My First Ever Silver Coin Find!

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Finally found my first silver coin today! It's a 1918 Canadian 5 Cent piece! This was probably only my 6th hunt here in Canada since I got my ACE 350! I hit a park area on the "old side" of town, this area has seen regular activity since at least 1800. Dug the usual junk and 5 pennies, one was a Lincoln Memorial.

Thanks very much for looking and Happy Hunting everyone!

Dave

 

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[KOOTNEY KID]

Congrats on the silver
those fish scales are hard to see even after the recovery!
they can hide in the smallest pile of dirt,but that sharp signal lets you know it is there
K.KID...........

 

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[RiverRat3]

Congrats on your first silver coin. I am sure you will find more.

 

[Steve in PA]

You have broke through the silver barrier! The silver will come to you regularly now!

 

[soupie]

WAY TO GO DAVE....
May you find many more my friend...
Happy times indeed when you recover a first...

Have fun out there...

Scott

 

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

That's a great first, mine was a 1957 Rossie !! See, good things happen to those who wait !!

Great job, and find !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Hey! Congrats on that first, Antiq! Now that you've found one,
they'll be easier to find.

Nana

Thanks very much Nana! Love seeing the stuff that
you find as well, afterall you've been at it long enough!

Thanks,
Dave

Congrats on the silver
those fish scales are hard to see even after the recovery!
they can hide in the smallest pile of dirt,but that sharp signal lets you know it is there
K.KID...........

Thanks very much KID! This silver came out of a plug that had numerous
signals in it too! I had to dig it just to see what all the fuss was about!
Glad I did too!

Dave

Congrats on your first silver coin. I am sure you will find more.

Thanks RiverRat3, I hope to find a lot more now!

Dave

You have broke through the silver barrier! The silver will come to you regularly now!

Thanks very much Steve, I appreciate that!
All the best to you in your hunts as well!

Dave

WAY TO GO DAVE....
May you find many more my friend...
Happy times indeed when you recover a first...

Have fun out there...

Scott

Thanks very much for posting Scott!
When I first caught a glimpse of it with my pointer I knew right
away what I'd found. I thought for a second I was going to cry!!!

Take care buddy!
Dave

That's a great first, mine was a 1957 Rossie !! See, good things happen to those who wait !!

Great job, and find !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

Thanks MUD, I appreciate your kind words!
They say you always remember your first . . . now I'm a believer!

Best of luck to you in your hunts!
Dave

 

[fmerg]

dave i still remember posting my finds here on t-net and adding the last line "still no silver"
seems to me it went on for a few months like that.
then after getting my first silver coin it was a 1917 merc and i found it on apr 29 2009
after that finding silver just kinda of picked up
just wait a week or so and see how many more silver coins you find

 

[thrillathahunt]

I'm happy for you man. You will always remember your first.

Keep the passion!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

dave i still remember posting my finds here on t-net and adding the last line "still no silver"
seems to me it went on for a few months like that.
then after getting my first silver coin it was a 1917 merc and i found it on apr 29 2009
after that finding silver just kinda of picked up
just wait a week or so and see how many more silver coins you find

Thanks very much for your kind words and for sharing fmerg!
I'm trying to get out this weekend, but my wife needs my help getting our tax information sorted! The upside to this is that with our tax refund I plan on buying a set of wireless headphones!

Best of luck to you in your hunts!
Dave

 

[MaineRelic]

Alright Dave ! First silver will be remembered and cherished forever ! May you have many more in your hunting future ! MaineRelic

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Alright Dave ! First silver will be remembered and cherished forever ! May you have many more in your hunting future ! MaineRelic

Thanks very much for your post and for your words of support MaineRelic!
All the best to you in your hunts as well!

Dave

 

[JW15]

Congrats on your first silver! May many more find their way under your coil!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

congrats Dave! gotta be some more oldies amongst the trash.be patient and persistant! it will pay off.i wanna see some queen victoria silver next hunt! 1800's buddy! you can do it!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Congrats Dave. I love those Canadian Silvers with the Kings and Queens on them. It harks back to the older British coins for me and gives them that extra charm in my eyes.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congrats on your first silver! May many more find their way under your coil!

Thanks very much for your post JW!
Best of luck to you out there as well!

Dave

congrats Dave! gotta be some more oldies amongst the trash.be patient and persistant! it will pay off.i wanna see some queen victoria silver next hunt! 1800's buddy! you can do it!

Thanks Dave, I really appreciate your words of support! I don't think I'll be pulling out any GW's any time soon like you seem to be able to find every couple of months! But, I'd love to see any kind of Victorian coin in the dirt!

Dave

Congrats Dave. I love those Canadian Silvers with the Kings and Queens on them. It harks back to the older British coins for me and gives them that extra charm in my eyes.

Thanks very much for your post Josh! I hear what you're saying, here in Canada we just can't seem to let the British leave like you guys did! Thanks again buddy, always love seeing what you find!

Dave

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

That's a great silver for a first silver. Or second or third, for that matter.
And hey, keep the Lincoln, our gift to you.
Kudos!
Carl

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

That place being a park for such a long time should provide you with some more silver.

No doubt lots of 5 cent silvers lost....strangely you don't seem to find too many of them...I got a 1911 last week or so, it was a full 8 inches down and sang out loud. I wonder if they sink faster being smaller ?

 

[CRUSADER]

Missed this.

Congrats on your first - date of the end of the Great War Now aim for the 1800s

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's a great silver for a first silver. Or second or third, for that matter.
And hey, keep the Lincoln, our gift to you.
Kudos!
Carl

Thanks very much for the compliment on the silver Carl! You'd be amazed by the number of US coins that I find up here! It's all good though!

Dave

That place being a park for such a long time should provide you with some more silver.

No doubt lots of 5 cent silvers lost....strangely you don't seem to find too many of them...I got a 1911 last week or so, it was a full 8 inches down and sang out loud. I wonder if they sink faster being smaller ?

Thanks for the post Rick! This one was only about 2" deep, very shallow and right next to a very old tree! This coin has a bit of a bend to one edge, but I don't mind!

Dave

Missed this.

Congrats on your first - date of the end of the Great War Now aim for the 1800s

Thanks for the congrats Cru! The early date did surprise me, but this area has seen constant activity for the last 200 years.

Cheers,
Dave