What am I missing?

[ryclo]

Why do people get excited about finding a silver dime? It seems a late 50's worn silver dime is worth around a buck, why do people get more excited finding a silver dime than finding a handfull of new clad quarters?

 

[Frankn]

For the same reason that a target shooter gets excited when he gets a bullseye instead of 2 rings out. It's human nature accepting accomplishment!

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[silverswede]

Sometimes applying a little imagination can keep the tedious task of digging other than gold or silver coins interesting. I bought several of those blue coin collection folder/books at a yard sale and each clad or copper cent I dig up I clean the date and mint letter and put it in book. I've filled two of the 1975 to present one's and 2/3 of the 1941 to 1974. Also when starting a beginner out in the sport have him look for certain dates like his/her birth date. A sad note tho' is my birth date of 1943 is still empty in the book but the a few of those 43 merc's are in the dime folder. Mostly its finding all the mint letters in a series is interesting. It also helps you date your site. Hang in tho' and you'll be yelling WOW! I found a 74 D.

 

[ryclo]

Great Idea!

 

[wharghoul]

I coin roll hunt a lot, so I've got several rolls of silver dimes put away. However, I've also been detecting for a year (the last 3 months with an Etrac) and I have yet to find an U.S Silver coin. So I can tell you, I'd probably trade a roll of my silver dimes just to see that glint of silver in the bottom of a hole.

It's gotten so bad that I actually buried some silver coins in my test garden and about a week ago I went out and dug them up just so I could see the silver coming out of the hole.

Pretty sure I hold the record for the most hours hunted with an Etrac without finding a d*mn silver dime...

 

[bazinga]

I coin roll hunt a lot, so I've got several rolls of silver dimes put away. However, I've also been detecting for a year (the last 3 months with an Etrac) and I have yet to find an U.S Silver coin. So I can tell you, I'd probably trade a roll of my silver dimes just to see that glint of silver in the bottom of a hole.

It's gotten so bad that I actually buried some silver coins in my test garden and about a week ago I went out and dug them up just so I could see the silver coming out of the hole.

Pretty sure I hold the record for the most hours hunted with an Etrac without finding a d*mn silver dime...

What state are you in? What kind of locations are you hunting?