silver ring. I heated it up and tried to straighten it out, but just made the situation worse. Lesson learned: I am not a jeweler.



I was digging nails around an old school, and suddenly a silver disc flew out of the hole. I squealed as I saw the reeded edge of silver quarter!



As is always the case, I had high hopes that it was an SLQ... and as is always the case, it was a Washington. I was not the least bit disappointed to see this chunky '48 though.



YTD silver coins: 20

Thanks for looking, and best of luck on your hunts!

 

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[uglymailman]

Nice score. The bucket of clad will help pay for gas/batteries. Must have been an old school. That little green army man would probably get a kid kicked out of school nowadays. Politically incorrect and he has a gun. Good luck.

 

[ARC]

Heya Tom...

Any markings inside that ring ?

Cool find BTW.

 

[relic nut]

Nice hunt Tom! And your right about digging lots of holes. It always pays off. The only real way to know is dig. Congratulations on your silver. [emoji106]

HH, RN

 

[cjon455]

Great finds brother!, that ring is amazing and nothing wrong with mr Washington! That's a TON of clad too, good job man, keep it up!

 

[treblehunter]

I love that ring, never seen that design, Quarters are nice, good hunt, your a silver magnet.

 

[Gridwalker306]

Good stuff Tom, I'm impressed with your silver count so far this year!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Heya Tom...

Any markings inside that ring ?

Cool find BTW.

There was no "mint mark" in the ring. At first I though it was aluminum, but it's too heavy for it's size. The very bottom of the ring band is missing, so maybe it was on that piece.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Good stuff Tom, I'm impressed with your silver count so far this year!

Thanks JC. Silver coins are what I am looking for. 15 of the silver coins came from one spot... 9 in two days. It's tough to find good spots, goes without saying.

I am going to NY/NJ for 5 days of hunting with a few TNetters... on April 14th. Hopefully, I will have some real goodies to post upon my return.

 

[DirtyPockects]

Great hunt, congrats on the silvers

 

[xr7ator]

Nice finds, Tom and thanks for posting. GOOD LUCK up north later this month!!!!!

 

[Beezly]

Nice ring!

 

[trapperart]

Now that looks like a good day congrats on the silver

 

[dsdigger]

Congrats on the finds! Silver is nice and all that clad is good for gas, replacement batteries or the next accessory for the XP. Looks like your day was full of beeps!

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on the silver ring Tom. There should still have some acreage that is hiding more keepers, unless you've been swinging like a banshee.

 

[RustyGold]

Holy Moly, Tom! That's a tremendous amount of digging. Congrats on the silver quarter.

 

[Stormywrath]

Sweet finds man!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Sweet finds man!

Welcome to TNet Stormywrath.

It was nice meeting you, and getting to watch you dig that silver medallion in front of me... you know, the one I missed!

GL brother, see ya soon.

 

[Gridwalker306]

Thanks JC. Silver coins are what I am looking for. 15 of the silver coins came from one spot... 9 in two days. It's tough to find good spots, goes without saying.

I am going to NY/NJ for 5 days of hunting with a few TNetters... on April 14th. Hopefully, I will have some real goodies to post upon my return.

Wow! Sounds like you really found a good spot when you pulled all those silvers so close together. What age were they? I'll have to go back and find the post and check it out.

Good luck on your upcoming trip, I hope you find some tree coins[emoji12]

 

[Relicific]

Awesome hunt