Big Silver Today!! 24 Consecutive Hunts Now!!

Captn SE · Sep 15, 2008

Hello Everyone!

Today was a very special day for me. I found a silver coin that has eluded me since purchasing my SE some 20 months ago. After recovering over 900 silver coins from the turf with my SE, I finally found a Franklin Half!! Last year, I found seated, Barber, and Walker Halfs, but not Frankie!! :'(

Until today! :blob1:

Where do you think I went? Of course. The same park that has allowed me to strike a silver coin in 24 consecutive hunts with my SE Pro Coil. :occasion18:

I was really surprised when I uncovered the Franklin in my plug. It sounded like a deep coin, but I was thinking wheatie all the way. Even when I got about an inch away from the coin, my probe wasn't telling me silver. :dontknow:

What a shocker! I decided to end my hunt after only 90 minutes, because: 1.) It was starting to get real hot/humid, and 2.) I had found what I was hunting for.

The day started out awesome too. My first dig was the '53 Rosie, at a spot I just about gave up on because I thought it was completed stripped of the oldies. There were plenty of low conductors in this area, along with shallow clad, but I was ready to say it had been depleted of the wheaties/silver, but I knew better. I'm glad I squeezed another one from this spot.

So the final tally of keepers today after pounding this spot for the past couple of weeks was 1 '45 Merc, 1 '53 Rosie, 1 '61 Franklin Half, and 4 wheaties (40's-50's).

Don't listen to anyone who tells you a site you want to detect has dried up or is not worth hunting. There's always something waiting for you. Trust your abilities, and most of all your machine. :read2:

Next time, I will be hunting for the quarter century mark...#25!! :headbang:

Thanks for looking!
Keep The Metal Detecting Passion High!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Evolution · Sep 15, 2008

Nice job Captain. Its not every day that you see Bennys popping out of the ground. Keep the streak alive brother. :thumbsup:

Rob

hunterinthesky · Sep 15, 2008

Excellent discoveries! Lucky and skillful!

halfdime · Sep 15, 2008

Congrats on the Franklin! I've managed to find two, and you really have to wonder why they're so scarce.

silverfreak · Sep 15, 2008

Nice going Dan. Didn't I tell you this once before though...if you would have been hunting with the settings that some of those "experts" tell us that we should be....you would find more silver

I mean it's obvious isn't it? :wink:

...what you're doing isn't working?

Bwa...ha ha ha ha

Nice finds my friend. I'm glad to see you still pulling silver from those pounded sites. Congrats on finding a "Frankie" :thumbsup:

dex378 · Sep 15, 2008

24 in a row! Sure beats my 1 in a row.

Captn SE · Sep 15, 2008

Nice job Captain. Its not every day that you see Bennys popping out of the ground. Keep the streak alive brother. thumbsup thumbsup

Rob

Thanks, Rob!! I was very surprised!! If you get a chance to go hunting, good luck my friend!!

Excellent discoveries! Lucky and skillful!

Thanks, HunterInTheSky!!

Congrats on the WHOPPER ...

I love Big Bens ... thumbsup

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ... Grin

ROCK ON & PERSEVERE ... Nick

Thanks, Nick!! Ole Ben finally has a home!!
Good luck, my friend!!

Congrats on the Franklin! I've managed to find two, and you really have to wonder why they're so scarce.

Thanks, Henry!! I'm sure you have more Walkers than Franklins, as I do. In the 80's those big 50's-60's silver halfs were probably easy targets to the VLF's. It's amazing anyone is still recovering them from common parks.

Nice going Dan. I have to tell you though...if you would have been hunting with the settings that some of those "experts" tell us that we should be....you would find more silver Grin I mean it's obvious isn't it? Wink...what you're doing isn't working? Cheesy Wink Grin Bwa...ha ha ha ha Grin
Nice finds my friend. I'm glad to see you still pulling silver from those pounded sites. Congrats on finding a "Frankie" thumbsup

Thanks a lot, Bryce!! I've been going to that other site and just shaking my head. I could argue and get into heated discussions with all the Ferrous/AM advocates there, but I know it won't do a bit of good!! :BangHead:

That's okay, my friend!! We both know what's best for us! :thumbsup:

24 in a row! Sure beats my 1 in a row.

Thanks, Dex378. Keep on hunting!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

kimsdad · Sep 15, 2008

Captn Dan's Scorecard

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .......

Wow, that puts it in perspective.... Congrats! :thumbsup:

Captn Dan, you still da man!!!

:icon_king:

Colonial Zoyboy · Sep 15, 2008

WAAAAAHOOOOO, Dan the SoCal Wilver Datecting Man, I knew...I knew it...I knew it was going to continue! :notworthy:

The streak continues and what a way to continue it! :wav:

You don't see too many of those Franklin half dollars being posted! :nono:

A Franklin half dollar, wheaties out the metal datecting ying yang, wilver roosevelts and Mercs: You, my good buddy from SoCal, are the real deal! :headbang:

I can't say enough how frickin' good you are, buddy! :wav:

May your next deep wilver plug yield you another one! :occasion14:

Kyle

Captn SE · Sep 15, 2008

kimsdad said:
Captn Dan's Scorecard

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .......

Wow, that puts it in perspective.... Congrats!

Captn Dan, you still da man!!!

Thanks, KimsDad! I appreciate that!!

Captn SE · Sep 15, 2008

Colonial Zoyboy said:
WAAAAAHOOOOO, Dan the SoCal Wilver Datecting Man, I knew...I knew it...I knew it was going to continue! The streak continues and what a way to continue it! You don't see too many of those Franklin half dollars being posted!

