My best find so far

[VetteSD]

I've been detecting for about 6 weeks; just in my own yard. I wanted to learn my detector so I wouldn't be digging giant holes in public.

Well after finding 70 pennies ( 4 wheats), 3 quarters, 10 nickels, 10 dimes, and a giant pile of trash. I found a bicentennial Eisenhower dollar! Yippee it wasn't a penny! Too bad it's not silver. It is very dark, and I know better than to clean collectible coins, but I'd like to know is there a way to clean this so it is silver looking again?

And digging those pennies has paid off. I no longer have to dig a 2x3 pit to find a coin.

Happy hunting to all and don't laugh to hard at the newbie, my neighbors already think I'm nuts.

 

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[wheatfinder13]

Awesome Ike

 

[WHADIFIND]

Happy hunting to all and don't laugh to hard at the newbie, my neighbors already think I'm nuts.

You did good! Don't fret the neighbors. If they say anything, ask them how much free money they found today.

HH!

 

[Terry Soloman]

Congratulations from White Plains, New York!

 

[DaleGM]

a tumbler is a good investment for your clad cleaning needs
welcome to the jungle Vette SD

 

[Bob-E-Pin]

Awesome find man! Just think what is waiting others to be found, by you! Keep diggin

 

[Keppy]

Is not the 1976 Ike dollar 40% silver.??

 

[dig kzoo]

Nice finds! Yes 40 per silver. here is a link. Silver Coin Melt Values - Coinflation (Live Silver Prices)

 

[pl8man]

Great find ! You don't them very often . The 1976 is not 40% silver , it is just clad . The best way to clean it is in a rock tumbler .
Glen

 

[Davers]

Good job....

 

[pong12211]

Your not nuts.. My wife went to work and came home and saw the yard after the first time I played with my metal detector.. She was'nt to happy looked like I was burying elephants LOL.. Gotten better though.. Nice find.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

NOT LAUGHING AT ALL ! I think it is great that you care about property, and did your first digs on your own property. It's almosy ridiculous, but I've heard more than a few people say they didn't want to make a "mess" in their own back yard, but apparently for lack of morals, etc. they had no quams about going some place that PAY to have nice manicured lawns, and do exactly that. Make a mess, because of lack of experience or not wanting to spend $$ on a pin pointer.

Congrats to you, and BTW that's a quite a few coins for one yard.

Good luck out there.

 

[Keppy]

Great find ! You don't them very often . The 1976 is not 40% silver , it is just clad .

...Well it is listed in conflation as 40% silver... But i see some are 40% and some are all clad......

 

[Jarl]

Nice find.

 

[Jarl]

Post some other things, if you haven't already. GL & HH

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Not much you can do to make it shinny again, outside of grinding or stripping the coin with chemicals.
Still a cool find !!
Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[cntrydncr1]

my neighbors thought I was crazy too...and so it begins!! good luck to you; you are off to a good start!

 

[Tony in Virginia]

My neighbors think I'm crazy too. As a matter of fact my wife thinks I'm crazy also . Maybe they are right but it sure is fun diggin up stuff. HH.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Thats really cool...I dont think I have seen or heard of Anyone finding one of those...Its amazing how big that coin is , and just to be lost and never spotted on the ground.

Great FIND!!