You know the feel of your digger scraping across a silver coin?

[Nick A]

Feeling it slip as you are trying to pry under the target and feeling in your hand as the tip of the steel digger gouges the soft silver. Aw, crap. It's not a squished screwcap. At least it wasn't something more valuable than a nice 43S Walking Liberty half.

A little bit of everything today. 1971 Ike dollar, 1968D silver half, the aformentioned Walking Liberty, a 44 Mercury dime, tokens, a button, a junk jewelry class ring charm, 5-6 video game tokens, a 1970 Canadian penny and a modern bullet.

The WL half and the dime came out of a high school that should have been hunted out ages ago. The dime was so deep that it was iron/coin bounce on the CZ3D.

 

[hollowpointred]

i think we have all gouged one at one time or another. this hard ground doesn't make it any easier does it? nice stuff gouge or no gouge!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

It doesn't look too badly, bud. At least you didn't deck a Flowing Hair of that denomination.

 

[Green1]

great day out !!!! lots of sweet finds there....

 

[Roger Mn.]

nice silver and other coins makes for a good day of detecting.congrats.

 

[Natman]

Nice coins! That's not too bad of a scratch, I expected to see worse.

I tried "softening out" a scatch on the first Franklin half I found..let me tell you an SOS soap pad isn't a good idea..I nearly obliterated the "TY"in the word LIBERTY.

I made up for it by finding another one 2 months later. I left it alone. Live and learn.

HH,
Nat

 

[weasel606]

i was stareing at her and didnt even see a scratch ! i did have to get a paper towel and wipe the drool of off my face though excellent finds and a big congrats

 

[Johnny Cache Hunter]

Those are some nice looking finds you've got there, they would have made my day.
I'd like to find an Ike myself.
Congratulations,
JCH

 

[piggman1]

What scratch? I was expecting a big ol' gouge across the face. Great assortment of finds. keep on swinging!

 

[Evolution]

An Ike, A WL 1/2 and a 40% wilver Kennedy in one day is a very good day indeed. Great Job.

 

[txkickergirl]

very good day I would say, too bad you nicked her, but still a mighty pretty looking coin.

 

[NC_Horn]

Really a nice pile of digs, Sorry about the nick but still a nice coin. Congrats on all your finds!

HH

 

[Stormtrooper154]

I totally feel for you bud. My screw up happened on a Key Date Walker...1916-S (obverse mint mark)....It sucks, I know.

 

[Fisher]

I've only been md'ing for a couple of weeks now...but I'd like to know how it feels! All I've found so far were some pennies. lol

 

[Baldingboy]

I too have done it. Luckily only on a few wheats. Talk to Mastereagle22.....he does it all the time!

 

[zartan7779]

grats and sweet silver coins

great pics too

 

[Mirage]

Never happens to me.

Fortunately I haven't gouged any key date silver coins yet. Oh wait, I haven't found any key date silver coins yet.

Looks like a nice hunt. Congratulations.

Bob

 

[RUDY2003]

Real pretty liberty!

Keep safe...

 

[LI Tom]

Great silver finds.A place you can find 2 silver halfs and a dollar coin is FAR from hunted out.If those large coins were missed,just think how many silver dimes and Quarters are lurking there.

 

[Bertman]

Nice finds at1cad... Looks like that Fisher detector with its deep seeking capability will come in very useful... I have one of those killer machines as well...

HH Robert