30 minute hunt = BIG silver...2nd for the day! And a first for me!

[Ray in CA]

As if finding the 1919 Merc wasn't good enough this morning, I went back to the Masonic lodge later this afternoon for a half hour hunt and came away with a 1954 Ben Franklin half!!

It was down about six inches, just like the Merc, but this time I could tell by the signal that it was something larger in diameter, and it had that "flutey" silver sound, and again, the visual target ID was lying to me! No longer will I trust the visual ID value number except when a target is out of the hole and in the plug. That's about the only time it seems to be completely accurate.

I've wondered for quite some time if I would ever dig a Franklin half. It wasn't one of my goals this year, but at least I can cross this one off my "finds" list.

HH,

Ray

 

[Sniffy]

Thats an awesome HALF!!

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Big Congratz on the sweet Big Silver ... those Franklins are nice!

 

[RPG]

That's a beautiful half dollar.

Randy

 

[fistfulladirt]

Now that's a HUNKA-HUNKA piece of silva! FFD

 

[Mike K in Va.]

Nice Silver BJ half sweet find. Good luck on your next hunt

 

[John (Ma)]

Very nice

 

[ldablo]

I'd LOVE to find one of those!

congrats

LD

 

[time4me]

Totally awesome half! Still waiting to find my first Benjamin.

 

[Finman]

Congrats on the Beautiful Half!!!!! I would hunt that place hard!!!!

HH Joe

 

[RONC(OR)]

Sweeet luv big silver

 

[whitesPA]

wow great find and its in great shape too wtg

 

[Chicago Ron]

Man she's in great shape! Congrats on the first!

 

[civil war hunter]

Boy that is as clean as a bell.

 

[washingtonian]

woot woot, I haven't seen one of those babies dug in the NW for sometime, great dig!

 

[mlayers]

It sure cleaned up nice. Love the silver....Matt

 

[Detectingfreak]

Very nice job on the big silver dude! Congratulations!

 

[Ray in CA]

Thanks for the comments, everyone!

Yes, she is a beautiful coin. I was amazed when I pulled it out dirty and even more amazed after finding out how good of shape it's in. Too bad Franklin halves don't have much monetary value to them, but really that doesn't matter if you're playing for keeps. It's the finding that is exciting, not the selling.

Ray

 

[dave in iowa]

they are hard to find , i found only 1 in 4 years now , great find

 

[Bob S]

Nice Find WTG