Silver! always makes for a good day of hunting.

[yellow1053]

I went out today with "Garabaldi" to a site we just found on Friday. On Friday he got four little indians, and I got one. Today we went back and brought a friend, who found one indian, so that's six allready in two days hunting! I found the first quarters, and the first silver! two clad quarters which by themselves aren't worth noting except I was the only one who could find one! and then a 1958, then a 1942!. I also found a 1992 Great Britain Ten Pence right on the surface of the ground, my detector went over it and ignored it (as I was in high trash mode), but it caught my eye. 14 Lincoln cents, a couple being wheaties, gotta clean them up to see the dates. and finally, a nice little award pin of some sort that I think may be silver, gotta test it. It says skillful driver 11 years. anybody ever see that before? All in all, a good day. Then Garabaldi pulls a buffalo nickel as we're leaving!

 

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[mainer]

Nice pin and silver.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Hey Yellow1053, Your "Skillful Driver" pin belonged to a UPS Driver at one time. Those are yearly pins given to drivers who have never been in an accident. I know for a fact, as I am a UPS driver who just received my 22 year "Skillful Driver" pin a few months ago. Ron in IL.

 

[Trezurehunter]

I forgot to mention, that those pins are not silver, but at the 20 year mark, they start to put a small diamond in them. Ron

 

[yellow1053]

I forgot to mention, that those pins are not silver, but at the 20 year mark, they start to put a small diamond in them. Ron

Darn! oh well, two quarters is still good.

 

[yellow1053]

I forgot to mention, that those pins are not silver, but at the 20 year mark, they start to put a small diamond in them. Ron

Hey Ron, I cleaned mine up, and on the back under the pin, it says "Sterling Balfour" I guess it has some silver?
sweeeet.

 

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

Would love to see that silver cleaned up !!

Great finds !!

Keep @ it and HH !!!

 

[Garabaldi]

Still an awesome pin Yellow!!!! Your in the lead for silver.

 

[yellow1053]

Awww, don't worry G, you'll catch up! LOL (like in a day or two)!!!!!
and here's some cleaned up pics. and a close up of the pin back. I was wrong on the date of one of the silver quarters, it's a 53 not 58.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Looks like the building that driver works out of is better than ours. Each building has its own budget, & not a one of my pins are sterling. Guess I should'nt have assumed that all of them were not sterling. Nice find. Ron

 

[Garabaldi]

How did you clean the quarters, they look ficken awesome.

 

[eagleforce]

Congrats on the silvers. What a great hunt.

 

[yellow1053]

How did you clean the quarters, they look ficken awesome.

Thanks, warm water and baking soda.

Thanks Eagleforce!