Nearly hit the SILVER quarter slam AND got another FIRST after 30 years

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a sweet SLQ WITH a date. FINALLY! :thumbsup:
What a great day..and I'm glad niterider_58 was there with me.
I started out by finding my DEEPEST silver dime ever...a true 11" down 1892 Barber dime. :thumbsup: Dang..missed a seated by one year.
A lot of you may have found deeper coins...but for me..in this area and soil...10" has been my deepest until now. This baby was a true 11" deep and I measured it with my lesche. It was 1/2" from the very tip top of the orange handle. :thumbsup:
When I dug the hole...and kept going...I thought there was no way it could be a coin. Even when I ran the probe and it still sang...I kept thinking there was no possible way a little coin could be this deep and still be picked up by the SE. I was shocked and to be honest...it means just as much as the capped bust dime I just dug a couple of days ago. I have never hit an 11" silver dime until now. :wink:
We plugged along a while longer and popped out a few wheaties...then I hit the washington quarter at 9" down.
A few minutes later..a guy Phil knows stopped to chat with us and gave us permission to hunt another site. We were in the car and gone within 5 minutes! :icon_sunny:
We arrived at the site and I saw right where I wanted to start searching. I no more than turned on the SE and moved maybe 3 feet and hit the sweet Barber quarter. :D Phil was about 30 feet away so I called him over to see it come out of the ground.
He then started to walk back to his spot...but before he could get 10 feet away. I yelled..."another deep silver hit..and it's a screamer". :D
He turned around and headed back to see what it was going to be. The target was less than 10" away from the Barber hit...and it was a silver screamer sound...yippee. :thumbsup:
I dug a deep plug and started to remove some of the dirt when I thought I saw a silver rim. I said so to Phil and his face lit up...but then I saw nothing..so I thought it was a mistake. ??? By this time Phil is 3/4 way in the hole and in my way...ha ha. ;D ;D I start to move some more dirt and Phil says "holy sh##...I see silver". All of a sudden...there's FOUR hands in the hole instead of two ;D :D
He started to mumble some gibberish...and starts using both hands like a dog looking for a bone. We were like 2 kids with 2 stupid grins on our faces as the dirt was flyin'. He uncovered it thank goodness..cause' he was about to scrape holes in my hands. ;D ;D I told him to go ahead and pop it out of the clod to see what it was...like I had a choice. :D He then said it looked lt was a slq...so I asked him to set it in my hand so I could check it myself since I've never found one with a date. He said from seeing the back of it...he thought it would be nice. When I turned it over my face lit up and we started high fiving each other. FINALLY a BLAZER with a 1920 date that looked like it was dropped last week. :thumbsup:
He then reminded me I was a seated quarter away from the quarter grand slam...but it wasn't to be. ???
Geez...I've found some nice coins over the last couple of years...but in the last 30 years...NO dated slq until now. This was one of the most memorable hunts I have ever had...just a couple of days after finding the bust dime...and it would have been nearly meaningless if Phil wasn't there to share in the fun. I'm glad he has an understanding wife. My girlfriend is pretty cool about me hunting as well. Thanks for viewing the post and sharing my fun. :icon_sunny:
 

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Silverfreak strikes again. Beautiful finds my friend. 11 inches ? That baby must have been in quicksand or something :thumbsup:
 

Dang nice finds Thats one really pretty standing lib, you dont see them come out much like that.
 

Nice Job! If you don't mind me asking, at the depth you found the dime, were you getting a good hit from every direction or was it an iffy signal? I am still digging all the iffy's with my SE until I learn it a little more. Way to go...Again!
 

That is one awesome day. Congrats on the 1920 SLQ. Its in great shape and your first with a date. Good luck hunting in the future.
Dman
 

wow i don't know if it's the Tye dye or the flat top but you are one silver finding apparatus :thumbsup:
 

civilman1 said:
Nick Pappagiorgio said:
Bryce...

I love you ... :-*

No wait ... I hate you ... >:(

Ok ... I love you ... :-*

Man ... I hate you ... >:(

Oh what the Hell ... My Righteous Brother from across the River ... I love you Man ... :'( :'( :'(

Dude YOU ROCK ... I better give up poetry for tie-dye & a Harley ...

~ Nick ~
:sign10: " Dude YOU ROCK ... I better give up poetry for tie-dye & a Harley "... Awesome Buddy,You're killing the silver Man :thumbsup:
Yes he is..... ;D :D


tymcmurray said:
GREAT hunt.
Congratulations!!!
Thanks T-Mac


John Deere Digger said:
Those are some great finds, Bryce. Really love those quarters, all I have ever found is a washington. A SLQ and Barber are really on my list. Hope you find that Barber on your next hunt. WTG
JDD
Thanks JDD


eathabs said:
SF, great finds :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Hal
Thanks buddy
 

GoldenRoyBoy said:
Hello SF!
Great day! No, great week!
You are getting the hang of the SE for sure and that new coil is making for a fine trio!
That SLQ looks like it was minted yesterday!

