4th hunt with Nox 800, bucket list BIG SILVER!

[dogcaught]

Thought the silver streak was dead and minutes from leaving with only a few wheats, got my last deep pop can signal of the day. Not many targets in this area so i dug anyway. Moments earlier i had dug a 1930's wheat, oldest coin i had found yet at this new site. This was at 6"+ and hit hard when it was nearly the size of my coil! Pretty worn but can make out 1880, dont see a mint mark. Thanks for looking. JJ

 

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[Digger RJ]

Fantastic!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[RichsEquinox]

Congrats, great find!

 

[thursdaythunder]

Nice silver save .. Congratulations

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats indeed for that giant silver! 30+ years at this and still looking for my first. The Nox is a great machine- continued success going forward

 

[CreakyDigger]

That's a winner!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Wow great coin!

 

[KeyaPaha]

Who ever had it, pinched it pretty long and hard before they lost it! Nice recovery!

 

[billb]

Very nice..congratulations on your recoveries and getting the Nox dialed in

 

[against the wind]

Sweet Silver Morgan,,
Congratulations

 

[Lenrac2]

Awesome find!! I'm so jealous!! Congrats!

 

[invent4hir]

Congrats! Welcome to the silver $ club! Heavily worn or not - SDs are hard to come by.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on that big bucket list silver. Morgans are always a welcomed sight.

 

[jewelerguy]

awesome find in any condition. a morgan has always been on my digging wish list. congrats!

 

[Megalodon]

Congrats! Silver dollars have the reputation for use mostly in bank reserves. Your heavily worn example shows (unless it was a lucky coin carried in a pocket) that they did circulate in some areas.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Wow ... that's fantastic !

 

[Silvermonkey]

I often fantasize about finding a silver dollar...you actually did it! Outstanding!!!!!!

 

[dogcaught]

I really appreciate all the positive responses! I don't post allot but just come back from a break from detecting. Crazy thing is i was really hoping for a Merc or Walker from this sight, this coin post-dates Mormon Trail usage by 30+ yrs and predates any modern usage that im aware of by almost 50 yrs, so im not sure why it was there but a once in a lifetime find for me none the less.

Quick note, i was messing around with a variation of Andy's coin program, 5 tones as called for because i really don't care if i can tell the difference between a Merc and Barber anymore, im digging either way.. but unlike his program i accepted 39-40..Im sure he does this to notch out cans or whatever but this coin repeated multiple times at 39 at the angle and depth it was at and i surely would have missed it.. just an fyi.. thanks again!

 

[scruggs]

Very nice finds!