Found my first SILVER COIN today...

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

Got in a quick 1 &1/2 hour hunt today at the lot next door where an old house used to stand. The home was torn down a few years back, and I have been using this spot as a sort of "training area" with my recently purchased Delta 4000. There is plenty of trash and debris, but I have been digging just about every signal just to get the practice. I haven't been MD'ing as much as when I first bought the machine because of (1) the heat (2) violent thunderstorms that pop up every afternoon [like right this very minute] and (3) the NASTIEST case of poison ivy I have ever had. It took a week of steroids to fight it back and now my left hand looks like some sort of lizard man. Haven't had a case that bad in years. I think my hand looks like this because the itch was so bad I took out my pocket knife and popped all the blisters, then rubbed salt into the wound to try and quell the itch. It was pure misery.

Anyway, got back at it today after I left the antique mall. Dug some unidentifiable iron and brass pieces, plus the 5 or 6 token pulltabs I find on every hunt. Then the Delta rang up a high 70's number and the readout actually said .25, but I was just expecting more trash. What I got was this 1947 Washington Quarter. I think I may have cut George on the cheek getting him out, but I have heard he is a tough old guy with a high threshold for pain. Sorry about that George...

I just want to take the time to thank all the t-net members who have helped me reach this milestone.

I would also like to thank all the "little people" I had to step on to reach the lofty heights that I have now achieved. I couldn't have done it without you.

EDITED FOR CONTENT MY APOLOGIES

 

[Briz06]

Congrats on your 1st silver...and I wish you many more. Its funny how valuable that first piece of silver will become to you

 

[jeepcj5]

CONGRATZ Skinny Silver Man!!!! i have yet to find my first silver quarter, i've got some dimes and war nickles plus a pretty kewl Gibson girl turn of the century sterling hat pin/brooch but no dang quarter, we need those stinking quarters!!! ohh KEWL razor to, hope you find the top to it!!! Funny post hombre!!!

 

[mighty_mace]

Congrats on your first!!! Great feeling isn't it!!

As far as the poison......google "jewel weed".....I feel your pain!

HH

Dave

Dave Its funny you post this...I just got some of this from a guy at work and planted it at my place about a month ago.

Also...for the itch....hit it with a hair dryer on as hot as you can stand it....takes the itch away for hours and feels AWESOME.

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

Went back to the spot this morning to try and beat the sweltering heat. I'm back in the house until it cools off later this evening.

I went back over the exact same hole I dug yesterday and this time I pulled out a 1945-s Washington Quarter. I'm usually pretty good about checking my holes twice, but I guess I was so excited about my first silver coin I forgot to do so.

Anyway, 2 silver quarters in the same hole. It feels awesome no matter what the Dementors think!

 

[bstimely21]

great find, Im sure you definitely remember to check your holes now, congrats!

 

[dirt doctor]

Another silver quarter , that's awesome !! Do you have a hand held pinpointer yet ? Makes things much easier , I like the Garrett's Pro-pointer their definitely worth the bucks .That's neat that you have some "Virgin" dirt nearby that's a hard thing to find .

 

[CrazySlasher]

Always a great feeling finding a first

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Hey Hombre, Congrats on your first silver coin! Many, many more are in your future if you keep at it.

I must say that your avatar really cracks me up! Isn't that from the movie "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly?

Thanks. But you see, what was to be my glorious crowning achievement and one shining moment has now been pooped on yet again by "The Dementors" here on this forum. For a fleeting moment, I - the lowly hombre_de_plata_flaco - felt the sheer joy and excitement of what it is like to pull a fine silver coin from the dark clutches of Mother Earth. My pride was truly manifest, and I thought that I would come on here and make a post about my wonderful experience with this new hobby of mine - then "The Dementors" appeared.....

Swiftly they began to ridicule and mock my new find. They even called in a British metal-detecting assassin that carries a slew of Banner Finds under his name and a metal detector so juiced out the price tag would pay a Fannie Mae mortgage for 6 months. These attacks have been ruthless, coordinated, and premeditated, and they are beginning to take a tremendous toll on my mental well being.

