Bucket list BIG silver...

dirtdigginfool · Mar 31, 2019

Hey folks, been a while since I've posted anything here, actually been a while since I've found anything worth posting. This newest permission has changed that. My friend Randy and I hit this site today and last Sunday...last week Randy was the big winner with the beauty of a 1901 Barber quarter from New Orleans and 3 brass buttons. Today I crushed it with the 1889 Morgan Dollar...this place is infested with iron so we were only occasionally rewarded with clear signals. The Morgan was no exception, jumping and scratching but I was able to separate the grunts from the highs, flashing up to 95-96. The huge chunks of iron here would mimic those exact numbers, so I was very surprised to see that big, silver, reeded rim at 7 inches. I called (SCREAMED) to Randy...I said "big silver"...as he walked over he asked "a half?"...I said "no, bigger". Randy took live video of the extraction and subsequent cleaning (with my spritzer, of course), but it would be impossible to post as I would have to heavily edit the language! That high carried me through the day. The other pics include a dateless LC I dug, a stirrup and a couple spoons, Randy's 1863 Fatty Indian, teeny silver-plated buckle and a round Whatsit with 2 claws...any help on that one? Also included is a pic of assorted trash, we left behind the huge gears, cogs and chunks we couldn't haul out. I just noticed how crappy the cleaned Morgan pics are, I'll try to get much better ones up soon. Thanks for looking, Ddf.

Steve in PA · Apr 1, 2019

Congrats on the silver dollar! Cross that off the bucket list and start working on the gold coin!

xr7ator · Apr 1, 2019

FAN DOLLAR TASTIC! Welcome to the club!

Hawks88 · Apr 1, 2019

The Morgan cleaned up real nice. That silver would get me screaming and yelling too. I also like the stirrup. Sounds like you had a great day. I’d go back for more. Congrats!

JerV3 · Apr 1, 2019

Congrats,

Yes they are a huge excitement when they come up. I found 4 a few years back in a cluster. I dropped a half dozen F bombs in the video.

They are out there and I've found about 8 or 9 of them in 25 years.

Jer

basque-man · Apr 1, 2019

BIG CONGRATS!!!!! :hello2:

Trezurehunter · Apr 1, 2019

Congrats on the bucket list big silver DDF. I have been fortunate enough to have found 3 of those babies, and trust me, it never gets old digging them. Great find.

A2coins · Apr 1, 2019

Scotty dude thats what Im talking about Dude were going to hook up here soon how far are you from from A2 any guess Im going to have to get in on some of that action. Ive found one of those bad boys a 1921 and unloaded!!! Does it have the o mint mark

? Sweet finds my Brother This is going to be a good year!!!!!!Tommy

Inspector · Apr 1, 2019

Great hunt pulling that big silver, really nice buckle also, Congratulations on the saves

dirtdigginfool · Apr 1, 2019

Hawks88 said:
The Morgan cleaned up real nice. That silver would get me screaming and yelling too. I also like the stirrup. Sounds like you had a great day. I’d go back for more. Congrats!

Thx Hawks! Truth is, the only cleaning done was when I spritzed it off fresh out of the hole, if you look close on the reverse you can see dirt...sometimes on a silver find I pop it in my mouth for a quick spin cycle...but I'd probably choke on that unit! Ddf.

dirtdigginfool · Apr 1, 2019

Trezurehunter said:
Congrats on the bucket list big silver DDF. I have been fortunate enough to have found 3 of those babies, and trust me, it never gets old digging them. Great find.

Wow! THREE!?...That's awesome! I do have in my stash a 1922 Peace Dollar I stumbled across my first year hunting. Thx very much, now go get number 4! Ddf.

dirtdigginfool · Apr 1, 2019

A2coins said:
Scotty dude thats what Im talking about Dude were going to hook up here soon how far are you from from A2 any guess Im going to have to get in on some of that action. Ive found one of those bad boys a 1921 and unloaded!!! Does it have the o mint mark ? Sweet finds my Brother This is going to be a good year!!!!!!Tommy

Hey Tommy, YES we do have to get hooked up soon! Siri just told me that Ann Arbor is 220 miles from my shack...that's doable! And yes, Ms. Morgan is sporting the big "O"...I've got your number so I'll be hittin ya up soon! Scotty..Ddf.

dirtdigginfool · Apr 1, 2019

Inspector said:
Great hunt pulling that big silver, really nice buckle also, Congratulations on the saves

Thx Inspector Detector, yes...a great hunt it was...dug it in the 3rd or 4th plug of the day. Sure made the rest of the hunt nice with an ounce of silver already in my pouch! Ddf.

Trezurehunter · Apr 2, 2019

dirtdigginfool said:
Wow! THREE!?...That's awesome! I do have in my stash a 1922 Peace Dollar I stumbled across my first year hunting. Thx very much, now go get number 4! Ddf.

Yes, 2 of them were actually found about 5 feet and a few minutes apart. I'm looking for my first Peace Dollar though. That one is still on my bucket list. Guess I got the hard ones out of the way first !

Relicific · Apr 2, 2019

Big silver is the only way to go.
Congrats

dirtdigginfool · Apr 3, 2019

Trezurehunter said:
Yes, 2 of them were actually found about 5 feet and a few minutes apart. I'm looking for my first Peace Dollar though. That one is still on my bucket list. Guess I got the hard ones out of the way first !

My Peace Dollar was a wierd fluke...at first I found a bunch of buttons from a jacket or coat, a handful of medallions and trinkets, all WWII era, fairly shallow followed by the silver dollar, shallow too. I'm 99% positive that all these items were in that coat...im just not sure how/why it was there. Ddf.

ShovelinDave · Apr 3, 2019

Sweeet... Big-O-Silver gets you a Big-O-Congrats. Congrats to you Mister.

dirtdigginfool · Apr 5, 2019

ShovelinDave said:
Sweeet... Big-O-Silver gets you a Big-O-Congrats. Congrats to you Mister.

Thank you Dave, appreciate the congrats, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then! Ddf.

HighVDI · Apr 5, 2019

Awesome find! On so many peoples list too....

Congrats and maybe one day I'll as fortunate.

dirtdigginfool · Apr 5, 2019

HighVDI said:
Awesome find! On so many peoples list too....

Congrats and maybe one day I'll as fortunate.

Thx very much VDI, just keep digging, digging, digging. We had been to this site once before and had spread ourselves out to the outer areas beyond the foundations. With the iron present here, and with chunks as big as a grapefruit, it was definitely not easy pickins. I was just hoping for a (first) Seated coin, so the surprise factor was high. Ddf.