scrounger finds a silver in 2009

[scrounger d detector collector]

well im so happy to finally find a silver. i had 48 wheats and another

10 odd prewar indians and nickels. before FINALLY A SILVER... 1918 s merc

everyday im on tnet and everyone else seems to be finding loads of silver

except me. i am hunting in old areas but never in the right place it seems.

just hard becuz i was very active from 1966 to 1988 when the silver was

much more numerous.

came back to the hobby now that im retired in 08 one merc last yr a 42.

SO ENUF SNIFFIN ill just have to try harder and possibly if the weather holds

i will have a chance to beat last year.

THESE PARKS SURE ARE POUNDED.

well at least i can hold my head up now.and feel like a true tnetter

 

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[goldeagle]

congrats. on the find dont worry akk you need is patience and they will come just take your time and enjoy the scenery

 

[Ricky1601 aka pull tab king]

congrats on the silver, now that you've broken the ice there will be many more to come. thanks for sharing and hh.

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Congratz on the first silver and it was a cool Merc as well!

 

[allen]

i know how ya feel scrounger,
silver is really hiding from me !!

 

[Rusted_Iron]

well im so happy to finally find a silver. i had 48 wheats and another

10 odd prewar indians and nickels. before FINALLY A SILVER... 1918 s merc

everyday im on tnet and everyone else seems to be finding loads of silver

except me. i am hunting in old areas but never in the right place it seems.

just hard becuz i was very active from 1966 to 1988 when the silver was

much more numerous.

I didn't start until later, but I know what you mean. Some guys seem to be able to hunt every day of the week, and I'm sure they are really active in finding new sites. The days of plentiful silver were tapering off by the time I got into detecting, I think. Combine those two, and people like us with not much free time are going to find it quite a challenge. But hey, every find you do make is that much more exciting. Just don't compare it with how things used to be, that's all.

Looking around, I think I have seen more sites lost to development than have been hunted out. Old fairgrounds and sites... covered in asphalt, bulldozed, backfilled, you name it.

The sites I hunt lately, if I find one Merc I am pretty happy. Lately my take on the hobby has been more the fun of discovering the nature and use of the whatsits that are uncovered. Try as I might, though, I still don't get happy when I dig a pulltab.

 

[tndigger]

w.t.g. scrounger took me a while to find my first silver but after that the good finds just keep getting better congrats !

 

[thrillathahunt]

Way to go scrounger! Keep up that positive attitude....and good finds will come.

 

[Detectingfreak]

Congratulations on the silver! Thats what made me give up on searching for silver. I like to buy it because its easier than finding it.

 

[wingmaster]

Nice merc congrats.