1881 S Morgan in quick hunt

[Nick79]

Hi all,
Got real lucky this morning when I had 20mins to kill before work. Rang up like a penny for some reason on my nox 800. I couldn't believe it was a Morgan dollar, I thought I would never dig one!
Looks to be dropped in pretty good shape. Not sure I want to clean it

 

[The Rebel]

WOW you really hit it out of the park!

 

[Clovis4343]

Dang!! That's awesome ..a silver dollar is on my bucket list

 

[lenmac65]

Hi all,
Got real lucky this morning when I had 20mins to kill before work. Rang up like a penny for some reason on my nox 800. I couldn't believe it was a Morgan dollar, I thought I would never dig one!
Looks to be dropped in pretty good shape. Not sure I want to clean it

Awesome! I would probably let it soak in distilled water for a few hours then shake it under the water to get the dirt off. I would then gently wipe with a wet cotton ball. I don’t think that would scratch the surface, but perhaps someone has better ideas. Regardless, congratulations on a great find. I have yet to dig one of those beauties.

 

[Almy]

Nice! You'd think it would ring up loud on the detector, not like a little cent.

 

[JeffInMass]

I've been at this for 31+ years and still have yet to find a silver dollar of any kind, so I am envious and extremely happy for you! I would've thought it would ring in around the mid 30's, so that was odd, but regardless- Magnificent find!!

 

[Nick79]

I've been at this for 31+ years and still have yet to find a silver dollar of any kind, so I am envious and extremely happy for you! I would've thought it would ring in around the mid 30's, so that was odd, but regardless- Magnificent find!!

Thank you, I've been digging under a decade but I what I love about this hobby is you never know what you will find. It was in a very trashy area with lots of iron and junk so something else by it prob gave it those numbers

 

[Lenrac2]

Surprised it didn't blast your headphones off! Congrats on your stellar find!!

 

[Digger RJ]

Hi all,
Got real lucky this morning when I had 20mins to kill before work. Rang up like a penny for some reason on my nox 800. I couldn't believe it was a Morgan dollar, I thought I would never dig one!
Looks to be dropped in pretty good shape. Not sure I want to clean it

Awesome!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[jewelerguy]

wow that's awesome. congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Clean it, you can't do much harm unless you use polish.

 

[Gare]

It is an amazing find for sure Try spraying water on it to wash off the dire .I would not rub it.CONGRATULATIONS !!! I did find 8 Silver dollars and 3- $2 bills in a plastic bag in a Floor joist opening in a old falling down brick home

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

 

[Gare]

Will you share with us what type of area were you hunting ?

 

[pepperj]

I've been at this for 31+ years and still have yet to find a silver dollar of any kind, so I am envious and extremely happy for you! I would've thought it would ring in around the mid 30's, so that was odd, but regardless- Magnificent find!!

We're starting to sound like a broken record here, and I'll add another 20 to your 31+.
Every time somebody pops one-it's one less chance of us getting one.

 

[pepperj]

Hi all,
Got real lucky this morning when I had 20mins to kill before work. Rang up like a penny for some reason on my nox 800. I couldn't believe it was a Morgan dollar, I thought I would never dig one!
Looks to be dropped in pretty good shape. Not sure I want to clean it

Congrats on getting a big silver dollar when it said penny.
If you don't clean it-there will be micro scratching from the dirt on the face of the coin from just handling it.
Soak, rinse under running water, don't rub.
Read @BuckleBoy's explanation on cleaning up silver coinage.

THIS is How to Clean BLACKENED Silver Coins

Hello All, I don't understand why folks take baking soda and rub it into their blackened silver coins, removing metal, and destroying them for future generations of people who will inherit them. I also don't understand why folks buy expensive silver polishes, cleaners, or dips for anything...

www.treasurenet.com

 

[NZ49er]

Woo-hoo! Love seeing these posted! Bet that made your week.

 

[villagenut]

Great find, I love seeing the fresh from the ground pics. I would have done a cartwheel after diggin that one......

 

[oldmxrat]

Fantastic find, huge congrats on that one!

 

[Nick79]

Will you share with us what type of area were you hunting ?

It was an empty lot in an old area of the city in California. Homeless had been in there previously so lots of modern trash too

 

[Nick79]

I did the rinsing and then the aluminum foil baking soda method. It brought out more details but its very blotchy now.