Best detecting day ever!

[FingerGrime]

I went to an old house near our farm today. The house is still occupied and I had previously asked the owner about detecting it (something I have been very reluctant to do). Anyways, I started detecting in a random spot about five feet from where my truck was parked. The first good signal I got, I managed to dig a 1947 silver quarter (my first silver quarter!) then about six inches away I dug my very first half dollar, a 1957 Franklin half, that looks nearly uncirculated! I continued detecting for about an hour and a half or so and managed to find 12 pennies (3 wheats: 1918,1919,1920) and two buttons (my first buttons). The great seal button was made by City Button Works, New York-so it dates from 1877-1923 (http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,212590.100.html <- great resource btw). I plan on hitting this site some more in the future, seeing as I only detected a fraction of it (in a very haphazard fashion I might add).

PS
I gave my wheats the peroxide treatment to be able to read the dates, and soaked the silver in soap water then ran them under the faucet (that got most of the dirt off). Do you guys have any advice on getting the remaining dirt off of my half, quarter and wheats? I don't want to do anything damaging to the coins.

Junk:



Pre-cleaning:



Post-cleaning:



Button:



Silver:

 

[treasurefiend]

AWESOME JOB - NIGTIME CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lennon631]

love those Bennies!

 

[partenr]

Wow! Congratulations! What a haul and what a great time. What is cooler than flipping over a plug and seeing a "cool something" that you've never before found?

 

[Bunker]

I'll say that is an awesome day. Great Finds!!!! Go back set up a pattern, work it slow and easy and have fun!
HH
Bunker

 

[Rogerm069]

Love pull in big silver out WTG!

 

[Skelly607]

That was a good day!

 

[DigginThePast]

Finding silver always makes for a good day. Congrats.

 

[wyattrr]

Congrats on your finds!! HH

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great outing & nice silvers. I usually just lightly rub my silver coins with water. I want to get the dirt off, but like them to look as they came out of the ground (darker, toning, etc.) Then they go into my collection book. If you want them to shine, rub with water & baking soda. BUT REMEMBER to never clean coins in anyway that may be rare dates, or that you may want to sell someday. Only wash them off if you plan to keep them in your personal collection, or they are considered "junk" silver.

 

[tnt-k9]

Pretty saweet coins.

 

[Tnmountains]

Hope you get to go back. Looks to be a very nice site. Good luck!