Big silver and I almost walked away twice.

[wheres_wheatie]

I went to a house built in 1825 with my hunting buddy today. I'm in the front yard when I get a nice 82-86 signal on the AT Pro. I dig a plug and about 4 inches down I see rust followed by a big square nail. I put the nail in my bag, fill the hole, stand up and swing over the hole to double check it. That beautiful signal is still there, so I pop it back open and dig down deeper. My pinpointer leads me to what I thought was a underground electrical wire. I was going to just fill it in and move on but I thought I'd better show my buddy. I call him over and as he approaches I'm moving around the dirt and see shiny silver. My buddy knew I'd found something good because I stood up and and started to celebrate. The "wire" turned out to be a dark wet root and the silver a 1920 walking half. I haven't always taken the time to double check my plugs but I'm certain I will from now on.

 

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[Loco-Digger]

Awesome coin. Congrats on pulling a silver half. She is still on my bucket list.

 

[Scrappy]

Nice early walker. The same thing happened to me a few days ago with an 1892 dime. Pulled two nails out and almost walked away.

Congrats on the perseverance!

Steve

 

[cjon455]

That's a sweet walker!, a lot of detail on that one!!!, my first and only half was a weird choppy signal thougth I had a can

congrats!!

 

[McClod]

Sweet find!! One of, if not my favorite coin, I'm still looking for my 1st half dollar or larger silver, hope it's a Walker or older. Congratulations on your sticking with that dig, it sure did pay off!!!

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the silver and rechecking the hole.

 

[G.I.B.]

Super nice find. Congrats.

 

[46Wheat]

My fav looking coin .....congrats

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats on the sweet walker! I couldn't agree more with everyone's comments- it seems many to most of the goodies are going to require more work, as the "obvious" signals get scarcer. I can't tell you how many indians I find in the hole with junk- check & re-check! Keep up the great work!

-- Jeff --

 

[Old Dude]

I walked away from a little bitty silver and my hunting buddy didn't. He reminds me every chance he gets. I am surprised he let this chance slip by.

 

[wv hilljack]

Congrats. great looking half.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Sweet thats a nice early Walker, don't see those out here hardly, always in 40s.

 

[basque-man]

Great story and an awesome looking coin!!!!!!!!! Makes me think back to everything I have covered back up............

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice... and an early date. Well played. Congrats.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome walker! Congrats!

I had 4 dimes in one hole had to keep checking and digging. Don't you just love the signals in the hole under rocks!

 

[cjon455]

I walked away from a little bitty silver and my hunting buddy didn't. He reminds me every chance he gets. I am surprised he let this chance slip by.

what? you mean this one??
lol!!!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Good thing you double checked, or that Walker could have been the one that got away.

 

[EasternShoreMetal]

ALWAYS double check the hole, and if you find a second, hit it again after that! WTG ! really nice recovery. HH!

 

[davehky]

Nice story to go with an awesome find! WTG congrats to you!

 

[Higgy]

Grats on the silver. I always recheck the hole, especially if its only crap that I've just dug up. I'm always thinking a miracle is about to happen, and some good stuff is still in there!