silver

Hello everyone! Just got back from a long vacation in Europe, and was itching to go for an outing! I was surprised to learn how many European countries have banned casual metal detecting, or even owning a metal detector, so I left mine at home just to play it safe. After a long flight, and a...

I have been in Little Rock Arkansas the last few days for work and in the evenings and spare time have visited a few parks to metal detect. The first evening I was there I went to a park that’s in a 1920s neighborhood. Between the sidewalk and the road I was shocked to pull this 1964 Kennedy...

I found this sterling silver spoon in a lot of plated cutlery recently, but it is unusual looking. Does anyone know what kind of spoon this is?

Went out today for a quick adventure at Pompano Beach. It was chilly, very windy, and I kept getting pelted by sand, but today, it was worth it. I've found my first silver of the year in the form of a nice earring, stamped "S925." I also found a mystery object in the surf, a sizable solid...

Went detecting yesterday at a few local spots I’ve detected before. The weather was just enough that I could dig but snow was on the way. One park I hadn’t visited in a few years has a tiny playset with one bench. That was the place that my best find of the day came from. In the wood chips, a...

This coin has strong doubling on the reverse. I cannot seem to find the exact same one in the cherry pickers guide. There is strong doubling in the arrowheads however, they are hard to see in the photographs. I’m just looking for any information I can get on this coin, whether it is worth...

Thought I'd share this on here even though this wasn't my metal detecting find. I had my 30th birthday this week, and my grandpa gifted me this beautiful 1884 silver Morgan Dollar he found on his property back when he first built his house in the 1970s! He built on an area that was forested so...

Crops are being harvested here in Indiana, and I went back out to try out an old spot with my new Manticore. Used a small coil slowly over a dense iron bed that I'd been over with my 14" coil last year. Found several civilian buttons, one military button that I'll explain, a civil war era Minie...

Hi, I'm at the beach now. I have never used the discriminate feature before. I would like to pick up only gold or silver signals, and ignore all others. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

93.3 grams of 81.25% pure silver from the city of Vienna, made between 1̶8̶0̶9̶-̶1̶8̶5̶9̶ (Edit: 1819-1859). Pulled from the sea on 8/7/2025.

I stumbled across a curious site today while exploring the coastline at low tide. A large spoon was sticking up almost vertically just below the surface of the water. Thinking it was brass, which is quite expensive in scrap these days, I pulled on it. It offered some resistence, the handle being...

Hit the old beach again today for a 2 hour hunt. No rings this time, only $5.57 in change and an encrusted Mercury dime. The tide was pretty high today so it wasn't optimal beach hunting, but it was a beautiful day around 80 degrees, light wind, and cloudy. Fresh: As clean as I can get...

Finally had a day off today, first since July 2nd, hit the beach, found around $8 in clad, oldest coin was a 1957 wheat cent. A 14k gold ring with an opal (4.2g) was the second find of the day, and shortly afterward found a Sterling Silver ring with a green stone (probably glass) marked .925...

Small bank near work had a bag of loose and bank rolled halves - I took it all, of course $400 in silver value profit - best single ‘hit’ ever

$110 in customer rolled halves - several rolls were marked so I did not have high hopes, I’ve found another CHRers dumps within a few miles, but scooped em all up anyway. 1 box of halves - had a 40% ender - woot! $520 in CR dimes Whelp, the marked CR half rolls were the clear winner - 14 x...

Found this thick Sterling Silver St. Christopher medalion in the streets of NYC with my bare eyes. 13.5 grams. It may be the heaviest silver religious medalion I think I have ever found.

What would be the best course of action if a discovery was made while hiking in the area related to the legend? I found strong evidence to support that silver was possibly extracted and dropped or purposefully concealed along the way when attempting to leave the area. I have confirmed that...

Got in a 1.5 hour hunt today. First target dug was a 1948 quarter. Everything else was clad:

Hello, I’ve seen some posts looking for John Murrells old house in Denmark Tn. I live in it. I am told it’s where his family lived while he was in prison (I’ve heard mother, wife and kids, or both). The original cabin is now the kitchen. The property was later acquired and added on to by a...

