First Ben!

[CoinFetcher]

Hello,

I have had a detector maybe 7 years now, and have known how to use for almost 4 years. And today I found my first Franklin Silver Half dollar!

I did a big walk around town, and found this in the middle of a sidewalk stripe. The area is pretty decently hunted out, I only got 1 wheatie today, 1940, but a bunch of clad and other odds and ends.

The signal was only 4 or so inches down, so it came in loud and clear.

I’ve dug 2 barber halves - and 12 or so walking halves. First Ben! No silver kens yet.

 

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[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!! Bucket Lister!!!

 

[_muppet_]

Congrats, I just got my first a month ago. Always exciting opening up a hole to a big silver.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

The details look crisp, show a cleaned up picture when you can.

 

[Greastart]

The details look crisp, show a cleaned up picture when you can.

What he said!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Coinfetcher... great save! I too, have been stumbling around for about 7 years, but have yet to pop a Ben out of the plug. I’m also blanked on the Barber Half... man I gotta get out more! Congrats on your big silver, good luck on the next great find. Ddf.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Nice one !

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats on your first Franklin! I, like you, had found Barbers, Walkers and Seateds, but until last year, never a Ben. Good job finding yours, hope there are more in store!

 

[CoinFetcher]

Here she is after a rinse.

Thanks for all the kind words fellas (and maybe gals) - I’m off to wrap my soon to be wife’s green house with 6mm poly film! She’s doing her first time by her self this year, and it should be a beautiful thing.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Congrats on your first Big Ben CoinFetcher! It's always a thrill to see a giant hunk of silver in the bottom of the whole. I'm still working hard to complete my collection of US half dollars. I've found Ben, Seated, Capped Bust, and some Walkers...but never a Barber. That one is quite high up on my bucket list. Good luck going forward.

 

[xr7ator]

FAN FRANKLIN HALF TASTIC!

 

[JerV3]

Nice,

Yeah the Ben doesn't come up often.

Jer

 

[Tuberale]

Hard enough to get any half, let alone a spectific half. Cpmgrats on your '60d!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great save and nice large silver, congrats!

 

[washingtonian]

Very Nice Woody, congrats on the first. Can’t imagine you have many firsts left when it comes to 20th century US coins, huh?

 

[CoinFetcher]

Very Nice Woody, congrats on the first. Can’t imagine you have many firsts left when it comes to 20th century US coins, huh?

A silver Kennedy half is somthing I need to to dig! Also, a type 1 standing library quarter :0 - oh, and all the gold coins. They are in my 20th century bukket list !

Enjoy your quarantine :0

Me and the sweetie pie built her commercial greenhouse today!

 

[Sam's Hunting]

GREAT find congrats
I'm very new but look forward to finding...anything !
I haven't found anything old yet but it's still fun. This is my best day, so far.

 

[A2coins]

Nice coin I have many walkers and a Barber and one Ben those for some reason are pretty hard to find not as many years of mintage I guess. Great find keep em coming. Tommy

 

[USMC Reaper]

Great find!