My fragile ego has now been thoroughly crushed. I stand before you a broken man. I hope you people are happy with yourselves.... (1) the heat (2) violent thunderstorms that pop up every afternoon [like right this very minute] and (3) the NASTIEST case of poison ivy I have ever had. It took a week of steroids to fight it back and now my left hand looks like some sort of lizard man.

and I think I have problems , ai ca rumba hombre live to hunt another day amigo or a different hobby British assassin with juiced out detector

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

hahaha man that reminds me GO GAMECOCKS!!!! dang now im ready for football season to roll in!

GO DAWGS! It's payback time in Athens this year!

And yes, football season can't get here fast enough......

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

Another silver quarter , that's awesome !! Do you have a hand held pinpointer yet ? Makes things much easier , I like the Garrett's Pro-pointer their definitely worth the bucks .That's neat that you have some "Virgin" dirt nearby that's a hard thing to find .

I have a pinpointer, but the thing only works if it is basically touching the object. I have seen some videos of the Garrett model and the performance appears far superior to mine. I would like very much to have one.

 

[dallgire]

hahaha man that reminds me GO GAMECOCKS!!!! dang now im ready for football season to roll in!

GO DAWGS! It's payback time in Athens this year!

And yes, football season can't get here fast enough......

pleaaaaaasssseeeee dont tell me ur a georgia fan! what part of georgia you live in? we need to hook up sometime!

 

[jeepcj5]

WOOOHOOO awesome on the second quarter bro!!! happy for ya!!!

 

[dallgire]

dang save me one!

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

dang save me one!

I'm sure there are plenty more out there in the ground....

And if you think Marcus Lattimore is going to run wild on our 3-4 defense again this year you are insane!!! DAWGS DOMINATE IN ATHENS THIS YEAR!!!!!

If you make it down for the game let me know. We can get together and I can protect your Garnet arse from all the Red and Black heathens. You may need an escort out of Athens in case the Gamecocks win lol.

 

[dallgire]

dang save me one!

I'm sure there are plenty more out there in the ground....

And if you think Marcus Lattimore is going to run wild on our 3-4 defense again this year you are insane!!! DAWGS DOMINATE IN ATHENS THIS YEAR!!!!!

If you make it down for the game let me know. We can get together and I can protect your Garnet arse from all the Red and Black heathens. You may need an escort out of Athens in case the Gamecocks win lol.

haha please we will dominate!!! But we do need to dig sometime!!! GO COCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

dang save me one!

I'm sure there are plenty more out there in the ground....

And if you think Marcus Lattimore is going to run wild on our 3-4 defense again this year you are insane!!! DAWGS DOMINATE IN ATHENS THIS YEAR!!!!!

If you make it down for the game let me know. We can get together and I can protect your Garnet arse from all the Red and Black heathens. You may need an escort out of Athens in case the Gamecocks win lol.

haha please we will dominate!!! But we do need to dig sometime!!! GO COCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm about 45 min from both Clempsun and Athens. I live near Oconee County - South Carolina's "Golden Corner".

I have a 1800's cellar hole site in Franklin County, GA that I have been scoping out and waiting to dig until I figured out my machine well enough. We should hit that place if you want to make a road trip. The family that once lived there was supposedly "well off". There has been some earth moved at the site and the buildings are gone, but my dad remembers where they all stood.

 

[dallgire]

that would be awesome!! how far from columbia?

 

[dallgire]

dont know the exact address but it looks to be around 2 hours

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

dont know the exact address but it looks to be around 2 hours

Columbia is a pretty good little hike from here. Seneca, Greenville, Walhalla, and Anderson, not so much. I drive over to Seneca to play golf at Oconee Country Club occasionally.

 

[ivan salis]

see I told you the delta 4000 was good ...-high 70's to 82 is silver dimes , clad dimes . old copper cents and other goodies as well -- anything around 76 -77 is normally a zinc cent (83 or later) or pre 1909 Indain head cent * --82 is often a dime (silver or clad) or older (pre 1983) copper type cent -- mid 80's (85/86) are normally quarters --- 67 / 68 is often 14 k gold while 10 k is 58 --with many pulltabs coming in around 60 .

I got one word for ya however -- GATORS

for sure dig 58 --67/68 -- 76 thru 86/87 -- these are typically gold 58 - 67/68 and coin range numbers 76 to 86 -- cent thru quarters --halves are often upper 80's to 90 ish but often "squashed flat" beer cans ring up in that range as well --coins will have a small signature --so lift the coil a bit if it fades out rapidly might be a coin--if it hangs in there bigger target area / size so most likely a can