FINALLY! A silver George! (Washington, that is!)

kimsdad

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Apr 17, 2008
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Now I can hang up the detector for the year. (Well, at least for the holiday) :wink:

First and most importantly, I want to wish all of you a very happy Thanksgiving! I know I have many things to be thankful for, and T-Net and it's great members happens to be one of them!

Well, today was the day! I finally cornered George! ;D WC I were out in the woods again looking for the remains of an old railroad line that closed down in the early 1900's. I was swinging around in the woods and also along a well used crushed stone path. After about an hour or two of nothing but metal booze bottle caps, I got a signal right next to a big tree along the path. :) Funny, it wasn't as high on Smartfind as I thought it would be. :icon_scratch: I've had pennies & dimes indicate higher. That's what I was expecting when that quarter flopped down from under the root it was hiding behind. I've dug hundreds of clad quarters, so it was hard to believe that it was an actual silver. I didn't believe it wasn't clad until I could actually read the date.

I know that one measly silver Washington might seem like a puny find compared to some. I have 19 silvers this year, and have been lucky enough to get a Barber, an SLQ, A walking half, a Barber dime, several Mercs, buffalos, a V-Nickel, and a couple of Indians. It just seemed funny that the simple silver George was eluding me. Well, he didn't want to come peacefully. :( I told him we could do this the easy way, or the hard way - the choice was his. Just to prove my point, I made a serious face and gave him a little nick with my digger. >:( He saw the light.

I also got a '41 wheat, but after the George - who cares? :tongue3:

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Here's what's left of the old railroad and bridge. Watercolor really goes out of his way to learn the history of places! Thanks for the great hunt, Mark, and Happy Thanksgiving again to all you T-Netters!
Neil

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Nana40

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Well, alright KD! :thumbsup: Happy for you to have made that goal! And isn't it nice to have a great hunting buddy? :)

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Nana :wink:
 

Roger Mn.

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Nice silver.I wish I could have said the same only the coin I dug was Brittish.I like the new look.Happy Thanksgiving.
 

watercolor

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Neil, well done :thumbsup: (Every once and awhile those silvers need to be intimidated with sharp, pointed objects :wink:)

From his condition, I wouldn't be surprised if he's been hiding under that tree since the late 40's.

Have a great Thanksgiving!
Mark
 

history hunter

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That's a nice Thanksgiving day present for you! There are some nice area's to MD around where you are. I grew up in Kenosha WI and detected the North side of Chicago all the way up to Kenosha all the time. Happy Thanksgiving.
 

Natman

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Neil, your little conversation with George cracked me up :D

WTG on the quarter :thumbsup: You made some great digs this year and hope your luck continues into next year.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Nat
 

Hoosier

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Apr 5, 2008
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Great Find ! Hopefully we can get a few more days in this year . I needed to get my XMAS lights up today but the weather was to nice and I decided to go detecting:)
 

ModernMiner

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CONGRATS on finally getting your first silver George Neil. :icon_king:
Why do quarters always seem to be hiding under roots? :icon_scratch: :icon_scratch:
-Doug-
 

Old River

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Great find, Almost as old as I am.
 

DPBOB

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Well Done on getting the monkey off your back..
I won't have to hesitate or feel so guilty now when I find one  :-X :-X :-X
( That's a relief ) I'm glad you got it now

Whats next?

LARGE CENT !!!! 
Go with a LARGE CENT!!!!
Those are real hard to find. I don't find many of those.

I will say , that you and Mark are having a great year with being new to the hobby.

AVIATOR AWESOME LMAO
 

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Captn SE

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Alright, Neil!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

You were just talking about wanting to find a Silver Washington so bad. You really get what you want. ;D

Happy Thanksgiving!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan
 

ringfinder

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Nice find, really like pictures of finds coming out of the ground! Congrats

HH,Ringfinder
 

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