Silver on your first day out ! It def. looks to be silver. AT Pro is a very nice machine. You can use it right out of the box and find things, but as you get the learning curve of it's tones and fine nuances behind you some, you will be amazed at how well it works. I mean lots of the machine today are so much better than what I used 30 years ago. I started back with a Fisher F2 and I was tickled with how well it worked and was easy to use. I got the ATP to go in the water, no complaints everywhere I've used it. BTW, I have family in R.I. you will have some really great and old artifacts to dig. Have a ball! Looks like you have made a great start.