11 Year Old Boy Finds First Silver--1801--

[shanegalang]

My 11 year old son joined Buckleboy and I on a hunt today in the cane fields. We offered him a Fisher 1266 to use but he declined and insisted he would just eyeball glass shards and pipe stems.

We set out to find what we would with our high tech detectors as Anthony set out with nothing more than his eyeballs and a small tin can.
Within 10 minutes Anthony was showing us 3 pipe stems and a handful of really awesome pottery and China shards.








Well, heres what just about gave us a heart attack! Anthony nonchalantly approached us and proclaimed "Hey daddy, look at this coin I found". BB and I looked up to see this young bandit holding in his fingers a 1801 half real that had been lying right on top of a cane row!!!
I dropped my detector in the mud, grabbed my chest like Red Fox would have done in an episode of Sanford and Son, and yelled "AAAAAAAAAAA EEEEEEEE"!!!! We were in shock!!









Later in the evening after returning home and cleaning our underwear out we all gathered for a finds cleaning party. A big congrats out to my boy on such an awesome find, without a metal detector!











Laissez les bons temps rouler!!

P.S- Our finds will be posted soon in another thread.......must see!!!

 

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[Nooberz]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

Sweet Reale!! Grats on the find!

 

[Kirk PA]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

Oh Boy! Spanish silver was flowing freely in Southern LA. You guys are my inspiration. I can't wait to take my son, Quinn, on a hunt with me. The smile on his face after digging his first Colonial copper will be priceless. The Cane Field Bandits are rocking the forum.

Kirk

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

that's awesome! way to go buddy!

 

[Joe88]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

That's great!! Really nice silver, too!!


Joe

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

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[kevkirki]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

that will to beat....my money says he will

 

[Lanny in AB]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

Sweet find--nothing better to get the detecting blood a pumping!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

I will never forget this day. The way he came up and said he had a coin. Priceless!!! This is a BANNER post for sure.


Cheers, and congratulations to Anthony. It was a real pleasure to have him along with us today.


-Buckles

 

[VOL1266-X]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

Way to show up the old timers Anthony. Good eye young man. Put that one in a small Ryker box and have a plate engraved with tape on the back where they sell trophies with this on it:
1801 Half Reale
With Dad & Will 2-11-12

You will never forget that coin and who was there with you. HH, Quindy.

 

[jewelerguy]

Re: 11 Year Old Finds First Silver--1801!!!!!

big congrats to the boy

 

[Diggincoinz]

...I'm clicking on the "like button"

 

[Tony (NC)]

What did you expect the boy to do?

After all...it DOES say "QUICK SILVER" on his jacket! Outstanding finds young man!

 

[MKnTenn]

Can I borrow ole Eagle Eye for awhile? I've got a plowed field that EE needs to look over. Great story and great find! HH

 

[Hill Billy]

Tell your son congrats Shane. Sounds like it's time you get him his own detector.
Send him across the street and give him a head start on learning how they work.
Before you know it he will be skunking you both.

HB

 

[ModernMiner]

HOLY SMOKES!!!! A BIG congrats to you Anthony. You the Man.
I vote BANNER on that outstanding eyeball find. Heck, most of us will never find a 1/2 reale using a detector.

"Later in the evening after returning home and cleaning our underwear out"

Hilarious!

Congrats,
MM

 

[Hill Billy]

HOLY SMOKES!!!! A BIG congrats to you Anthony. You the Man.
I vote BANNER on that outstanding eyeball find. Heck, most of us will never find a 1/2 reale using a detector.

"Later in the evening after returning home and cleaning our underwear out"

Hilarious!

Congrats,
MM

Thanks for the visual doug.

 

[birdman]

My first fnd was a piece of rusty chain.. Spanish silver ,that is setting the bar way high!

 

[shanegalang]

My first fnd was a piece of rusty chain.. Spanish silver ,that is setting the bar way high!

AND without a detector!

 

[shanegalang]

Re: What did you expect the boy to do?

After all...it DOES say "QUICK SILVER" on his jacket! Outstanding finds young man!

Yes Tony, we didnt notice that until later in the evening after returning home