Relaxing morning at a park - and then a Walking Half appeared!

[brianc053]

Hi everyone. Yesterday I detected some farm fields and frankly didn't find anything despite locating one old homesite (broken glass, oyster shells, brick, etc.). The only interesting relic was a suspender clip.
So, after a quiet day yesterday I decided this morning to hit a local park to just hear the Equinox hit some nice coin signals. This park is from the 1960's so while I was hoping for a silver I was more realistically expecting all modern coins.
I found plenty of those modern coins - around 40 of them in about 90 minutes, and only 3 pieces of trash that tricked me.
But toward the end of the hunt the Nox screamed out 33-35 and I said out loud, "show me a silver quarter!" Well fortune did me one better and produced a 1944 Walking Liberty half dollar!

I scanned the area around where I found it and didn't get any good signals, and since I needed to get to work on my day job I packed up and headed home at about 8:45.

Honestly that coin shouldn't have been there - but I'm not complaining! And I plan to head back soon, maybe there's more!

- Brian

 

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[Heavygold4me]

Big silver is always sweet. Great find

 

[GaRebel1861]

You never know where something cool is going to be found. I’ve dug a 1898 Barber quarter from a 1940 house. I guess it just stayed in circulation until it was lost.

 

[CreakyDigger]

Great score! Congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Hi everyone. Yesterday I detected some farm fields and frankly didn't find anything despite locating one old homesite (broken glass, oyster shells, brick, etc.). The only interesting relic was a suspender clip.
So, after a quiet day yesterday I decided this morning to hit a local park to just hear the Equinox hit some nice coin signals. This park is from the 1960's so while I was hoping for a silver I was more realistically expecting all modern coins.
I found plenty of those modern coins - around 40 of them in about 90 minutes, and only 3 pieces of trash that tricked me.
But toward the end of the hunt the Nox screamed out 33-35 and I said out loud, "show me a silver quarter!" Well fortune did me one better and produced a 1944 Walking Liberty half dollar!

I scanned the area around where I found it and didn't get any good signals, and since I needed to get to work on my day job I packed up and headed home at about 8:45.

Honestly that coin shouldn't have been there - but I'm not complaining! And I plan to head back soon, maybe there's more!

- Brian

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Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[WannaDig3687]

So you have a nice relaxing hunt, find the silver, which gets your adrenaline pumping , and then , have to go to work. I’m guessing you had a hard time concentrating on your job. 😂 Nice score. Congratulations!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Love those Walking Half's - congrats !

 

[pepperj]

Some of the best recoveries are when you least expect them-making for a many moons memory.
Congrats on the beautiful half Brian.

 

[pulltabfelix]

Congrats on a great find. Kids will sometime snag some of dad's or grandpa's coins and lose them. Found three wheats right together in a new tot lot.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice job on that big silver Brian. It's always nice to see a Walking Liberty Half. Bet your day at work went quickly because of your adrenalin !

 

[mddavis3]

Hi everyone. Yesterday I detected some farm fields and frankly didn't find anything despite locating one old homesite (broken glass, oyster shells, brick, etc.). The only interesting relic was a suspender clip.
So, after a quiet day yesterday I decided this morning to hit a local park to just hear the Equinox hit some nice coin signals. This park is from the 1960's so while I was hoping for a silver I was more realistically expecting all modern coins.
I found plenty of those modern coins - around 40 of them in about 90 minutes, and only 3 pieces of trash that tricked me.
But toward the end of the hunt the Nox screamed out 33-35 and I said out loud, "show me a silver quarter!" Well fortune did me one better and produced a 1944 Walking Liberty half dollar!

I scanned the area around where I found it and didn't get any good signals, and since I needed to get to work on my day job I packed up and headed home at about 8:45.

Honestly that coin shouldn't have been there - but I'm not complaining! And I plan to head back soon, maybe there's more!

- Brian

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Awesome Half!

 

[RichsEquinox]

Congrats Brian! Really nice 1944 Walking Half. Hope there’s a few more around there waiting for ya.

 

[Georgivs]

Way to go! a silver half is still on my bucket list.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Hi everyone. Yesterday I detected some farm fields and frankly didn't find anything despite locating one old homesite (broken glass, oyster shells, brick, etc.). The only interesting relic was a suspender clip.
So, after a quiet day yesterday I decided this morning to hit a local park to just hear the Equinox hit some nice coin signals. This park is from the 1960's so while I was hoping for a silver I was more realistically expecting all modern coins.
I found plenty of those modern coins - around 40 of them in about 90 minutes, and only 3 pieces of trash that tricked me.
But toward the end of the hunt the Nox screamed out 33-35 and I said out loud, "show me a silver quarter!" Well fortune did me one better and produced a 1944 Walking Liberty half dollar!

I scanned the area around where I found it and didn't get any good signals, and since I needed to get to work on my day job I packed up and headed home at about 8:45.

Honestly that coin shouldn't have been there - but I'm not complaining! And I plan to head back soon, maybe there's more!

- Brian

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gorgeous recovery there, wtg

 

[oldmxrat]

Very nice walker, congrats!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great finds! Congratulations on the silver WL half! Thanks for posting.