New Years Day, and my first silver coin.

[1996]

New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Pulled my first merc. Yippee!! Haven't added up the clad yet, but I think it is about 4 dollars. The only notches I had on, on my ace 250 were dime, quarter, and one right of pull tab. The ring is .925, and it is really cool. It has a heart that spins. One side is gold (how do I know if this is real) and the other side is a green stone (how do I know if this is real). Just before dusk, I pulled the beast. The cross was at about 2" and rang in at a dime. The back is hollow, and at the bottom, it is stamped "?25" Looks kind of like 925, or 525, but I know it is silver. What are the chances of the stones being real?
Cross weighs 20.6 grams total
ring weighs 3.5

 

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[kdismuke1]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

NICE FIND

 

[1996]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

NICE FIND

Thanks, I'm pretty stoked.

 

[jgas]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

That is a sweet find.. Congrats on the early season hunt. jgas

 

[TheTreasureAddict]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Hey Brother,

Great silver! I love finding crosses especially if theyre silver or gold! The Ace is a great machine and looks like you got a good spot there. Hope you have a great 09 and God Bless!

Crackbadger

 

[1996]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Hey Brother,

Great silver! I love finding crosses especially if theyre silver or gold! The Ace is a great machine and looks like you got a good spot there. Hope you have a great 09 and God Bless!

Crackbadger

Thanks crackbadger, I was wondering if you were going to show up.



A quick check online shows that jewelers don't put diamonds in silver.

 

[Detectingfreak]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Nice job on the mercury dime!!!

 

[Digginman]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Way to usher in the New Year. Quite a day you had. I like finding crucifix's and yours is sweet!!!

DM

 

[Jerry1NJ]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Great find!!

 

[49er]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

WTG on starting out the New Year with some nice silver...

 

[history hunter]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

You did really well on this hunt, hope you find a lot this year!! HH

 

[dave-enc]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

great hunt wtg on start of new year
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[seger98]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Everyone's finding silver coins today to start the new year.... I want mine darn it! Nice find!

 

[Pentico]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Way to bring in the new year!
I think this is a good omen to a great 09 for you!
The mercury dime is awesome but I love the cross.
Some thing about finding crosses rocks.

Gods Speed on 09

DN

 

[gtlfindings]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Nice finds '96!!
Way to start off the year!! You said you use an ace 250?? How do you like the machine....Seems like a lot of people have good stuff to say about it....I am looking for a machine and am leaning towards it...
Again Congrats on the finds
Gerald

 

[1996]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Nice finds '96!!
Way to start off the year!! You said you use an ace 250?? How do you like the machine....Seems like a lot of people have good stuff to say about it....I am looking for a machine and am leaning towards it...
Again Congrats on the finds
Gerald

Thanks. I like it a lot. It's the only metal detector I've ever had, so I can't really judge it against others. About 90% of my digs have been right around 2". I don't know yet if I am missing the deep stuff or if I have just been lucky. I am starting to want a tesoro or a bigger coil for my 250, but i'm content for now. I really don't know how much better off I would be spending more money on another detector.
I would say, if you have the money to spend, and you're planning on spending a lot of time doing it, then get a tesoro. I don't really know much about them, but they look pretty nice.
One more thing, when I bought mine, I wish I would have gotten a coil cover and a rain guard to keep the dust out. I've got a coil cover now, but still waiting to buy a rain cover. Maybe check on what uses a lot of batteries or a battery charger to. i'm not knocking my ace, but batteries cut into my clad count pretty good.
Hope this helps,
-1996

 

[EddieR]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Congrats on the finds!! Awesome!

 

[detector de metales]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

I say buy Rechargables.. They pay for themselves! Especially the NiMH and LIon's.
Nice Cross! I have seen some of your other posts and each time you are getting more and more!
Great Job.. It's fun to see how we all "hone" our skills!
Great way to start the New Year!
Happy Hunting in '09!

J2

 

[gtlfindings]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Hey thanks for the info '96 goo luck hunting out there and may the silver gods shine upon you!!
Gerald

 

[Goldiver]

Re: New Year's Day, and my first silver coin.

Nice work on the silver, looks like you got the hang of it!


Steve