GRB
Thanks GRB. Yep...I'm as proud of my SLQ as I am the capped bust dime I popped out Saturday :thumbsup:


time4me said:
What a day you had! Just awesome!
Thanks T4


weasel606 said:
WOW thats an awesome story as i read , it was like i had my hands in that hole to ! Great story and awesome finds silverfreak :o not much silver around here for me to pop out but i have dug up wheaties at 10" and man thats alot of digging with a digger :tongue3: hopeing that my new se pro coil will come in from backorder so i can crank my se way up and see how that bad boy does :icon_pirat: congrats silverfreak YOU DA MAN :thumbsup:
Thanke Weasel. If you're diggin' wheaties...then there's some silver hidin' somewhere. I've dug quite a few 10" deep silver and wheaties...but this was my first 11"er :thumbsup:
 

TreasurdiggrNY said:
Great hunt, congrats on the nice silver, not a quarter slam but a tifecta with a mint SLQ. looks like you and your buddy had a blast WTG :thumbsup:
Glenn
Thanks Glenn. It was definately a rush...and he gets just as excited when I find something...as when he does :thumbsup:


TimC (AL) said:
That thing looks great, like it was minted yesterday. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Thanks Tim


diggerfororo said:
Nice dig Bryce. I have been out of town for a few days and haven't read or replied to any posts. That is a super SLQ. I don't think I have seen one any better in the 40+ years I have been digin. We will be leaving for Spain on the 31st and won't be back till Oct. 22 so you keepon diggin. I will check on the forum while I am over there and will try and post some finds.

"May there always be a road"

Les
Thanks Les. Have a nice trip.


Detectingfreak said:
Very nice job!!!! Congratulations on the silver quarters!!! :thumbsup:
Thanks DF
 

prolab69 said:
Yeah, they do sink, depending on the soil. Great job on the recovery :thumbsup: Its been a good month since my last silver so im having withdrawls. But ive been cleaning up on the the indians and LC`s
those finds you have would put me on cloud 9
Thanks buddy. It's been an amazing few days for me :thumbsup:


oddcoins said:
WOW dude! Very VERY nice! That's very exciting! And the Barber quarter?! That's one I'm still searching for! CONGRAT'S!!!
Thanks O.C. You'll get one soon :thumbsup:
 

Captn_SE said:
The fun just never stops, does it!! ;D ;D :icon_king:

Bryce, you have been kicking some major butt lately on the silver. What a memorable week....bust dime, 11" dime, silver quarter trifecta!!

Awesome!!

Congrats also on your first ever dated SLQ. She's a beauty!! It looks so clean! Better than your '34 Washington.:thumbsup:

Keep up the great work, buddy!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan
Thanks Dan. It has been a crazy few days with these finds. I was amazed after I rinsed the slq off and saw just how nice it was. I have no clue how something could be in the ground that long and still look like that. Both my barber halves were very nice too...after sitting 10" down in sand and rust? :thumbsup:
 

Mike K in Va. said:
WTG Bryce Nice bunch of silver. and nice shape too. :thumbsup:
Thanks Mike. Good luck on your next hunt.


plehbah said:
That is one beautiful quarter. That date is nice and clear, and the detail over the rest of the little sculpture is wonderful.

I have 17 years in, and no smoking SLQ yet. It is at the top of my list.

Congratulations on the nice coin you lucky devil!

Time to celebrate!
Thanks plehbah. I waited 30 years for this pretty lady...so a little celebration just might be in order :thumbsup:


TEXAN Connection said:
Dang nice finds Thats one really pretty standing lib, you dont see them come out much like that.
Thanks T.C.


crazyjarhead said:
Silverfreak strikes again. Beautiful finds my friend. 11 inches ? That baby must have been in quicksand or something :thumbsup:
Thanks CJH. It came from the site that both barber halves were at 10"...and the silver dollar came out from 12"...so I knew a silver dime would be hard to pull. The ground is a sand/dirt mix and coins are very deep


derekbob24 said:
WOW very nice finds! still no silver here though >:( maybe someday
You'll find some soon buddy


creeper71 said:
awesome find!! I am still learning grades can someone tell me what grade the SLQ would be?? my guess would be AU
Thanks creeper. I have no clue on a grade...but it's nice.
 

Wallhangers said:
Nice Job! If you don't mind me asking, at the depth you found the dime, were you getting a good hit from every direction or was it an iffy signal? I am still digging all the iffy's with my SE until I learn it a little more. Way to go...Again!
Thanks buddy. I sent you a pm. Let me know if you didn't get it.


Colonial Silver Zeus said:
Holy crap man you are on fire. Eggzellent.
Cadiss
Thanks Chris. It has been a wild few days. :thumbsup:
 

I feel like I was there. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Great story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats
 

The SLQ is a beauty Bryce. I hope find one some day.
 

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