Silver in the SC MUD

[Patriot Relics]

Hey guys,

Driving home after work I noticed the low tide screaming for a quick hunt so I pulled over, covered myself in bug spray, and broke out the Safari. It was a fairly uneventful site until I heard the minelab start screaming on silver. The coin was covered in a black crust that slipped easily off the surface of the coin. An 1897 V Nickle survived a hundred years in the salt water and while its roached, I can still make out Liberty's bust and the date! Thanks for looking

 

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[cjon455]

cool find, but im sorry to inform ya 1897 v nickels weren't made of silver

1897 P Liberty Nickels Liberty Head "V" Nickel: Value and Prices

still a sweet find!

 

[Patriot Relics]

cool find, but im sorry to inform ya 1897 v nickels weren't made of silver

1897 P Liberty Nickels Liberty Head "V" Nickel: Value and Prices

still a sweet find!

cjon is spot on, I just ran over to air test it and your exactly right 10-13 is definitely nickel. Strange as it certainly has the look and feel of silver. I'm guess the salt water/trash may have been falsing the safari signal, but hey still a neat old coin.

 

[dig deeper now]

My safari hits 14 for nickels. Never hit a 10 or below, I don't dig lower than 14, as of yet with my Safari. Great find!!!!!!!!

 

[cjon455]

cjon is spot on, I just ran over to air test it and your exactly right 10-13 is definitely nickel. Strange as it certainly has the look and feel of silver. I'm guess the salt water/trash may have been falsing the safari signal, but hey still a neat old coin.

Hey I hope you didn't take offense to that, just wanted to give you the heads up, not to downplay a 118 year old nickel though, that's still a great find

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice find VMI! You guys at the coast have been finding some nice stuff. Congrats.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Hey I hope you didn't take offense to that, just wanted to give you the heads up, not to downplay a 118 year old nickel though, that's still a great find

None taken thanks for the feedback

 

[Patriot Relics]

My safari hits 14 for nickels. Never hit a 10 or below, I don't dig lower than 14, as of yet with my Safari. Great find!!!!!!!!

I actually dig alot of pewter buttons in the 10 to 18 range so I chase some of the lower signals.