Another silver in PA....in winter!

[DKinPA]

The days are getting longer, not necessarily warmer but longer for sure. I had about an hour of daylight after work today so I decided to hit the old school yard at the ghost town of Centralia. During spring, summer and fall the grass and weed growth here is so high it's almost impossible to swing a detector. So, the temperature was only 35 but I was looking for a break from cabin fever and decided to give it a shot.

I ran the Etrac in conductive multi tone and told myself I was only digging signals that I felt certain were coins. As usual the E did not disappoint.
I dug 4 memorial cents before I got an odd signal that was reading a solid 11-44 in one direction but jumping to 15-47 in the other....but either way I was diggin'. Turns out the machine was dead on on both counts, after fighting the frozen ground to a depth of about 5" I found a 1953 D silver Rosie and a 1973 quarter.

Here's the silver:


A short time later I got a jumpy signal that held 47 on the conductive reading and dug this, it says Menley & James LTD, sample Iodex Iodine Inunction, rub in until color disappears. New York, Montreal and London. A quick search showed this to be a sample handed out by salesmen in the 1920's and 30's.



HH

Dave

 

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[Papa Bear]

Very nice. I think I have dug some pre-65 dimes. I had no idea they were silver. I will have to go through my finds. Well done!!

 

[70monte68]

Nice score! Went out yesterday just found an 1881 Indian head and two buttons. Looking for another silver.

 

[djm of PA]

Cool Finds Dave, congrats!!! Would love to get back there myself again before the spring "weed up".

 

[jeff of pa]

Cool on getting Out dave.

I Like the Lid

 

[texjim]

Nice job Dave... i have been wanting to get out myself just not enough hours in the day for me..

 

[sagittarius98]

Very nice. I think I have dug some pre-65 dimes. I had no idea they were silver. I will have to go through my finds. Well done!!

Not only are the dimes silver but also quarters, half dollars, for a short time nickels and dollars.

Nickels - 1942 -1945 (not all 1942 are, have to have large mintmark on dome, 35%)
Dimes - before 1965 (90%)
Quarters - before 1965 (90%)
Half Dollars - before 1965 (90%), 1965-1970 (40%)
Dollars - before 1964 (none made after 1935 in silver, 90%)

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Way to go! Great to see you got out

 

[DKinPA]

Thanks guys!!

Jeff, that sample thing is actually the whole can not just the lid! It's crushed but I found both the top and the bottom!

DK

 

[crazyjarhead]

Amazing find in Pa. in the middle of January What's up with this Global Warming Thing Glad you got out in the middle of January, Dave. What is the Groundhog going to do this year??

 

[RushinPA]

Amazing find in Pa. in the middle of January What's up with this Global Warming Thing Glad you got out in the middle of January, Dave. What is the Groundhog going to do this year??

Like in the Direct TV commercial "No Pain.....No Pain....Ha Ha Ha"

As for the ground hog.....we don't need no stinking ground hog....get out there and hunt.