Persistence Pays Off!

[Sapper724]

Well, Today, It FINALLY Happened! I hit silver! In a place that I thought I had cleaned out pretty well, I found 3 more Wheat Pennies today, (10 Total in this area so far) and then a 1947 Rosie Dime! That really shows me that I need to cover my areas a bit slower and more carefully! Now I'll be re-tracing my steps from when I first started and double checking them, which is nice I guess because it gives me more areas to cover again! I was surprised because it was only about an inch down. I got the beautiful solid signal, and figured it had to just be clad because it wasn't deep at all. Then I saw the dime, and did my finger swipe to find the date which I figured to be about 10 years old or so, then low and behold, 1947! I'll take that any day over a kid's gumball machine ring!

Thank you all to those who kept me motivated and upbeat about hunting. Thanks to Fella, RKS1949, Christo000, Digger2, VPNavy, and everyone else who has helped me out with advice, or just encouragement. I will say I felt I was doomed to walk the earth detecting, finding only pop tabs and occasional clad, but now my faith has been restored once more! Sure Wheaties are fun and exciting, but the silver really got my heart pumping again! I had to ask my wife a few times to swear to me she didn't plant it, which I knew she didn't, but I was just in disbelief I guess. It's amazing how something so simple can really bring this hobby's excitement so high!

Thanks again to everyone, and Happy Hunting!

P.S. The Wheaties I pulled today were a 1944, 1946, and 1952

 

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[finderskeepers]

Congratulations!!!

 

[knightsquad]

YES! Way to go!
persistence surely does pay off!

Pete

 

[fella]

About time! Jeez!

Good job! There's more out there... Go get em!

 

[christo000]

Great job buddy i knew it was a matter of time u stuck with it & were What u said persistant & look What happened now its time for some gold

 

[Sapper724]

A couple more pics

I had already cleaned the coin off, but I figure I'd show how shallow the hole was, I thought it was bizarre. It was on the side of a hill/bank, so I think the sandy soil washed away some and is making the coins come to the surface.

 

[rks1949]

Your on your way now,Sapper724! My only 2 silvers a (Merc,and Rosie) came form areas that I wouldn't have thought they would be at. Just shows ya to never second guess yourself,hunt it all!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds Sapper.

 

[knightsquad]

Nice Sap!
Gotta live those Rosie's !
; )
Good Job bro!

Pete

 

[badpenny]

Way to go, more will come.

 

[Normsel]

Lucky you. I been detecting since July of last year and found about $400 in clad and 3 wheaties. I have about 1000 hrs plus detecting and didn't hunt at all from Dec - May due my wife being laid up. I hunt a lot of old parks but I know they been hunted pretty heavy even though I seem to pull out $2 to $6 in clad every time.