My oldest colonial silver yet & a diamond ring.

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

My oldest colonial silver yet & a diamond ring.

I have been working holes in the water and have been doing very well. There is so much junk that I turned my detector off and set it aside. I have been pulling the big rocks out and fanning the smaller stones and silt out of the way. The heavy stuff stays on the bottom. I grab a handfull and search that way. I found my oldest silver yet and a diamond ring. There is one diamond missing on the one side. The other finds include - sterling button, flat buttons, indians, wheats, memorial cents, nails, sinkers, lures, big iron junk, 2 axe heads, hatchet head and a ton of bits of wire and other metal. I will post pics of the other finds later. The ring is the second gold of the year. The silver coin 1739 is my oldest yet and I couldn't be happier. I hope one of you hunters can tell me what it is. The water levels keep going down and I will be swimming all week. Thanks for looking! DD.

 

[teleman 2525]

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very nice finds ive been hoping for one of those reals

 

[banderOH]

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Newbie question: what do you mean "holes"??

 

[d2]

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He probably means swimming holes. Thats what we are hitting here at home. To hot to be in the woods...d2

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

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[Tuberale]

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1739!?!?!!!!! SWEET!

The writing looks too large, compared to the rest of the coin, to be a Spanish pillar dollar. Could you post another photo with comparison to a modern quarter for scale?

 

[Bavaria Mike]

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Nice finds! You might want to build/buy a sifter. HH, Mike

 

[cntrydncr1]

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awesome coin and ring finds! congrats

 

[suprdave]

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sweet coin love to have one

 

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

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sweet coin love to have one

This silver coin is a little bigger than a dime. Here in central Pa. the river and creek bottoms have shale or slate bottoms. They are smooth, flat and run in layers. I have been hunting areas where stuff naturally collects. Most of these areas are full of rocks and silt. I remove the big rocks and fan the silt and the heavy items stay there. The next time I go out I will take a pic and you folks will see what I'm talking about. It's pretty easy digging and a good way to keep cool. DD.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

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Congratulations on the diamond ring find Dave! It's a beauty!

I can only dream of finding an 18th century Spanish silver coin where I live!

Dave

 

[kevkirki]

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WOW!!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

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A full boat! Silver, Gold and Diamonds. Great outing

 

[bstimely21]

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great find dave! if ya dont mind me asking, what exactly is your technique for searching in water? Im from mifflin county and wanted to try the Juniata but wasnt too sure how to go about it.

 

[birdman]

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Not one but two awesome keepers!!

 

[Tuberale]

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Attn: DiggerDave

So if silver is about the size of a dime, it could be a reale or more likely a half-reale. Is the coin very thin?

As for where you're searching, these are natural gold traps as well. Should trap almost anything heavier than typical rock in your area. Excellent idea, btw.

 

[GringoStarr]

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Natural riffles. Sweet!
Congratulations.

Exanimo!

The Gringo.

 

[ModernMiner]

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Outstanding DD.
Some super finds indeed.
-MM-

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

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I have to get in the water . There have been some great finds coming out of these aqua searches . Congrats on getting some of them dd Well done !! CMDdawg

 

[banderOH]

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Do you have to use diving gear or is the depth shallow to where you can just use a mask/snorkel?