A Franklin half dollar, wheaties out the metal datecting ying yang, wilver roosevelts and Mercs: You, my good buddy from SoCal, are the real deal! I can't say enough how frickin' good you are, buddy!

May your next deep wilver plug yield you another one!

Kyle

My good buddy, Kyle!! Thanks, man!! :toothy1:

Keep the Passion High!! :tongue1:

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

CRUSADER · Sep 15, 2008

Funny how sometimes the sounds fool you. Thats why I have minimal tolerance with leaving things in the ground. The amount of times I thought iron nail & dug a scrappy.

NICE JOB :thumbsup:

Captn SE · Sep 15, 2008

CRUSADER said:
Funny how sometimes the sounds fool you. Thats why I have minimal tolerance with leaving things in the ground. The amount of times I thought iron nail & dug a scrappy.

NICE JOB

Thanks, Crusader!! Appreciate the response!!

I wish there were more md'ers around here with your "dig all" mentality. I wish someone would come over to my parks and clear the first 6" of metal out of the ground. Most of the parks I go to (aside from gohers bringing up old finds), never gets plowed/turned over. The age of the item is in direct correlation to the depth of the item. If I were to try and dig every signal in the ground, I'd not only get kicked out of my parks from digging thousands of holes, I'd have less good finds because I'd be spending too much time digging all the shallow crap. Yes, there's probably some good gold rings in my parks within the first 6", but I'd rather save digging the jewelry for my local beaches. I actually find it very challenging to pick through all the shallow new money/aluminum trash to find those elusive deepies. That's why I'm out there.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

CRUSADER · Sep 15, 2008

Captn_SE said:
CRUSADER said:

Funny how sometimes the sounds fool you. Thats why I have minimal tolerance with leaving things in the ground. The amount of times I thought iron nail & dug a scrappy.

NICE JOB

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Thanks, Crusader!! Appreciate the response!!

I wish there were more md'ers around here with your "dig all" mentality. I wish someone would come over to my parks and clear the first 6" of metal out of the ground. Most of the parks I go to (aside from gohers bringing up old finds), never gets plowed/turned over. The age of the item is in direct correlation to the depth of the item. If I were to try and dig every signal in the ground, I'd not only get kicked out of my parks from digging thousands of holes, I'd have less good finds because I'd be spending too much time digging all the shallow crap. Yes, there's probably some good gold rings in my parks within the first 6", but I'd rather save digging the jewelry for my local beaches. I actually find it very challenging to pick through all the shallow new money/aluminum trash to find those elusive deepies. That's why I'm out there.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Makes a lot of sense. I have rarely done parks & I'm quite happy to say off them & clear the fields which are also full of rubbish (at least anywhere that is good is).

No rubbish = no people = no treasure :thumbsup:

Colonial KirkPA · Sep 15, 2008

Dan the Big Time Seeking Man, 8)

Yo, man, I am glad to see that your coil was low and your passion high! :thumbsup:

I could tell because you found what we all seek....wilver, wilver, wilver, wilver, WILVER! :headbang:

Yup, 24 for 24! Yup, folks, you heard me right, 24 for 24! :occasion14:

That Franklin is an awesome find, considering we don't see many of them being posted. :smileinbox:

Dan the Awesome Digging Man, when will you ever slow down? :dontknow:

Let me tell you, buddy, NEVER! :headbang:

May your next trip yield you many more...WILVER! :hello2:

Do I really have to say it? :icon_scratch:

Yup, better believe it, keep your coil low and your passion, my friend from USC! :headbang:

Kirk

Derek752 · Sep 15, 2008

WAY TO GO Capt'n :occasion14:

I'm sure Ben was glad to see :icon_sunny:

sunlight for the first time in +/- 47 years !!
And thats a h-e-double hockey stick of a park :icon_thumright:

You could'nt be more right about NEVER being "hunted out"

Congrats on the Benster :occasion14:

Derek

Captn SE · Sep 15, 2008

Colonial KirkPA said:
Dan the Big Time Seeking Man, 8)

Yo, man, I am glad to see that your coil was low and your passion high! I could tell because you found what we all seek....wilver, wilver, wilver, wilver, WILVER! Yup, 24 for 24! Yup, folks, you heard me right, 24 for 24!

That Franklin is an awesome find, considering we don't see many of them being posted.

Dan the Awesome Digging Man, when will you ever slow down? Let me tell you, buddy, NEVER!

May your next trip yield you many more...WILVER!

Do I really have to say it? Yup, better believe it, keep your coil low and your passion, my friend from USC!

Kirk

Thanks, Kirk!!

Hey, I need you to help me out with a tough decision.....do you think I should trade my SE in for an E-Trac?

Thanks for your reply, my good friend from PA! USC all the way!!!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Captn SE · Sep 15, 2008

Derek752 said:
WAY TO GO Capt'n

I'm sure Ben was glad to see sunlight for the first time in +/- 47 years !!
And thats a h-e-double hockey stick of a park

You could'nt be more right about NEVER being "hunted out"

Congrats on the Benster

Derek

Thanks, Derek!! Yeah, it's some park. It never ceases to be so generous. Ben is happy to be out of the ground. He's smiling in my hands!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Colonial Copper Zeus · Sep 15, 2008

I've been detecting since the Jurrasic period and I only found one of those Franklins.
You did good my friend.
Congrats.
Chris

Pepper2004 · Sep 15, 2008

Gosh, am I jealous.....LOL.....congrats, if you wanna toss one over on my blinging ground!

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