Sofaman36
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Well, finally got around to posting this! 
I doubt that I'll be this close to making banner anytime soon again. Lol
Well, Monday, I got outside just to detect in my yard a little. Me and my dad have found coins as old as a 2 cent and 3 cent from 1865. I went to a spot where my dad had found a 1905 V Nickel a few months back. Well, I crank the old MXT up and start walking around.
Got a REALLY nice solid hit, with a VDI bouncing from 40-80. 5 inches deep. Iron? Eh, what the heck. I dug it. Finally found a target. 1901 Barber dime.
I thought that was amazing. 
Well, I go back, as I start covering the hole, I decided to re-check it since I had forgotten to. STILL a signal in the hole. I dig some more, and several nails come out. Still something with a high VDI number.
At this point, I am becoming a bit frustrated. BUT, I never leave a hole till I have cleaned it out. And this is the one time I will always look back on and thank myself for.
Well, I'm still digging, when I suddenly see the edge of a BIG SILVER in the side of the hole. I start quivering basically. I have found a Peace dollar before, but this surely surpasses that MEAGER find. I get it out of the ground carefully, and it's an 1884 CC mint mark Morgan dollar. MY FIRST! I rush to show my father.
I then go back to the hole. STILL another target!!! I end up seeing the edge of ANOTHER BIG SILVER in the hole. I get this one out, and it's an 1883 CC mint mark Morgan dollar.
NOW, the best part. Once I get inside to show this one off, we pull out the coin book. First up, the 1884. 1.2 million made. SO, it's a rare one! About $100-$130!!! Woo! Now I'm pumped. Now, the 1883. 1.3 million made. SO, ANOTHER rare one! $100-$150!!!!!! WOW! I've only been detecting a little over a year as well. I am very surprised how well I have done in the short time. And I'm 17 years old now.
I doubt that I'll be this close to making banner anytime soon again. LolWell, Monday, I got outside just to detect in my yard a little. Me and my dad have found coins as old as a 2 cent and 3 cent from 1865. I went to a spot where my dad had found a 1905 V Nickel a few months back. Well, I crank the old MXT up and start walking around.
Got a REALLY nice solid hit, with a VDI bouncing from 40-80. 5 inches deep. Iron? Eh, what the heck. I dug it. Finally found a target. 1901 Barber dime.
I thought that was amazing. Well, I go back, as I start covering the hole, I decided to re-check it since I had forgotten to. STILL a signal in the hole. I dig some more, and several nails come out. Still something with a high VDI number. At this point, I am becoming a bit frustrated. BUT, I never leave a hole till I have cleaned it out. And this is the one time I will always look back on and thank myself for.
Well, I'm still digging, when I suddenly see the edge of a BIG SILVER in the side of the hole. I start quivering basically. I have found a Peace dollar before, but this surely surpasses that MEAGER find.
I get it out of the ground carefully, and it's an 1884 CC mint mark Morgan dollar. MY FIRST! I rush to show my father. I then go back to the hole. STILL another target!!! I end up seeing the edge of ANOTHER BIG SILVER in the hole. I get this one out, and it's an 1883 CC mint mark Morgan dollar.
NOW, the best part. Once I get inside to show this one off, we pull out the coin book. First up, the 1884. 1.2 million made. SO, it's a rare one! About $100-$130!!! Woo! Now I'm pumped. Now, the 1883. 1.3 million made. SO, ANOTHER rare one! $100-$150!!!!!! WOW! I've only been detecting a little over a year as well. I am very surprised how well I have done in the short time. And I'm 17 years old now.
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Guessing the morgans sat in someones stash until the 1920s when these were lost. You were very lucky to get no iron residue on the silver, or were they cleaned?
