Four silvers in two hours

[stpatrick]

Finally got around to posting my Sunday morning finds. I got up bright and early Sunday morning and headed out with Dad to hit a few parkways in an older suburb of the city. We parked on one particular block because Dad claimed he could "smell the silver." Well, things started off kind of slow; a lot of memorials mixed with the occasional wheat penny and modern clad. Then I got a good quarter signal right up against the curb. I cut the plug and ran the pinpointer in the loose dirt at the bottom. I got a signal and used the tip to fish out what I saw to be a rim to a quarter. I saw that it was silver, but I was banking on a Washington quarter. I reached in and flipped it over and immediately saw the Standing Liberty. I was pretty stoked. I called Dad over to show him. He was a good four or five houses further down the block on the opposite side of the street so he had to huff it down to me. So my second silver quarter of the year is a no date Standing Liberty Quarter. It is pretty worn, but it's my first so I can't be picky.
I continued down the block and in the parkway next door to where I found the SLQ, I got a solid dime signal. At about 4 inches, I pulled out 1945-S Mercury dime. Dad was further down the block so I just whistled and held up a circle with my fingers about the size of the dime. No need making him run back down the block to see this one.

About 10 feet from where I dug the Merc, I got another good dime signal. About 3 inches down, I pulled out a 1952-D Roosevelt dime. Man, I'm thinking...Three silvers in 10 minutes!! That's crazy. Again, I whistled to dad and just held up three fingers. No need making him run back down to see this one either.

I continued around a large tree in that same parkway when I got a high 70's VDI. I was thinking a possible wheat penny, but I dug in and pulled out a 1939 Mercury dime! I was shocked, but this time I didn't even whistle out for dad. I figured I would just show him at the end. Due to prior commitments, we had to wrap it up. I was in the "zone" too. I am itching to get back to that block though. I didn't even get through half of one side of the block.

So in about 15 minutes, I dug silvers #5,6,7, and 8 for the year. I also ended the day with eight wheat pennies, the oldest being a 1914. All of that in less than two hours. Not too shabby. I have had my Whites XLT out on four separate occasions and have found silver three of the times, including a 1952-D Rosie, a 1943-D Merc, and a Tiffany and Co silver heart-shaped charm. My old man sure has a nose for silver! He didn't end the morning empty handed either. He snagged nine wheat pennies and a 1943-D war nickel. Thanks for looking!!

 

[spartacus53]

WTG that is a dream come true on a short hunt. I would be back there so fast to finish off that block and get the rest of the goodies. I look forward to your next post and findings.

 

[detectahead]

That's cool, real cool! I love that excitement! Great writeup.

 

[Evan/tn]

nice hunt
bet your itching to get back there fast

 

[Tank69]

awsome spot from the looks of it, very sweet coins

 

[Nighthunter]

Nice finds! At the rate of two silvers an hour, you might want to consider quitting work and just detecting for a living!!! Congrats and go get more!

 

[artzstuff1]

Nice finds st.patrick,,, four silvers is a great day!!!!! what part of il. do you hunt in

thanks

arthur

 

[Digger]

Nice hunt.

We have a way to signal the other on what we have found. We have been hunting a large field where an old cycle track once was, and often we are quite a ways away. We have developed hand signals to indicate our find.

For an Indian Head you hold your hand up at the back of your head like an Indian feather.

For a barber you run your hand across your head like like you're shaving it. For a dime you hold up 10 fingers. For a quarter you flash 10 finger twice and then 5 fingers.

For a Buffalo nickle you hold your hands up to your head like horns.

For a V-Nickle you spread your legs in a V shape and hold up 5 fingers.

 

[silvercop]

 

[allen]

great job on that sweet silver !!

 

[Bertman]

Congrats on the wilver, specially that SLQ... Bet you can't stop looking at it...

HH Robert

 

[makton]

Nice hunt!!! Did you check if there is a mintmark on that 1914? Could be worth some bucks.

Makton

 

[stpatrick]

Nice finds st.patrick,,, four silvers is a great day!!!!! what part of il. do you hunt in

thanks

arthur

Thanks Arthur. I'm up north, by the Windy-City.

 

[stpatrick]

Nice hunt!!! Did you check if there is a mintmark on that 1914? Could be worth some bucks.

Makton

Thanks. I cleaned that '14 wheatie up pretty good and there's no mint mark.

 

[garthbfan169]

I would of told Dad I'll walk home hehe WTG on Silver finds congrats

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

I think I'm at four silvers in two months, Kudos!

 

[beetle662]

Nice hunt.

We have a way to signal the other on what we have found. We have been hunting a large field where an old cycle track once was, and often we are quite a ways away. We have developed hand signals to indicate our find.

For an Indian Head you hold your hand up at the back of your head like an Indian feather.

For a barber you run your hand across your head like like you're shaving it. For a dime you hold up 10 fingers. For a quarter you flash 10 finger twice and then 5 fingers.

For a Buffalo nickle you hold your hands up to your head like horns.

For a V-Nickle you spread your legs in a V shape and hold up 5 fingers.

We just text each other....

 

[crazyjarhead]

Welcome to TNET. Looks like you are off to a good start