Fiftyith silver coin for year milestone reached

[bootstrap vinn]

Hi everyone,I reached my fifty silver coin milestone this weekend!!#49 came fri. evening at my "new" old fairground,a 1914 barber dime in what I consider AU condition.
#50 came sat. afternoon,went to an old high school and came up with this 1945 walker in an area that had been done quickly by my dad the previous weekend he took a merc and two silver washington quarters and some wheaties when he did it and my first detection in this area was this half and only two other coins being mem. pennies.
#51 came sun. morning on a beach on an uninhabited island off the coast, a 1964 rosie,of coarse black from salt water.
Also found while on the island was this 1867 two cent piece in the woods,in deep and in heavily corroded condition.

This is the third one of these I have found and also the worst one.I also found these five indian heads in highly corroded condition.The sad fact is that I'll probably just clean the date area to look for a key one but this is how they almost always look around here.
I also found this badge with an old clipper ship on it and I don't know if this is a cuff link or a tie clip OR an old stud earring but it has a stone that appears to be a diamond but I'm assuming its not because of the metal which appears to be silver plated copper.Well, it was a fun weekend and I am now up to 51 silver coins for the year,a personal best and I also tied my old record of three silver halves in one year so I'm pumped!!! Thanks for reading and HH, Bootstrap

 

[weasel606]

beautiful silver ! the walker and the barber has great detail, congrats

 

[bootstrap vinn]

Hey Weasle thanks for the reply.That big silver is a thrill to find.I tried to insert the pics between the paragraphs but it didn't work.Can anyone tell me how to do that?I"ve only been using a computer for a couple years and I'm still a rookie.Thanks Bootstrap

 

[Captn SE]

Congrats, Bootstrap, on reaching your silver milestone. I'm happy for ya.....only 425 more to go to pass me...hehehehe

3 silver halfs is great!!! Keep up the great work. There's still 4 months left in the year.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan


I just read your recent reply to my seated half post....wow, what a coincidence....and 1858 O also? I was surprised to get an Orleans mint here in S. CA.

 

[bootstrap vinn]

Thanks Capt. but if I could only get a third of your count it would be a miracle!The combo of you and your se and those so. cali parks are a force to be reckoned with for sure.Have a good one, Bootstrap

 

[birdman]

That coin is nice ! Big congrats on # 50.

 

[halfdime]

Congrats on the coins and the milestone!

 

[John (Ma)]

Very nice finds.

 

[PENNYHUNTER]

congrats that is a great achievement.

 

[tymcmurray]

Great finds. Good story too.

 

[Ridley]

Lovely Barber!

What a cool coin to tip you over 50.

Congratulations!




Ridley

 

[piggman1]

That is one AWSOME looking coin! Keep em coming!

 

[xlt nh]

WTG Bootstrap!

Keep up the great work!

HH, Hank 8)

 

[BuckleBoy]

Hey Weasle thanks for the reply.That big silver is a thrill to find.I tried to insert the pics between the paragraphs but it didn't work.Can anyone tell me how to do that?I"ve only been using a computer for a couple years and I'm still a rookie.Thanks Bootstrap

When you type the post and are ready to put a photo in, hit the enter key to go to the next line and click the button with the camera with the red line on it in the button bar above. This is for an "inline attachment." It will automatically say in brackets "attach=1" in your text body. Then type the next paragraph and hit the button again, this time leave everything except change the number to make it say in brackets "attach=2" Do the same if you want to add a third photo or fourth, etc. Then at the bottom, click "more attachments" until you have place for as many photos as you are going to include, then load them from top to bottom (1st will appear at "attach=1" and 5th will appear at "attach=5" in the text, etc.). Then you're good to go. I always highlight, right-click, and copy everything in the text window so that I don't have to type it out again if for some reason it doesn't post. If it doesn't post and you have it copied, then you'd only have to re-attach the photos.

Excellent Finds!!!

-Buckleboy

 

[Mirage]

Sweet Barber! I love finding those barbers in such great condition.

Congratulations on an excellent year. I think this has been a good year for me. I set a goal of 30 silver for the year and have doubled that. Success is not defined by how many silver you find but by how you have achieved your goals.

Good deal on the IH's. I like finding those as much as silver.

Bob

 

[Green1]

sweeeeeeet finds...... i'm with mirage,, the indians are just as fun to find....

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Good job, Boot, on the coins! The B-arber looks great!

Is the fairground defunct?

 

[silverfreak]

Congrats on reaching 50. Big silver has eluded me so far...but I have found tons of mercs and Barbers this year.

 

[romeo-1]

Congrats!

 

[bootstrap vinn]

Thanks everyone for the great replies!I really didn't have a goal for silver,I never do but I only pulled out 11 pieces last year so its definitely nice to have beat that and I've never hit 50 before so that was the icing on the cake! Hey there's a White's metal detector ad on TV right now,what a coincidence. I still have a couple months left so I'm psyched to see what I end out with.Yes kirk it is a defunct fairground.In fact it is now a municipal airport,lucky to have gotten permission.Thanks everyone, Bootstrap