Tiniest piece of sterling in the world !!

MUD(S.W.A.T) · Apr 5, 2009

Hello all,

It was a long day of hunting with my Whites MXT with 3"x6" shooter coil fresh from the repair shop with new control box and battery pack. :icon_sunny:

Got out around 12:00pm (EST) and got home around 8:30pm (EST). Dug mostly trash all day with a wheat penny find here and there. :P We went to several parks through out the day maybe 4-6 parks. I dug Maybe $5.00 or $6.00 (USD) in modern change and clad.

At maybe the 3rd park I found the smallest piece of silver in the world around 3"(inches) deep. :thumbsup:

This is basically silver wire tied in a knot and marked Ster. I had to use a magnifier and my camera to get a picture of the smallest Ster. I have ever seen in my life.

I don't have the best camera for close ups but its not the worst too it is 8.1 Megapixels and gets in very close but not this close, :'(

so the magnifier was needed. No real old coins

but I'm happy with the tiniest piece of sterling in the world.

Here are the photos enjoy!!

Keep @ it and HH!!

Swingit · Apr 5, 2009

Wow, Thats Cool!!!

burglarifyoulike · Apr 5, 2009

that sure is a long time to be out, but i think we metal detectorists have very long attention spans!! neat to find that THIN peice of silver, and great job on the photos!

silverfreak · Apr 5, 2009

That IS tiny. Nice find :thumbsup:

treasurefiend · Apr 5, 2009

Damn!!!

coltdavis · Apr 5, 2009

good that you got your machine back! keep it up! taht sure is a thin ring lol best of luck and HH :thumbsup:

STH69 · Apr 5, 2009

LOL, I feel sorry for the guy who had to write STER!

nebstater · Apr 5, 2009

Yep, definately a nice little ring. Found one similar to yours last year. I've enclosed a picture so you can compare. Mine was a small one too, and found on a school yard, so probably belonged to a youngster. Nice find. :thumbsup:

MUD(S.W.A.T) · Apr 6, 2009

Thanks everyone, I thought it was cool. $:-\$ :icon_scratch:

I can't imagine writing or printing that small or what the machine looks like that dose it.

The writing on it is smaller than the mint mark of a dime.

I don't know how I can stay out so long I must really want to find something good. :thumbsup:

I'm very happy I got my machine back, my new pinpointer is going to take some getting used to. Your ring is bigger than mine nebstater more silver. Looks like they twisted two together.

Keep @ it and HH!!

dfxmatt · Apr 6, 2009

I once dug the head from a mercury dime at about 5 inches (yes just the head cut from the coin)...that means your a good hunter when u find small silver like me and you did!!!! good job!