What a Way to Start May: Big Silver

[carolinachief]

I decided to hunt the lot next to mine again this afternoon for a quick hunt. As I was walking over, I decided to walk toward the front of my property by the drive instead of straight across like usual. While walking I looked down and found a lincoln cent on top of the ground. Thought to myself,"Don't even have to dig this one. Maybe that is a good sign for today." I bent over and picked it up and as I was raising back up my coil moved and gave me a tone. It was another Lincoln a couple inches deep. Dug it and started swinging again. About 5 feet further got a tone that was ID'ing as a 50 cent piece and occasionally a dollar. Jokingly said to my self, "here's my next half or dollar" figured it was a top to a soda can or something. Cut a plug and removed it. Took out a shovel full of dirt from down about 6 inches and out rolled a BIG SILVER coin. Picked it up and it was this 1951S Franklin Half Dollar. The only thing I could say was Amazing and thank God for being so good to me. This is my first Franklin Half but my third Half this year. The two previous were a Barber and a Walking Liberty. I never did make it out of my yard and over to the lot I have been hunting. Stayed right in the same area but did not pull out anything else. This year is going great so far. I sure hope it keeps up. Happy Hunting All.

 

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[PATreasureHunter]

AWESOME!!!! I hope every day in May for you is like this!! Keep up the great work!

 

[Sheldius]

Great find. Silver is so sweeeeeet. :P HH

 

[markgPA]

Sweet looking Ben! Hope you keep pulling silver.
HH
Mark G

 

[cheffer]

Benny's not the prettiest face around, but you gotta love the big silver-you should find your Seated then a JFK soon enough I guess...

 

[carolinachief]

Thanks for the replies. I am still pumped.

Benny's not the prettiest face around, but you gotta love the big silver-you should find your Seated then a JFK soon enough I guess...

I found JFK last year he just wasn't of the silver variety. The seated is what I would really love to find. Maybe some day the coil will pass over one.

 

[JerV3]

Nice franklin,

I dug a 52 a few weeks back. Was the worst looking half I ever dug.

HH Jer

 

[Yarrum]

That's a bloody beauty. I woulda been stoked with that.
HH

 

[Trash Digger]

Way to go. Silver is always sweet.

Mike

 

[zlathim]

Nice Frankie! Thanks for sharing.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

I love Franklin's !! One of the coolest coins ever made Great Investment coin too!! They have melted millions of these in resent times and are being bought up and horded the values are sky rocketing.

WTG, Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[CarolinaDigs]

really great finds !! HH

 

[Ed-NH]

Nice find, I like the story of how you found it.

 

[SeattleALE]

You never know where those things are going to pop up, but it sure is nice when they do! Congrats!

 

[nealb]

Chief - Awesome!! That's a sweet find.

 

[goldgrubber]

Great find! Keep up the good work!

 

[Capefearsman]

Nice Half!! WTG

 

[Merf]

That half is a beauty--Nice find-WTG

 

[Michiganne]

Sweet silver and great story. Way to go!

Keep digging and HH.

 

[whitesPA]

very nice half