It took me 16 years to find this BIG SILVER today !

pl8man

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I had the day off so I meet up with Ryan ( eagleforce ) at an old location that will give up a silver still . Today it opened up BIG TIME ! I'll start with the first good find , about an hour into a 2 1/2 hour hunt I got a sweet +81 at one inch . I pulled back the grass and saw ring #7 and it was silver :icon_thumright: . Then a good 30 minutes later I was getting lots of +74 and +77 at all depths , all were pennies and dimes . One target was jumpy at 6 inches going between +74 , +77 and even hit +80 twice . I dug down and saw the sweetest thing ever , a BIG SILVER COIN EDGE !!!! I call Ryan over to see it . I was thinking silver half dollar but no it was the coin I had been looking for :hello2:. I couldn't believe it , I was shaking :blob8: . It was my first ever Morgan silver dollar ! It's a 1883 with no mint mark . I still can't believe it :headbang: . I remember two years ago watching Ryan find his first Morgan :thumbsup:. It was hard to hunt after that I was almost unable to focus on the hunt do to being so happy . After all that I did manage one more good old coin , a 1904 V nickel . It's been awhile since I found one .
When I got home and started cleaning my finds I had one more item in my pouch that I couldn't identify till I cleaned it . It turned out to have writing on it that says , GGIE WORLDS FAIR 1940 S.F. CAL. . It's my first Golden Gate International Exposition find . Maybe a lid to something ? :icon_scratch:
All I can say is it was one great hunt ! :icon_thumright:
HH
Glen
 

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Whoa! WTG. I hope it doesn't take me 16 years.Congrats.
 

Was worth the wait.Awesome finds.Congrats.HH.
 

Congrats it's a great feeling when you find one
 

Big congrats!! That's a great find, and it's nice that it's a pretty one!
 

Very awesome coin and ring is sweet.
 

Un-Freakin-believable. Wish I could have seen you shake for this. A Morgan would have me shaking so much too.

You are certainly off to a good start. And a beautiful piece of silver.

Congrats Warrior Glen

HH
MariposaGold
 

Just gets the heart a pumping when you find a lovely Morgan! ''Ain't it Sweet''! :notworthy: Congratulations on an awesome days hunt! :icon_thumright:
 

Just got back from the Sharks hockey game and saw all the very nice replies ! Thanks you all :icon_thumright:
Glen
 

Sweet!!! Congrats on your big silver!
 

Glenn, way too go man! Some people never dig those their entire hunting career.
 

Man, that beauty sure didn't see much use before it was lost! Congrats on finding your first one. I found my first and only Morgans last year (three in one hole), and I remember well the awesome feeling of seeing truly BIG silver in the hole. What an incredible experience. My only sadness was to learn that Morgans are not worth more to collectors, their value seems to be mostly in the value of the silver.
 

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Nice! You're starting 2014 out in a BIG way congrats on finally getting your Morgan and with such great detail awesome! I see your still hanging onto the title-ring king!
 

Nice! You're starting 2014 out in a BIG way congrats on finally getting your Morgan and with such great detail awesome! I see your still hanging onto the title-ring king!

My hunt would not been complete without a ring :laughing7:
Glen
 

Have I ever said that it just never gets old? Seeing that silver smiley in the hole? ;)

Way to go!
 

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