I haven't been around in awhile because I've been busy with finals, graduation, a grad trip, and finally my summer job has kept me occupied.
But I had a chance to go out this morning for a few hours before I had to go to work. I went to an older park that I've only been to once. I found a wheatie that last time I was there and wanted to see if I couldn't get some more older coins.
Twenty minutes and three clad coins I got a shallow hit on a target that ID'd as a dime or maybe a copper penny. An inch below the ground I pulled up a tiny coin that looked like play money to start. But closer inspection revealed a 1 troy gram of .999 silver in the buffalo round style. It wasn't the kind of silver coin I was looking for but I'd take it.
A couple of swings and ten feet over I got a similar signal, and sure enough I pulled a second silver in the exact same style. Both look like they'd been hit by a mower.
Are they real? I hope so. I don't have a test kit yet, so until then I'll pretend they are. Plus they did ring up in the right range.
It's ironic that I found these pieces of silver. In a forum post last December that asked what everyone does with their clad at the end of the year someone posted a picture of a pile of silver coins he bought at a coin show at the end of the year. I had to spend time thinking about it. I talked with Mom about it, and she said that investing in silver was a good way of turning the coins into something of value. I did some research, watched YouTube videos, and looked at online silver dealers. So I had some idea of what the silver pieces I'd find and what they were because I'd seen the full size 1 oz pieces for sale.
I ended the two hours with a handful of clad, an old pocket knife, three wheaties, and the two silver pieces. Not a bad morning.
But I had a chance to go out this morning for a few hours before I had to go to work. I went to an older park that I've only been to once. I found a wheatie that last time I was there and wanted to see if I couldn't get some more older coins.
Twenty minutes and three clad coins I got a shallow hit on a target that ID'd as a dime or maybe a copper penny. An inch below the ground I pulled up a tiny coin that looked like play money to start. But closer inspection revealed a 1 troy gram of .999 silver in the buffalo round style. It wasn't the kind of silver coin I was looking for but I'd take it.
A couple of swings and ten feet over I got a similar signal, and sure enough I pulled a second silver in the exact same style. Both look like they'd been hit by a mower.
Are they real? I hope so. I don't have a test kit yet, so until then I'll pretend they are. Plus they did ring up in the right range.
It's ironic that I found these pieces of silver. In a forum post last December that asked what everyone does with their clad at the end of the year someone posted a picture of a pile of silver coins he bought at a coin show at the end of the year. I had to spend time thinking about it. I talked with Mom about it, and she said that investing in silver was a good way of turning the coins into something of value. I did some research, watched YouTube videos, and looked at online silver dealers. So I had some idea of what the silver pieces I'd find and what they were because I'd seen the full size 1 oz pieces for sale.
I ended the two hours with a handful of clad, an old pocket knife, three wheaties, and the two silver pieces. Not a bad morning.
