First E V E R Morgan Dollar and "V" SUPER WEEKEND!

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First E V E R Morgan Dollar and "V" SUPER WEEKEND!

We left our house here in Kentucky Wednesday for a Thanksgiving weekend with loved ones in other states, I decided to take along my Tesoro and for good luck I left the Lesche at home and took the new digger that Mighty AP sent me from Idaho. It MUST be a lucky digger, because I found my VERY FIRST Morgan Dollar and "V" Nickel with it! If you read this.....thanks again AP!

Soon as my Thanksgiving meal setteled, I started out at an old homesite that belonged to my wife's father, his father built the cabin around the turn of the century.

Here's a few pics of our trip....hope you like them!

Finally made it.......it felt good to breath fresh air again!
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Here's the old cabin built around the turn of the century, hand sawed logs. This is where I found the Morgan.
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I found the "V" about three feet out from the stone chimney.
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My First Morgan! A little worn and stratched, but still, it's a first for me!
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Here's a shot of how I first saw it down in the hole, initially, I thought it was the bottom of a soda can!
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Here's the "V" - It's seen better days of course, but another FIRST!
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Entering NC to visit wifes children :D
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Here's my little nephew and our fur-person "Precious"
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One more, here's wifey and my little nephew...and of course our dog :D.
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THE MORGAN!

Hope you guys like the pics and thanks AP for the lucky digger...that Copenhagen spit must've done the trick!

Tim
 

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Tim, I just had to add my congratulations to the lot. A silver dollar and a V-nickel are certainly two milestones. I'm still hunting for my first silver dollar, (Susan B. Anthonys don't count for me). I found a V-nickel once but it was so worn I could barely make out the V. The soils in my area are very caustic on coins and buttons. A zinc penny last only weeks around here.

CAP ;)
 

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WOW!!!!!! a Morgan and a V.......
Most excellent !!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Great pics, thanks for sharing!
Hey> you play the banjo?
 

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Congrats on your finds!!
Still waiting to find My first "V"
Hoping to find a second Morgan sometime.
I fell over backwards shouting to the sky
when I realized it was a silver dollar.
Luckily only My family heard,i think.....
HH
 

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Wow, now that Silver Dollar is one item that eludes many on this forum. Great find. I have only found two Silver Dollar's and I found them both in my home town. Many guys I know have never found one.

That looks like a really neat site. I'd go back and hunt it again. Like Nate says I bet there is more money there.

Thanks again for the post and congrats on finding the V-nickel. HH,Ringfinder
 

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WOW, just about sums this story up. What a great hunt, two personal first finds and they're totally kick butt finds at that. I'd think about giving that digger a little spit of Copenhagen once a week to keep it tuned up if thats the kind of goodies it turns out. ;) The pictures you took are just great they really help to bring the story together. I think I'll start bringing my camera out with me too. Well, a big congratulations goes out to you, its well deserved.

Happy Hunting
Johnny
 

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Where in TN were you? Just wondering cause my Mother was in Gatlinburg, TN before her husband went to prison. All well just wondering. I sure wish if he was going to prison he would have said what the hell and given me permission to hunt some of those places in the Smokey Mountain National park (might give you a insight as to his position in the park service). Good digs.

Happy Hunting
 

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Congrats on the great digs ! As for the lucky digger ? "Don't leave home without it !" Enjoyed the pics.

Huntin' 59er
 

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Congrats on those two fine coins!!
I just recently found a Morgan as well, and let me tell you, I was PUMPED...I jumped up and down for so long I was tired!!

Funny thing tho...as heavy and beautiful a huge chunk of silver it was, a 1917D Buffalo in VF condition I dug the same day was worth almost 3 times as much...I couldn't believe it!

I still count the Morgan as my best coin.

Keep it up
 

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great find!!!
 

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Very nice finds. Congratulations. ;D ;D
 

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:oGreat job Tim. Is there a date on the Morgan?
 

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:D - A lot of Questions - :D

My Morgan is an 1890-o, the date is barely legible, but I made it out and the "V" is a 1912, it's in surprisingly pretty good shape.

We went to Mountain City, Tennessee - I used to work at NECC it that helps you Pennyfarmer, I may know your hubby if he was ever their between 97 and 04.

Thanks again for all the nice replies -

Every time I tell myself "this will be the last day" the weather fools me and it gets into the upper 60's and low 70's! I can handle a winter like this! HH/NS ;D

Oh Yeah....I play the Banjo! I'm no Earl Scruggs of course, but I can handle my own..... ;D
 

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Congrats on the BIG silver, that Morgan is a real treasure, awesome!
Also on getting those "firsts"! Great post and photos, thanks!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

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Super awesome finds and pictures! :o

Man, I sure wish I'd find something like that for my videos.

Badger
 

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man! what a day you had! i would have freaked out on that morgan. great finds!
 

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Congrats, looks like you happened onto a nice spot there. hopefully we cn get out around here again
 

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