BIG SILVER...First ever silver dollar, and i almost didnt dig it...

Corinth1812

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Jun 16, 2009
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Wow i never thought i would find one of these... While poking around an older home in town today, i dug the usual wheat penny and started to get pieces of aluminum from a chain link fence that went off 12-45/12-46 on my e-trac. I quickly became discouraged after digging about four or five of them. As I was walking away to a different location i got another one, but i couldnt resist not digging it, and this one flashed 02-42 and then back to 11-45/12-45. After i removed the plug i saw the edge standing up and i sighed thinking it was going to be an aluminum token, but when i picked it up i saw the eagle on the back and my heart jumped a beat as i had realized i had just dug my first silver dollar. Talk about doing the happy dance. I could not believe it, i just sat there and stared at it for a few minutes. Its a 1923-p peace dollar, not worth a bunch but BIG SILVER, i usually only find silver dimes with an occasional quarter mixed in. Ive been on kind of a lucky streak lately picking up 12 silver coins this week. Im at 92 for the year and my goal of reaching 100 is closing it. I hope to find an SLG and at least one seated this year, never would have expected to find a silver dollar...
 

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m bryan

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ILseeker

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Congrats on the big silver Son. You have been kickin' my butt the last 3 or 4 weeks on the silver, but I will catch you when things slow down at work :laughing7: Just wait and see
 

juju

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Dec 8, 2007
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Burien, Wa.
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Wow big congrats. I have yet to dig a silver dollar of any kind. I have dug 2 seperate 1oz. pure silver rounds though. Keep it comin.
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JuJu
 

zaxfire69

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Jun 26, 2008
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Congrats on your Silver Dollar. Looks like we both had a BIG silver Day. My post will be up in just a little while. Stay tuned. :thumbsup:
 

EastKyMiner

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Congrats! on the big Silver :thumbsup: Nice picture to.
HH
 

mainer

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Congrats on finding that beauty. :thumbsup:
 

ANTIQUARIAN

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Great seeing pics of the coin with the dirt still on it :icon_thumright:
Fantastic find congratulations! :notworthy:
 

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