Peace Silver Dollars

[fordam3]

Hello all! I have the next three days to metal detect, and I want to make the most out of my ventures. My primary goal: a peace dollar (1935 preferred -- about to explain). My grandmother gave my mom a peace silver dollar when she was young, one that was minted the year of the former's birth. My grandmother has since passed away, but there is not a day that goes by during which my mother does not think of her. She held on ever so tightly to the coin, but a move that we made years ago led to its loss (she kept it in a little box with an accompanying note; my mom found the box after the move with only the note).

So here I am with my new hobby -- with the potential to find her another one. I know it's hard to target a single type of older coin let alone a peace silver dollar. I am sure that somebody out there has found one before, though. What types of places would potentially yield such a find? I am hesitant to try an old school yard (though there are plenty that have been around since the 1920s in my area, which is always nice) seeing as I doubt children would carry a coin of higher value during the time at which it was minted. Perhaps old fairgrounds? Sites of stadiums? Thank you so much, and sorry for the near-essay.

 

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[sonofadigger]

A very nice gesture but as you said there is really no way to set out to find a certain coin especially a peace dollar I would say an older fairground would be the best place to start..or ebay

 

[fordam3]

A very nice gesture but as you said there is really no way to set out to find a certain coin especially a peace dollar I would say an older fairground would be the best place to start..or ebay

Yeah, Ebay would be the easiest, but I feel like it would mean more if I managed to find one. Thank you very much for the reply!

 

[63bkpkr]

Fordam3,
Yes, finding a specific coin and year is a long shot but go for it as if you do not try you will not find anything. At times a positive thought makes the difference so think 1935 Peace dollar every time you go out. Ok, so that's getting your mind and the feeiling about you in order now, where? As was already suggested the county fair as yes that coin would generally be an adult coin. So what activities would increase the act of loosing a silver dollar? Climbing trees, pulling your keys from your pocket, laying down on the ground and I'm sure there are other activities that would tend to cause coins to come out of ones pocket. So what venues would draw large numbers of people: Church/Company picnics, VFW/Shriners and the like outdoor events, Old Beer Gardens especially ones where peanut shells or wood chips were all over the ground and one of my favorites - oh am I going to say it well, here's one for your Mother - check out the ground around bus stop benches.

Good Success in completing your goal...............63bkpkr

 

[cudamark]

Finding a silver dollar of ANY year is a tall order. I know many long-time detectorists that have never found one. Even a cheap Radio Shack detector will fing something that big. You'll need to do some research to find some virgin ground or get a detector that will go deeper that any other type and then hunt the places mentioned above. The only one I've found was in an old park and I know of two others that hit that same target but they didn't dig it because they though it was a sprinkler head! You'll need to dig those big targets and expect to find many cans and big brass. Areas to search.....anywhere gambling was done, saloons or bars, fairgrounds, bordellos, parks, military camps, and basements. Frankly, I think finding a known cache or bank robber loot would be more likely to contain a silver dollar.