Another great day THing gives up two more super silver finds

[James in Alabama]

Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

Hi Folks!

Went back to the same area on the fort early yesterday where I found the seated dime last Sunday. It was another pleasant day and perfect for detecting

Didn't have a clue what I was about to find Starting digging a few wheats to start off the day then came across a few good dime signals but turned out to be clad. Also dug several good nickel signals but all were pulltabs

Got a little deeper in the woods next to an old oak tree and got a nice 90 signal at 3-1/2" deep. Dug the signal and out pops this nice '57 Franklin

After finding nothing else in this area, I worked my way out of the woods and spotted an interesting deserted military building down the street on the same side of the road.

The grassy area and trees next to the building looked pretty promising so I decided to detect there but not before I took a break under the shade

After drinking a Coke and a snack, started hunting the side of the building.

Folks, it wasn't five minutes later I got another 90 signal at 3" deep! ...Not again! Dug the target and out pops this '42 Walker!!

Couldn't believe finding two halves in one day!


Funny thing about it, didn't find any other silver, just the halves

Here's the wheats

Also found this cool military pendant too 8)

I spotted this old church on the fort on my way home. Think I'm going to hunt the big grassy areas next weekend

Folks, thanks for looking at my long post and HH ......James

 

[BioProfessor]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

So whose taking your picture? You won't let them hunt? Waterboy? Shovel carrier?

Daryl

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

WTG on the halves! I cant seem to find them at all around here. Man, I need to move to a town with less people swinging detectors LOL

 

[James in Alabama]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

So whose taking your picture? You won't let them hunt? Waterboy? Shovel carrier?

Daryl

Thanks Daryl

My camera has a self timer. I position the camera on a flat surface, push the self timer button, then get in front of the camera before it takes an automatic pic.

 

[James in Alabama]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

WTG on the halves! I cant seem to find them at all around here. Man, I need to move to a town with less people swinging detectors LOL

Thank you Stormtrooper

I've been lucky finding a bunch of halves at the fort over the years. It's such a large area and I can't get anyone on this forum to hunt with me so I guess I'll find it all myself

Thanks again

 

[James in Alabama]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

congratulations. digging two silver halves makes for a fun day of swinging the coil. it does not happen very often.those coins are beauties.

Thanks McSancho,

You're right about that. I found two halves (Walkers) once in the same hole a few years back, but that was the only time.

HH....James

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

WTG on the halves! I cant seem to find them at all around here. Man, I need to move to a town with less people swinging detectors LOL

Thank you Stormtrooper

I've been lucky finding a bunch of halves at the fort over the years. It's such a large area and I can't get anyone on this forum to hunt with me so I guess I'll find it all myself

Thanks again

Dude, If I lived anywhere close to you....I would be all over it! I can just manage to squeak out a silver dime every now and then. I wouldn't even know what a silver half sounded like if I ran my coil over it. I am sure it would blow my headphones off my head LOL.

 

[Baldingboy]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

I'll hunt with you some weekend. Where in bama are you at?

 

[James in Alabama]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

WTG on the halves! I cant seem to find them at all around here. Man, I need to move to a town with less people swinging detectors LOL

Thank you Stormtrooper

I've been lucky finding a bunch of halves at the fort over the years. It's such a large area and I can't get anyone on this forum to hunt with me so I guess I'll find it all myself

Thanks again

Dude, If I lived anywhere close to you....I would be all over it! I can just manage to squeak out a silver dime every now and then. I wouldn't even know what a silver half sounded like if I ran my coil over it. I am sure it would blow my headphones off my head LOL.

Yeah, it's a pretty loud sound for sure especially when they are close to the surface. I crank my volume just enough to hear a threshold and it doesn't sound that bad when you run across a silver dime or quarter, but when you cross over a half, better watch out! LOL!

 

[James in Alabama]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

I'll hunt with you some weekend. Where in bama are you at?

Thanks,

I live in Lincoln, AL 35 miles East of Birmingham. Give me a holler if your interested.

HH

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

Congrats on the nice silver! Military posts are nice places to detect. Do you know where they trained or where any obstacle courses are? I have pulled well over $120.00 from one obstacle course. HH, Mike

 

[Green1]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

ya gotta love half day !!!!

 

[kindafoundabuckle]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

So whose taking your picture? You won't let them hunt? Waterboy? Shovel carrier?

Daryl

When my wife hunts with me I call her my portable storage unit. She will carry my gear and drinks while I am swinging. Another reason I married her. Shes the best and puts up with me!

 

[halfdime]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

You need new gloves . Oh, and the halves are nice, too. How did you get permission to hunt the base?

 

[Mirage]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

I love finding halves. I have only found one franklin half. The Walkers are more plentiful. Finding one each in a day would make me happy.

Like the onsite pics.

Bob

 

[RUDY2003]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

Super couple of halves James!
I've not found one yet this year....

Keep diggin...

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

So whose taking your picture? You won't let them hunt? Waterboy? Shovel carrier?

Daryl

Doesn't everyone have a caddy like I do?

 

[artemis moon]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

Hey, you stole Barney's pickup truck!! Great finds and very promising church spot-let us know how that turns out-love the pics! Please give the big purple dude his wheels back.

 

[DFX-SE Gregg]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

Hey did not see the years on the wheaties Great day

 

[N.J.THer]

Re: Another great day TH'ing gives up two more super silver finds

Great job on the halves....I pulled a war nickel yesterday and was thrilled and thats only 35% silver.

Congrats

NJ