Big Silver Today!! 24 Consecutive Hunts Now!!

[Captn SE]

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!

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. 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. 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.

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

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

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

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[kdismuke1]

That is a good find. Wish i could find one. You are one of the best at finding silver.

 

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[t-bucket]

Thats awesome Dan,Glad you found old Franklin all you needed is a kite and some string !!!! Congrats and good luck on your next hunt.!!!!

 

[weasel606]

Awesome finds and great pics ! man i need a hunt like that , congrats

 

[John Deere Digger]

Nice going Dan, head for # 25. Do you leave all the clad you hear. I usually dig everything shallow too unless I get a shallow zincoln, those are left to rot. Sometime those shallow targets around here pay off. HH
JDD

 

[Indianhead Jones]

Hey Captn....I've found many examples of just about every type of silver half, EXCEPT a Franklin!! In 28 years of detecting, I have yet to dig one!! Nice coins....whatever you're doing at that spot, you're doing it right!

Larry

 

[Jack(IN)]

Sweet find Dan!!! That coil works well with the operator and its a winning combo!! Hope to see another Franklin or two before the end of the year!!! Very nice!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

There must have been a year long fair in that park back in the days

 

[IAsoldier]

I say what a great site that you must have. HH Terry

 

[Detectingfreak]

Very good job on the big silver!!!!

 

[Narthoniel]

Congrats. I would love to see a picture of all your finds during the streak as you progress. Either way, you are pounding the hell out of that place, and it is producing bigtime for ya .

 

[Dman]

Way to go. Nice half. Keep up the streak.
Dman

 

[The Bulgarian]

Congrats for the Franklin.Well done Dan.

 

[Dr. Ace]

Great job on the silver streak, CAPTN! Keep squeezing that silver out of the ground. Don't stop until you've wrung that place dry!

HH,

Dr. Ace

 

[BandB1]

Beautiful big silver. Still looking for my first( among many firsts, I seek.)

Last week I had a 5 hunt silver streak, just a single silver everytime out. The pressure to keep it up was too much. Did find silver 3 out of my last four hunts, two days in a row now, uh oh.

Good luck,
HH.

 

[Captn SE]

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

Thanks, Chris!! Yeah, those Franklins are really tough finds!! I'm glad I finally got one with my SE.
Good luck to you!!

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

Thanks, Pepper!! I'm jealous too. You have so many detectors!

That is a good find. Wish i could find one. You are one of the best at finding silver

Thanks, Kdismuke1, for the accolades! Good luck at finding a silver.

Thats awesome Dan,Glad you found old Franklin all you needed is a kite and some string !!!! Congrats and good luck on your next hunt.!!!! thumbsup thumbsup

Thanks, Gary!! Yeah, Frankie was a tough find! But he's okay now. He's smiling in my home!

Awesome finds and great pics ! man i need a hunt like that , congrats

Thanks, Weasel!! I hope you can pull some more silver out of your area!! Good luck!!

Nice going Dan, head for # 25. Do you leave all the clad you hear. I usually dig everything shallow too unless I get a shallow zincoln, those are left to rot. Sometime those shallow targets around here pay off. HH
JDD

Thanks, JDD. No, I dig some clad. It's inevitable. I dig some of the 60's memorials, and 60's dimes, because I don't want to miss any wheaties or shallower silvers. Then there's the 70's and 80's clad. You have to wonder how these coins can get buried so deeply sometimes. I don't pass up any quarter readings either. I dig the deeper zinc'y signals too, because there's Indian head pennies around my parks. Early wheaties sound very zinc'y too.

Hey Captn....I've found many examples of just about every type of silver half, EXCEPT a Franklin!! In 28 years of detecting, I have yet to dig one!! Nice coins....whatever you're doing at that spot, you're doing it right! thumbsup

Larry

Thanks, Larry! I know that Ben is a hard silver to find. I hope you're able to find one. You'll probably get one when you least expect it.

Sweet find Dan!!! That coil works well with the operator and its a winning combo!! Hope to see another Franklin or two before the end of the year!!! Very nice!!

Thanks, Jack! Haven't heard from you in a while. Hope you're still out there swinging away!

There must have been a year long fair in that park back in the days thumbsup

Thanks, CrazyJarHead! There's a lot of history at this park. Lots of picnics over the years.

I say what a great site that you must have. HH Terry thumbsup

Thanks, IAsoldier!! I didn't know how good this site was going to be until I detected it a couple of times...then I knew.

Very good job on the big silver!!!! thumbsup

Thanks, DF!! Hope you can find some silver coins of your own. They're elusive in some areas alright, but that just makes them more challenging to find.

Congrats. I would love to see a picture of all your finds during the streak as you progress. Either way, you are pounding the hell out of that place, and it is producing bigtime for ya

Thanks, Anthony!! I usually post all my silver when I reach a milestone, like 100, 200, 300, etc. You can check out my 2007 year end post for a pic off all my finds last year. Yeah, this one park I've been pounding has really produced for me this year. Well over 100 silver from this one park this year!

Way to go. Nice half. Keep up the streak.
Dman

Thanks, Dman. I will give it my best to get to #25.

 

[Captn SE]

Congrats for the Franklin.Well done Dan[/quote

Thanks, Bulgarian! Good luck to you!!

Great job on the silver streak, CAPTN! Keep squeezing that silver out of the ground. Don't stop until you've wrung that place dry!

HH,

Dr. Ace

Thanks, Bruce!! I'm definitely going back to try and continue my streak!! Good luck to you!!

Beautiful big silver. Still looking for my first( among many firsts, I seek.)

Last week I had a 5 hunt silver streak, just a single silver everytime out. The pressure to keep it up was too much. Did find silver 3 out of my last four hunts, two days in a row now, uh oh.

Good luck,
HH.

Thanks, BandB1!! A 5 hunt silver streak for you? That's great!! I'm not sure how much longer mine will last! There's bound to be a day where this park I've been hunting won't be giving me anymore.

Thanks Everyone!!
Keep The Passion High!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[jgas]

The streak continues Captn! Nice job on Frankie! Got some time off this week and hope to continue my puny little streak....Congrats again buddy....jgas

 

[dougadam]

Good Job

 

[oddcoins]

WOOHOO DAN!! I love that big silver! CONGRAT'S!!!! You kick butt!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

One of my fav. coins the Franklin Half....

Keep @ it and HH!!