Fantastic Day! Big Silver, merc, wheats, and 2 sweet relics!

[BigWaveDave]

I got a great permission today, but wasn’t expecting much. Was told the house was built in 1950, yeah, no. The stone foundation and architecture of the house told me it was closer to 1900. Tall grass, trash everywhere…. Slow going to start. Finally, I squeaked out a merc. It was the blackest I’ve ever seen a silver, it took a while for her to reveal herself. I showed it to the owner, she was happy that I found something, she didn’t think I would. Ha!

So a bit later I dug what I thought was a canoe medal? Kayaking? Tossed it in the bag… once I cleaned it up, wait! That’s a plane!, and an old one at that. Turns out it’s a monoplane watch fob, pre WW1, awesome!!! Found a bunch online, I love it!


Got a banging signal near there, thought it was Big Silver, but no, it looks like a drawer pull, and a fancy one at that!


Finally, I get the banger I was looking for, 90 on the Manticore, 6 inches down I see the rim, and oh yeah!
It’s been about 5 years since I’ve dug one, and she’s a smoothie. 1917D on the reverse. Probably a $50 coin, so happy!!!

So yay me! Thanks for looking!

 

[Nathan W]

Great haul! That watch fob is killer

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Awesome hunt!! Love finding old watch fobs

 

[lenmac65]

Those are some really nice finds. That Walking half still looks super pretty to me. Congrats!

 

[pepperj]

Nice silvers and fob, congrats

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Outstanding finds - well done !

 

[villagenut]

Awesome scores there BWD.... Love that fob.

 

[oldmxrat]

Wow, you sure did have a great hunt, congrats on those pretty silvers and that killer fob!

 

[Trezurehunter]

That was a great outing BWD. I like that Fob and the Walker.

 

[Mr. Digger]

Great! Pretty cool, that year on the Walker they had versions with mint marks on either side.

 

[jewelerguy]

great digs!

 

[The Beep Goes On]

A fantastic hunt BWD! Congratz on the killer coin and relics! You and the Manticore are getting along well, no doubt.

 

[Silvermonkey]

I got a great permission today, but wasn’t expecting much. Was told the house was built in 1950, yeah, no. The stone foundation and architecture of the house told me it was closer to 1900. Tall grass, trash everywhere…. Slow going to start. Finally, I squeaked out a merc. It was the blackest I’ve ever seen a silver, it took a while for her to reveal herself. I showed it to the owner, she was happy that I found something, she didn’t think I would. Ha!
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So a bit later I dug what I thought was a canoe medal? Kayaking? Tossed it in the bag… once I cleaned it up, wait! That’s a plane!, and an old one at that. Turns out it’s a monoplane watch fob, pre WW1, awesome!!! Found a bunch online, I love it!

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Got a banging signal near there, thought it was Big Silver, but no, it looks like a drawer pull, and a fancy one at that!
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Finally, I get the banger I was looking for, 90 on the Manticore, 6 inches down I see the rim, and oh yeah!
It’s been about 5 years since I’ve dug one, and she’s a smoothie. 1917D on the reverse. Probably a $50 coin, so happy!!!
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So yay me! Thanks for looking!

Yay you is right! Great finds. Nothing better than a big silver half in the hole. Congrats!

 

[tahomatom]

I got a great permission today, but wasn’t expecting much. Was told the house was built in 1950, yeah, no. The stone foundation and architecture of the house told me it was closer to 1900. Tall grass, trash everywhere…. Slow going to start. Finally, I squeaked out a merc. It was the blackest I’ve ever seen a silver, it took a while for her to reveal herself. I showed it to the owner, she was happy that I found something, she didn’t think I would. Ha!
View attachment 2251967
So a bit later I dug what I thought was a canoe medal? Kayaking? Tossed it in the bag… once I cleaned it up, wait! That’s a plane!, and an old one at that. Turns out it’s a monoplane watch fob, pre WW1, awesome!!! Found a bunch online, I love it!

View attachment 2251968
Got a banging signal near there, thought it was Big Silver, but no, it looks like a drawer pull, and a fancy one at that!
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View attachment 2251971
Finally, I get the banger I was looking for, 90 on the Manticore, 6 inches down I see the rim, and oh yeah!
It’s been about 5 years since I’ve dug one, and she’s a smoothie. 1917D on the reverse. Probably a $50 coin, so happy!!!
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So yay me! Thanks for looking!

Now that’s a good day detecting. Good job even with the trash.

 

[mddavis3]

I got a great permission today, but wasn’t expecting much. Was told the house was built in 1950, yeah, no. The stone foundation and architecture of the house told me it was closer to 1900. Tall grass, trash everywhere…. Slow going to start. Finally, I squeaked out a merc. It was the blackest I’ve ever seen a silver, it took a while for her to reveal herself. I showed it to the owner, she was happy that I found something, she didn’t think I would. Ha!
View attachment 2251967
So a bit later I dug what I thought was a canoe medal? Kayaking? Tossed it in the bag… once I cleaned it up, wait! That’s a plane!, and an old one at that. Turns out it’s a monoplane watch fob, pre WW1, awesome!!! Found a bunch online, I love it!

View attachment 2251968
Got a banging signal near there, thought it was Big Silver, but no, it looks like a drawer pull, and a fancy one at that!
View attachment 2251970
View attachment 2251971
Finally, I get the banger I was looking for, 90 on the Manticore, 6 inches down I see the rim, and oh yeah!
It’s been about 5 years since I’ve dug one, and she’s a smoothie. 1917D on the reverse. Probably a $50 coin, so happy!!!
View attachment 2251972
View attachment 2251973

So yay me! Thanks for looking!

Wow! What a great hunt.