More Sidewalk Silver

[washingtonian]

Hey folks,

Did some more sidewalk stripping around my neighborhood.

First house was a recently sold home. I knocked and peered inside and it was totally empty so off I went. (By the way, sidewalk strips are public land in Seattle but I still prefer to ask permission because people find it more respectful.) I found one Wheat there but that was it.

On my way back to my car I ran into a chatty old lady who invited me to try her yard. Unfortunately it was a bust but I thought that was so cool that she offered out of the blue!

Last place I hit was the sidewalk strips outside a 1950s house where I talked to the owner a couple days ago. He gave me the green light so I went back today. Partway through I was getting a wispy signal hitting at 88-92 which is usually just a pipe or something but I figured I better check it out just in case. Turns out it was a silver Rosie mostly on edge! Glad I checked it out.

I managed one more wheat from those strips and called it a day.

Didn't I mention that I felt like a silver Rosie was in my near future Carolina Tom?

The Rosie is a 61. Wheats are 45 and illegible.



My brother and I are going out tomorrow. Hopefully more to report then.

Happy hunting and thanks for the encouragement!
-Washingtonian

 

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[RudyT]

Great finds!!

 

[thrifty76now]

Those strips in old areas can be very productive for sure.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds, congratulations!

 

[vpnavy]

 

[WaterScoop]

Sweet Shimmering Silver Washingtonian!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Good job on being respectful even though you don’t have to do so. Smart move.

Congrats on the silver. You are starting off really well this year. Congrats to sir.

 

[dirtlooter]

gotta love it, congrats

 

[Diggin Dude]

Very nice!! Congrats and HH

 

[pepperj]

Nice going the latest strip silver, best of luck for this weekend hunt.

 

[highnam]

That is a good idea to ask the homeowner...heck it's just the curb and they could invite you to do the yard....win, win

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on the Silver, good move in asking for permission.

 

[washingtonian]

That is a good idea to ask the homeowner...heck it's just the curb and they could invite you to do the yard....win, win

Yep! Out of probably 12 asks I've only gotten one "no" and that's because the homeowners just bought their son a metal detector for Christmas but they were really kind about it. My neighborhood goes back to the early 1920s but I'm generally hard-pressed to find anything older than the 40s in the curb strips. However, I would say probably 75% of them have wheaties and maybe 1/3 to 1/2 have a silver coin (war nickel, rosie, occasional merc). I generally just focus my asks on corner houses because you get double the strips for the same effort. Generally good for an hour hunt or so!