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First posting of my finds after three years as a forum member. Finally found something worthy. Hope I'm doing this right.
Had a new permission (their rare for me)and we finally got some rain. Last week I got permission to detect a large area by the community building in a small town about thirty miles away from a nice and very friendly and helpful lady in the town hall. Worked that two different days, found plenty of clad from the 70s up but only one 1918 mercury dime and a wheaty. Noticed two nice vacant lots ajacent with mature trees, a couple of which were fairly large. Absolutely wanted to go there as you could tell houses stood there at one time.
Wednesday we had a good rain so yesterday went back to see the nice lady at city hall for permission. "Why sure go ahead, we use those on our festival days to play games on like outhouse races etc." lol.
There is a sidewalk fronting these lots. So I went to what looked to be the old boundary between them by the sidewalk of the one she told me had the largest house at one time.
Started swinging on the small incline that led to the flat area of the house lawn, going parallel with the sidewalk, back and forth the length.
First ten feet hit a clad quarter, (only modern coin on the property), next a '39 merc, a few swings later an injun, next a '44 merc. Hey this is getting good! Than couple items of trash, anyway three more injuns came under the coil. I was at a point about fifteen feet from a large old tree and near where I figured the old sidwalk would have led th the house when that sweet, rounded, high tone came across and my VDI on my mx5 read a rock steady 91 left, right and 90 degrees apart at 6 1/2" on depth reading. Oh can it be a silver half, (had never found one) no it'll probably be a flatened aluminum can. Cut a plug plus three or four more scooped out handfuls of dirt and there she was, a beautiful O mint 1900 Morgan silver dollar. Did scar her face mouth to jaw with my digger though.[emoji24]
Besides that I only dug a bit more trash and last good target was a low to mid 70s VDI that I decided to dig. Wondered about the readings as they were too high for a zincoln and too low for a copper penny. Surprise, dug a ring with a rectangular stone. No photo of markings but says, sterling pat spend. !!!? Patent pending? No .925, anybody help me on that.
Went back today and found nothing more but trash and one 1961 memorial.
Long time bucket lister realized:yes
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First posting of my finds after three years as a forum member. Finally found something worthy. Hope I'm doing this right.
Had a new permission (their rare for me)and we finally got some rain. Last week I got permission to detect a large area by the community building in a small town about thirty miles away from a nice and very friendly and helpful lady in the town hall. Worked that two different days, found plenty of clad from the 70s up but only one 1918 mercury dime and a wheaty. Noticed two nice vacant lots ajacent with mature trees, a couple of which were fairly large. Absolutely wanted to go there as you could tell houses stood there at one time.
Wednesday we had a good rain so yesterday went back to see the nice lady at city hall for permission. "Why sure go ahead, we use those on our festival days to play games on like outhouse races etc." lol.
There is a sidewalk fronting these lots. So I went to what looked to be the old boundary between them by the sidewalk of the one she told me had the largest house at one time.
Started swinging on the small incline that led to the flat area of the house lawn, going parallel with the sidewalk, back and forth the length.
First ten feet hit a clad quarter, (only modern coin on the property), next a '39 merc, a few swings later an injun, next a '44 merc. Hey this is getting good! Than couple items of trash, anyway three more injuns came under the coil. I was at a point about fifteen feet from a large old tree and near where I figured the old sidwalk would have led th the house when that sweet, rounded, high tone came across and my VDI on my mx5 read a rock steady 91 left, right and 90 degrees apart at 6 1/2" on depth reading. Oh can it be a silver half, (had never found one) no it'll probably be a flatened aluminum can. Cut a plug plus three or four more scooped out handfuls of dirt and there she was, a beautiful O mint 1900 Morgan silver dollar. Did scar her face mouth to jaw with my digger though.[emoji24]
Besides that I only dug a bit more trash and last good target was a low to mid 70s VDI that I decided to dig. Wondered about the readings as they were too high for a zincoln and too low for a copper penny. Surprise, dug a ring with a rectangular stone. No photo of markings but says, sterling pat spend. !!!? Patent pending? No .925, anybody help me on that.
Went back today and found nothing more but trash and one 1961 memorial.
Long time bucket lister realized:yes
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Amazing finds! 
The silver especially are in great condition. 
awesome hunt and I love that ring! Some close up pics would be cool. And welcome to the dollar club
