First detector-First hunt = SILVER!

[creekcrawler]

Hello all.
Been lurking here forever, mainly in the J.Swift area.
Wanted a detector for while now. After reading a post about the cheap-o detectors from Harbor Freight not being
too bad, I bought one.
Rained for two weeks and I couldn't try it out, except to practice dialing it in with a nail, a quarter, a nickel and a penny.
Last Friday eve, the rain slowed. Couldn't wait any longer, off to the backyard I went.
Didn't expect much, our house was built @1960. Nothing there before it.
After 5 minutes (!) I got a strong silver signal.
Dug this! Now I'm ruined.

 

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[Johncoho]

Nice find. You can only go uphill further. You now need a gold coin to top that.

 

[goldhungry]

Nice coin.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, your buggered now!! lol

Congrats

 

[BLK HOLE]

WOW! Hope all your hunts are as successful in the future

 

[GB1]

wow your first hunt! great find

 

[Rubka888]

That just isn't fair!

 

[huntsman53]

Congrats on the find and welcome to TNET! Get quite a few more of those and then you can upgrade.

 

[jt101319]

Great first hunt!

 

[bologna321]

This is the equivalent of shooting a 12 point buck in the first 15 minutes of your first deer season

 

[Gene Mean]

Wow that is great! Check the old maps to see if there was a farm there or something.

 

[Truth]

Not only are you ruined but you are ruined bad!! You are that Marlin that is hooked and coming out the water 6 feet in the air!! You are done. Welcome to our addiction and congratulations on something that is many of our bucket listers. I had a similar situation I dug a 1829 8 Reale in a sidewalk strip 6 months into detecting and I’ve been chasing that high ever since. Ugggh Lol

Humongous silver is the best.

Always show us the obverse and the reverse we like to see both sides. Once again congratulations

 

[xr7ator]

Amazing first hunt. Don't be surprised if it takes a very very very very long time to find something else that cool.
Congratulations on digging a morgan dollar!

 

[Whyme]

OMG no way! Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful coin!

 

[Shakakka]

You know, this level of beginner's luck is what gets you cross-checked into a ditch by fellow metal detectorists. Especially the 90% of us who've never found a morgan dollar!

 

[sandchip]

That just isn't fair!

Ain't that the truth! Crazy beginner's luck!

 

[secondstar]

First of all, I am thrilled for you! Most hunts don’t exactly go like that though... Nonetheless, welcome to the world of metal detecting!

 

[Acojoe]

Congrats. Welcome to the club.

 

[Ammoman]

A big congratulations! The silver gods have taken favor upon you.