1917 Walking Liberty 50 cent, 1940 Merc, wheaties and a Ring

[dirtlooter]

This was a morning and afternoon hunt. The morning hunt was uneventful for me but my wife found some clad a wheatie and a 1940 Merc, her 1st silver coin ever. I was digging just about everything, including a lot of pull rings and tabs. She was rubbing it in that she had found silver and I hadn't even found a single coin. The caretakers came out and began cutting the grass, something that we had been hoping for. We were pretty tired and hot so we went home. We returned about 1:30 to see some good looking areas opened up to us. She found a couple of quarters, clad and then the toasted ring. the ring had been plated at one time. I still hadn't found my first coin and the sun was killing me so I found a shaded area to hunt. I finally got a really nice signal that sounded pretty good too. I dug a pretty good sized plug and flipped it over and used the pin pointer to narrow it down to a spot and just busted it open with my fingers. Now I had been telling her that there had to be a silver quarter out here somewhere and that was all I hoped to find. Now I was staring down at something that I had only dreamed of finding, big silver! My wife thought that I was joking until she looked down at it. She's a little worn but the date is easy to read and I like her! Afterwards I found a dateless wheatie and a couple memorials. So, a couple small chocolate frosties were awesome rewards for the silver finds. Still amazed at finding such a wonderful silver. Yep, I am a very blessed man indeed.

 

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[A2coins]

My wife does not detect but gets all the rings. Many of them turned into a water heater and sump pump. Great finds looks like you have a hot spot there. I hope you find lots more. Thanks for the great post!!!Tommy

 

[AlienLifeForm]

100 year old big silver, nice!

 

[ScubaDetector]

My wife does not detect but gets all the rings. Many of them turned into a water heater and sump pump. Great finds looks like you have a hot spot there. I hope you find lots more. Thanks for the great post!!!Tommy

I don't know how to turn rings into a water heater and sump pump. However I do know how to turn a dishwasher into a snow thrower.






Buy her a shovel.




Carry on with the thread.


Very nice walker. Great find

 

[A2coins]

She sold em after all the hours I put in to find em. Glad you have a partner to detect with. That is a sweet half

 

[Gridwalker306]

Congrats on the old Walker, that is a really cool find!

 

[Kurios1]

Heck Yeah buddy! Nice hunt for you both. You have a good sight there. Hope more surprises await the both of you.

 

[trdking]

Awesome Walker Love the centennial Date!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Love. Those. HALVES!!! Great finds Looter, and it's GOT to be a great day when u find BIG silver AND get a chocolate Frostie! Ddf

 

[TxAg]

Great post and finds for you and the Mrs! Really enjoyed the pictures too!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the big silver and congrats to your wife on the dime. Good that you have your spouse as a hobby buddy

 

[park pirate]

Congrats on the walker dirtlooter and congrats to the wife for her first silver.....

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats to your wife on her first silver coin, and to you for the nice Walking Liberty Half. You will never get tired of seeing those come out of the ground.

 

[dirtlooter]

thanks everyone, you see everyone else finding something like a Walker but it had been such a struggle just to find a wheatie the last couple of years. This new permission is a huge find in itself and gives us new hopes in finding cool finds. we have barely scratched the surface. I have dug up a lot of broken pottery and glass, some cobalt blue so who knows what awaits us. What a difference a permission can make on your finds, I hope this encourages others to ask.

 

[pepperdawg]

Nicely done!!!!! Beautiful coins

 

[dirtdigginfool]

thanks everyone, you see everyone else finding something like a Walker but it had been such a struggle just to find a wheatie the last couple of years. This new permission is a huge find in itself and gives us new hopes in finding cool finds. we have barely scratched the surface. I have dug up a lot of broken pottery and glass, some cobalt blue so who knows what awaits us. What a difference a permission can make on your finds, I hope this encourages others to ask.

Looter...I have to admit..I am a HUGE chicken asking permission...I guess it's my huge fear of rejection? ..lol. and this week we're camping at a State Park with tons of juicy, old farmhouses everywhere. I guess when I see someone outside in the yard I will stop and ask. But congrats to you and the Missus on your new acquisition, looks like it should pay off big! Looking forward to your future finds, Ddf.

 

[ShovelinDave]

A hundred-year-old big silver half, you got to like it. Congrats to you and your wife on her first silver coin.

 

[dirtlooter]

Looter...I have to admit..I am a HUGE chicken asking permission...I guess it's my huge fear of rejection? ..lol. and this week we're camping at a State Park with tons of juicy, old farmhouses everywhere. I guess when I see someone outside in the yard I will stop and ask. But congrats to you and the Missus on your new acquisition, looks like it should pay off big! Looking forward to your future finds, Ddf.

hey, you got nothing to lose, you already ain't hunting the place and the worst that they can do is to say no. just look respectable and act respectable, break the ice with something nice about them, their family, the car or the place itself but show some interest in them somehow. I got the permission but they also needed someone to locate a dozen plus markers that they lost track of. I found them and them left little flag markers for them to find. They asked me to be respectful of the property which means I don't tear it up with my truck if it rains etc. And yes, you will get rejected but I have gained other permissions by neighbors who were watching me, especially after they saw that I didn't leave holes or messes. Good luck and try it

 

[against the wind]

The Mercury Dime and the Walking Liberty Half were designed by the same person,, Adolf Weinman.
So you and the mrs. both got a really pretty coin each. Congratulations.

 

[treblehunter]

Congrats! Those are great finds, I'm happy for you guys!