Found Some Desert Silvers Today!

[oldmxrat]

I went detecting at a mine that I've driven past on my way to other places. By the cement foundations and more modern looking construction trash I didn't think I would find silver, but just felt like taking a look.
I had quickly filled my pouch up with clad, but then popped the merc! A short time later I popped the quarter, then the Rosie.
Ended up with about $4 in clad, two junk rings, a Hannibal pin, and a key fob from the famous Hotel Riviera (one of the first casinos built in Vegas and a favorite of the Rat Pack).

Everything is a bit on the rough side as the whole place is covered in tailing rock and has been driven on by Vegas partiers for many years.

 

[The Beep Goes On]

Kudos on the silver and other cool finds ... the Jason mask is quite a find, assuming that is what it is. Congratz!!

 

[Jsattelhammer]

Cool beans.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A excellent bunch of finds - congrats !

 

[pepperj]

Good hunch, congratulations on the silver.
If the key fob could talk.

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations on your idea to stop and take that look. It gave you some nice goodies!

 

[Conito@55]

I went detecting at a mine that I've driven past on my way to other places. By the cement foundations and more modern looking construction trash I didn't think I would find silver, but just felt like taking a look.
I had quickly filled my pouch up with clad, but then popped the merc! A short time later I popped the quarter, then the Rosie.
Ended up with about $4 in clad, two junk rings, a Hannibal pin, and a key fob from the famous Hotel Riviera (one of the first casinos built in Vegas and a favorite of the Rat Pack).

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Everything is a bit on the rough side as the whole place is covered in tailing rock and has been driven on by Vegas partiers for many years.

Good job, brother. It's always good to find silver, no matter if it's modern.

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

Very productive site and I'd definitely take a gamble and return to that site.

 

[Chilli]

I went detecting at a mine that I've driven past on my way to other places. By the cement foundations and more modern looking construction trash I didn't think I would find silver, but just felt like taking a look.
I had quickly filled my pouch up with clad, but then popped the merc! A short time later I popped the quarter, then the Rosie.
Ended up with about $4 in clad, two junk rings, a Hannibal pin, and a key fob from the famous Hotel Riviera (one of the first casinos built in Vegas and a favorite of the Rat Pack).

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Everything is a bit on the rough side as the whole place is covered in tailing rock and has been driven on by Vegas partiers for many years.

Cool finds. What an odd thing for people to want to wear that Hannibal pin!

 

[oldmxrat]

Very productive site and I'd definitely take a gamble and return to that site.

I'll definitely be going back, only covered a small portion of it!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice job on those silvers and the rest of your finds !

 

[Gare]

OLdMX how did you come across the site ?

 

[oldmxrat]

OLdMX how did you come across the site ?

I could see the ruins from the road, driving by to another site.

 

[Terry Soloman]

I went detecting at a mine that I've driven past on my way to other places. By the cement foundations and more modern looking construction trash I didn't think I would find silver, but just felt like taking a look.
I had quickly filled my pouch up with clad, but then popped the merc! A short time later I popped the quarter, then the Rosie.
Ended up with about $4 in clad, two junk rings, a Hannibal pin, and a key fob from the famous Hotel Riviera (one of the first casinos built in Vegas and a favorite of the Rat Pack).

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Everything is a bit on the rough side as the whole place is covered in tailing rock and has been driven on by Vegas partiers for many years.

Very nice hunt! Congrats!