πŸ₯‡ BANNER Dug a change purse full of silver!!!

lenmac65

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Garrett AT Pro, Equinox 800 (as of 10/2019)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
This is a walking away from the car story for a change. I was walking through the woods toward an area with stone farmer walls that I intended to search. I was casually swinging as I walked the trail when I got a high tone about six inches from the trail edge. I rescanned and got mixed signals and VDIs. I dug the hole and found a leather change purse about five inches down. I could not resist opening it, and immediately saw the half dollar as shown in the first picture. Coins started spilling out the corroded back of the purse, so I put it in my bag right away and picked up the fallen coins. I found nothing else the rest of my hunt, and could only think about what might have been in my bag. When I got home I sorted the coins. Sixteen silvers, including the half, 8 Washington quarters, 4 Mercury dimes, 2 silver Rosies, and a 1944 silver nickel. Also had a few wheat pennies, several Jefferson nickels, and a Buffalo nickel. Twenty-four coins total! While none of these coins are particularly old or unique, it sure was exciting finding them this way, and on the first hole.. Happy Hunting. Good luck out there.
 

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Oh Man what a sweet sweet find! This is what we all dream of, congrats:occasion14:
 

Congrats....ill vote banner on that too !! Don't see that every day !! Incredible !!
 

That would make a nice display together with the purse!
 

Way to go, lady luck was behind that time!! Banner in!

Thanks, Gunsil. Lady luck had a lot to do with this one for sure.
 

Great find. Now, tell the truth. You were actually walking backwards so the coin purse spill thought you were heading back to your truck and gave itself up!:laughing7:

:laughing7: Not quite, but I might try that trick next time around. thanks!
 

2 decades on this forum and not once have I voted banner [though certainly I have seen finds here worthy], never really cross my mind, until now, what a find, congrats

Thank you very much ... I appreciate it!
 

Incredible Find! WoW...! :icon_thumright:
Note the 1959 coin, and the rest are during the WWII era....
A nest egg that was lost....and, YOU found it...!
Congrats on a Once-In-A-Lifetime Find...!
 

Congrats on your first banner. If Im not digging rare colonial silvers or goldcoins then I want to be digging 16 silver coin spills
 

Bet that signal blew your ears off!! Great job brother!!
 

HUUUUGE CONGRATS on making Banner!! A awe find indeed!!
 

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