Found another old homesite that pre-dates the 1874 maps for my area and recovered these relics! A beautiful little 1840-O Seated Liberty half dime was my favorite find of the day, but had it not been extremely worn, the spanish silver would have probably been haha. I assume it is a spanish half...

What do you guys do with your fines when minutes detecting after hoarding them in secret for years I've got about 200 wheat pennies 50 Canadian 50 nickels dirty dimes 10 quarters pre 1964 none of them are in incredible condition, but also none of them have been improperly cleaned just cleaned...

Spent Friday and Sunday on a new permission in Indiana. Lots of iron in the ground but took it slow and discovered some cool finds. The most unique find was a gold-plated copper medallion from the Temperance Movement of the 1840s. It depicts a man drinking from the bucket in a well and...

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how old is this silver spoon? It's my 4th one now from this hole they all match... And is this champion sparkplug made in Canada early 1900s? Also was surprised the short baby food size jar was "Ball" brand that's first one of those. The curvy one with metal lid I've found many times must be a...

Drove my son to Montgomery, Alabama to hang out with a friend. After dropping him off, I got to explore some thrift and antique stores. My best pick up by far (and one of the best of the year) was this 800 German silver gravy bowl. Priced at $18.00, it weighs in at 535 grams. It looks like the...

Something feels wrong about posting a third Spanish real in a month time frame when I've never found one before this year. haha I found my first ever, an 1818 2 Reales, exactly one month ago. Then on November 10th I found a 1776 one. And two days ago, I found this stunning 1747 2 Reales!!! All...

This may be difficult to believe, but my cofounder and I have found a way around the UNESCO accords and have built strong 'top down' relationships with multiple countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. We are creating a TV show about real life treasure hunting. We've been working on this...

This weekend I found one of my bucket list items: a Spanish silver coin. It is a 2 Real coin with a hole punched through it. Still in decent enough shape to identify, even though much is rubbed off, including the date. I was able to make out "Ferdin VII" which stands for Ferdinand the 7th who...

I had Metal Detected this location 6 times and have found 313 Quarters, 40 Dimes, and 56 Pennies, but in my last trip I finally found a pre-1965 Silver Quarter at a Former Elementary School (est. pre-1940s) & Little League Field.

Heavy side story, I’ve been missing my absolute best friend of a cat since Monday night, been looking everywhere for him. Decided to swing around in some woods by my house to stave off the depression. I live near an 18 century pub and church, just off of a road that’s been actively in use since...

Wow! I am finally cool, been waiting since high school!

I recently ordered $500 in shipwreck silver coins from the famous SS Central America and I wanted to share their history with everyone. These 1853 and 1855 Chilean 50 Centavos are pretty unusual due to the fact historians and marine archaeologists were able to piece together clues to find the...

I found this ring in a park in Québec, can someone help me to identify the stone and probably the age of the ring.

Can someone please tell me with this soon set worth something 🙏 I have 4 spoons of these

Found a sterling German spoon at the thrift store. Black toonie and two silver coins from my job at the Credit Union as well as Some old bills. (*bills not shown, five 1950s bills) Silver dime from the Coinstar. This Mexican spoon is from awhile back. Can anybody confirm its sterling? Looks...

I found my grandma's Silver Spoon and Forks. Can someone please tell me how much its worth

Found this silver spoon that I almost passed up...on second thought decided to look up what 835 means...just in case. (I only knew the 925 mark). Learned something new today!! Nice.

:hello: Hi there I want to buy this cigarette case from a local dealer, but I don't know anything about it - he says is silver but I have my doubts ,it could be alloy or any plated. Also, anyone know what kind of year this might be and what technique used to make this ... looks like a press ...

I still can't believe I dug this. It's what I believe is a milled bust pillar type, 2 reales. Weighs 5.53g and measures 26.5mm/1.04" diameter. If I'm wrong please correct me. I'm looking to narrow time the time period and more details about the piece. I can't make out the more worn side to...