A little more silver from the beach today.

[TomW244]

I managed to make it back on the falling/low tide at the beach I’ve been hunting recently. Sadly a layer of sand has been deposited by the tides, making targets fewer and farther between. Even the clad coins were unusually deep. I did manage to scrape out a few good items though.

Only one wheat penny (1956)
A 1951 Franklin Half Dollar
A 1958 Roosevelt Dime
And a silver St. Christopher medallion marked “Reed Sterling” on the back and “Gantner” on the front (possibly the designer?)

I haven’t heard of Reed Sterling before, so any input on that would be appreciated.

Thanks, as always! May your next hunt bring you joy!

 

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[JSMITH]

Nice finds! Most of the silver I've found on a beach ends up being a purplish/blackish color. That Franklin and Roosevelt both look great! HH.

 

[TomW244]

Nice finds! Most of the silver I've found on a beach ends up being a purplish/blackish color. That Franklin and Roosevelt both look great! HH

That’s usually the case for me, too. I think this silver was displaced from dry sand by tidal surge from hurricane Ian. It’s been a mixed bag lately on this particular beach.

 

[Digger RJ]

I managed to make it back on the falling/low tide at the beach I’ve been hunting recently. Sadly a layer of sand has been deposited by the tides, making targets fewer and farther between. Even the clad coins were unusually deep. I did manage to scrape out a few good items though.
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Only one wheat penny (1956)
A 1951 Franklin Half Dollar
A 1958 Roosevelt Dime
And a silver St. Christopher medallion marked “Reed Sterling” on the back and “Gantner” on the front (possibly the designer?)

I haven’t heard of Reed Sterling before, so any input on that would be appreciated.

Thanks, as always! May your next hunt bring you joy!

They do look pretty clean for the beach. That’s a Bonus!! And Good O’l Ben!!!!
Very Nice!!! Congrats !!!

 

[TomW244]

They do look pretty clean for the beach. That’s a Bonus!! And Good O’l Ben!!!!
Very Nice!!! Congrats !!!

Thank you!

 

[oldmxrat]

Nice finds, congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Looks like it was a nice hunt. I like that Franklin Half.