After 600+ coins, it finally happend....

Stormtrooper154 · Feb 8, 2007

Got my first Silver coin. A ugly 1938-D Merc, but you know what...It's dang pretty to me

Both nickels are 64's and I also got a very ugly 40ish wheat cent. A few of my lincolns are from the 59-64 range, so I bet there is more silver in that park. Lots of trash, but I am digging deeper and clearer signals with the new DD1400.

3 Hour Hunt =

1 Merc
1 Wheat
4 Quarters
8 Dimes
2 Nickels
22 Pennies

Colorado2 · Feb 9, 2007

Nice coin ST... Looks like someone chewed on it while they dug a bullet out of their leg with dull stick!

Did you get a little belly rush when you noticed it was kinda white and different looking? Nothing like hitting silver. I hope this is one of many for you in 2007. HH~CO2

hollowpointred · Feb 9, 2007

looks like lady liberty took a beating with that dime! congrats on your first!

lakillian · Feb 9, 2007

WTG! STORMTROOPER!! That is a very nice piece of silver!!! Congrats!

shadow0966 · Feb 9, 2007

There is a saying that holds true till this day - NEVER GIVE UP ON A DREAM !
Next is gold and maybe who knows could be tommorrow ,next week or month but don't give up just enjoy the hobby.

doyboy · Feb 9, 2007

One hulk of a day! hehe I still remember my 1st wilver. It was an 1892 B-arber dime!

Southcacalaky · Feb 10, 2007

Great Job Stormtrooper, Congrats on you first silver. Dang, got a lot of clad catching up to do, Good job, Art...

lordmarcovan · Feb 10, 2007

It's an important milestone. Congrats!

Hopefully the milestone will pass for you like it did for me... it took a long time to get silvered, but once I did, it was like I'd broken the jinx or something- they came fast and furious for a while after that. Of course a big part of that was finding the right site(s) to hunt.

I passed my "roll of Mercs" (50) milestone a while back.

Jack(IN) · Feb 10, 2007

Now that is ugly...

but I like the ugly silver too!!

Ramapirate · Feb 10, 2007

That's a dandy! It feels good to hit the first one doesn't it?

WTG,
Ramapirate

Navy Flyboy · Feb 10, 2007

Hey Brother...Great find~!...It's Ugly - but it's silver none the less~!..

skierbob · Feb 10, 2007

Way to go, Troop. I'm sure it will be the first of many.
Bob

relikhunter · Feb 10, 2007

Congradulations on the merc...That's my favorite coin to find!Just wish i could find them more often...Hell i still get excited over clad when one of those pop up i really go nut's.Know you had a good time diggin it.....hh rh

fishboymike · Feb 10, 2007

It took me ten months to find my first mercs/silver. In Athens we have a technique of field cleaning with a towel and spit. We gave up the chainsaw and a garden rake field cleaning method a long time ago.

rosevelt · Feb 11, 2007

Nice

wolfmanjoe3 · Feb 11, 2007

Congrats - looking forward to my first silver.

ANGELaLEIGH · Feb 11, 2007

not an ugly find at all!

Congrats!

doyboy · Feb 12, 2007

Silver Zeus said:
yeah trooper, i remember my first silver....it was a 1945 merc on our local dike using a cheap radio shack detector. i was instantly hooked and two days later ordered a garrett master hunter 7. that was back in 1989. congratulations and may there be many more.

I think that is what Ed detects now....hehehe.

Colonial Copper Zeus · Feb 12, 2007

doyboy said:
Silver Zeus said:

yeah trooper, i remember my first silver....it was a 1945 merc on our local dike using a cheap radio shack detector. i was instantly hooked and two days later ordered a garrett master hunter 7. that was back in 1989. congratulations and may there be many more.

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I think that is what Ed detects now....hehehe.

I NEVER FIND THOSE