🥇 BANNER Bucket list silver X2....then X2 again!!!! OMG.

BigWaveDave

BigWaveDave

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Nov 22, 2013
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🥇 Banner finds
2
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
4
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro, AT Max, Minelab
Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Updated cleaned up pics!!!

I'm stunned.
The street tear outs are still producing, a few wheats here, clad dimes there...the occasional silver keeps me going...then today happened.
The AT Pro sounded off a choppy 90-91-92 ..... Wierd. It wasn't clear or consistent, but I was intrigued. The target seemed big, so the dig began.....not expecting to see a clod of dirt, perfectly flat on one side, and round....and, big? I'd seen this before, when a coin is broken from its grave, there is that pretty flat dirt to the side of the coin...but not like this.
I reached into the hole, and I felt a big, round...???
OMG...did I just find big silver? I didn't try to ID it, as I was thinking this might be my best find ever...
I stood up, scanned the hole, and the signal was still there!
Slowly I fished out, another one?!?
Another, and another!!! I was like, this can't be happening. 5 minutes later my wife calls and says dinners ready....really?
In lieu of in situ pics, I did the best I could, still not sure what I found... image.jpeg
So the clean up was pretty intense, I dropped Holy bombs in shear joy and excitement as I saw what the beauties were....
1923 and 1925 Peace Dollars!!!
1921 and, the Belle of the ball...1889-0 Morgan's!!!
:headbang::headbang::headbang:
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I had never found a dollar coin...today I found 4! Crazy! Oh, and also my oldest silver!(with a date).....
Now, I gotta read up how to best clean them, if I even decide to.

Thanks for looking!:hello:
 

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I think it is safe to say that it is time for you to apply for your Treasure Hunter's Retirement Pension.
That is an incredible accomplishment.
CONGRATS
 

Wow, congrats on the awesome big Silver!

TommNJ
 

Dang, I searched a whole downtown square tear out and didn't find THAT kind of loot. That is freakin incredible.Great job!!!
 

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Wow guys... What can I say other than thank you for all the likes, comments, and goodwill regarding my 4 Dollars...
A shout out to Buckleboy's silver cleaning tips, (and thanks OutdoorAdv for the link).... Thing is, 5X I tried it, they weren't budging after a few baths, so yes, I did get frisky with the baking soda-thumb-rub technique...I think this is far as I'm going to get.

As I was tossing and turning in bed last night, I got to thinking that this was also my first silver spill....unbelievable!

If you didn't see the updated pics, here they are...
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Again, thanks for all the kind responses....awesome.

Oh yea, the 1921 Morgan is a D, nice how I destroyed the reverse...and the 1925 Peace is an S mint... Cool!
 

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yeah bud keep posting the pics! ( this is starting out as the worst year of my life)
 

Amazing... Just incredible! 4 bucks in the 1920s-1930s was a LOT!!
 

((*^$$^&^^&& I bet the stupid pats are gonna win it again now
 

Oregon Viking said:
Bite your tongue !!

Congrats Big Wave...We don't find much around here...Oregon is just not old enough I guess. No Civil war here either...
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#1 seed in your signature? Well played.
 

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My Banner vote is in Dave, Again congrats on the epic hunt and finds. I can sense you'll be stoked for a while and are grinning from ear to ear to the point your face muscles are soar.
 

To be nominated for "banner"... That alone is such a great feeling.... Thank you friend, for thinking so highly of my 4 dollars.... Awesome.
 

as did I ( only because I love your wife too)
 

Wow! I've been hunting since 1977 and have never dug one and you get four! Great job! :occasion14: I'll toss a Banner vote your way as well. Good luck.
 

GaRebel1861 said:
Wow! I've been hunting since 1977 and have never dug one and you get four! Great job! :occasion14: I'll toss a Banner vote your way as well. Good luck.
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Well don't feel too bad I've been digging longer than you and I still haven't got one either, it's been on the bucket list for so long that the dust has covered it up so bad that I'll need to dig it up. Geez! and this guy goes out and digs them 4 at a time, it hurts sometimes because every time I see one posted my odds go down. BTW Dave congrats again you sleepless lucky dog.
 

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