What exactly is a "wilver"???

Lucky Jack

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What exactly is a "wilver"???

Ok, I'm kind of new to MD'ing, having my detector for about a year now, but I read a lot of posts about these wilver things. When there are pictures along with the descriptions it appears that the "wilvers" look a lot like silver coins. How do you tell the difference between a wilver dime and a silver dime? At one time I thought that the term "wilver" meant a signal that indicated a copper wheat cent but when actually dug up it was really a silver coin instead. I'm really confused, maybe someone will take pity on my ignorance and clue me in.
Thanks Bros
 

Nana40

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

:D Wilver=Silver, with a speach impediment. :D
 

jimb

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

On the cpu key board the W is above the S so obvious for those of us that type too fast it is an error that should ne Silver. Hope this helps. Did you catch the NE for BE?
 

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

It's the same as coppa, just wilver. :D
 

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

I weally dont know eithuh. I was twying to figyaw it out fuh a weal wong time but I finawy gave up.
 

cerF

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

Wilver means silver. Its just a typo that caught on.
 

Iron Patch

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

ICE ADDICT said:
Us detecta ists have some serious issues!!! ;D


Did you say something... emmm fries.

(no more fries)
 

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

wilver = silver a key board typo that "caught on" with certain people -- w being right above s on the keyboard --- coppa is metal detector "slang" for an old colonial copper coin -- hope that helps
 

WindHarvester

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

It's a slang word for silver that a couple nerds from PA came up with. ::)

Same goonie brothers call copper "coppa". ;D
 

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

it's wild silver. can be elusive and hard to catch. that is why we hunt it and take it home and make pets out of it!
 

Colonial Zoyboy

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

WindHarvester said:
It's a slang word for silver that a couple nerds from PA came up with. ::)

Same goonie brothers call copper "coppa". ;D

I guess those couple of nerds would be "The Three Datectateers," the originators of coppa and wilver. ::) :tard:

Thanks for the kind comment, you looney biscuit boy. :wink:

Kyle
 

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Lucky Jack

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

flyinguy said:
it's wild silver. can be elusive and hard to catch. that is why we hunt it and take it home and make pets out of it!

I think I like this explaination the best
 

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

the people that use it make thier posts hard to read... just skip over them ... :thumbsup:
 

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

UnEarthed72 said:
OHHHH WILVER
it was a t.v. program that stared a talking horse :wink:
Shawn

LMAO!!! Good one. ;D :thumbsup:

WindHarvester said:
It's a slang word for silver that a couple nerds from PA came up with. ::)

Same goonie brothers call copper "coppa". ;D

Another good one!!! ;D ;D ;D
You guys are cracking me up. :icon_jokercolor:


I always thought these were terms from Kirk and Kyle too.

Dudes,
You better get them trademarked. :wink:

-MM-
 

lumbercamp

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

And I think it is time to put wilver to rest. For people like me that know nothing about coins it can be very confusing.
 

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Re: What exactly is a "wilver"???

Zincolns, Wilvers, and CLAD--OH MY!


Not to mention Coppas, Roosies, SLQ's, SLQ's :wink: Mercs, IH's, LC's, and KGIII's...


I ain't confused. ;D
 

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