Treasure with a Capital "T"- 1879 Morgan Silver Dollar

Silvermonkey

Silvermonkey

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The hobby of metal detecting can be down right crazy. You can never ( and I mean never) predict what's going to pop out of the ground. Today's hunt out in the woods is a great case in point. After about 90 minutes of climbing through pricker bushes, and up and down a variety of hills I had little to show for my efforts:

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So then I'm walking along a little used trail next to a swamp, and pull off to the side to swing over a small clearing:

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I hit on a solid "92" VDI using a slightly modified " Fast" program on my Deus II. I'm thinking "dime"...maybe even a silver dime. But the signal sounded too big for a dime. I decided to be careful digging, just in case it was something good. But it wasn't...it was something great! At the depth of about 6-7 inches, out pops a 1879 Morgan silver dollar. I was flabbergasted!

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I have never found a silver dollar, and I don't expect to find another. They produced 14.8 million of these coins. Each one weighs 26.7 grams and is composed of 90 % silver, 10 % copper. I'm very surprised that my coin had such a low VDI. Maybe that has to do with the partial copper content. This beauty is in very nice condition, and cleaned up reasonably well.

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Thanks for having a look. Good hunting to all! Cheers!!
 

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Another dollar bites the dust, one less chance of getting one.

Seriously, congratulations on the silver dollar.

Yes a tad green around my gills.

She's a beauty. :headbang:
 

What a dream come true. Especially out in the middle of nowhere. That is one big beautiful piece of silver.
You would think someone could break a toe just dropping it. :laughing7:
I hope I get to experience digging a Morgan some day.
Nice recovery,
MM
 

Silvermonkey said:
The hobby of metal detecting can be down right crazy. You can never ( and I mean never) predict what's going to pop out of the ground. Today's hunt out in the woods is a great case in point. After about 90 minutes of climbing through pricker bushes, and up and down a variety of hills I had little to show for my efforts:

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So then I'm walking along a little used trail next to a swamp, and pull off to the side to swing over a small clearing:

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I hit on a solid "92" VDI using a slightly modified " Fast" program on my Deus II. I'm thinking "dime"...maybe even a silver dime. But the signal sounded too big for a dime. I decided to be careful digging, just in case it was something good. But it wasn't...it was something great! At the depth of about 6-7 inches, out pops a 1879 Morgan silver dollar. I was flabbergasted!

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I have never found a silver dollar, and I don't expect to find another. They produced 14.8 million of these coins. Each one weighs 26.7 grams and is composed of 90 % silver, 10 % copper. I'm very surprised that my coin had such a low VDI. Maybe that has to do with the partial copper content. This beauty is in very nice condition, and cleaned up reasonably well.

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Thanks for having a look. Good hunting to all! Cheers!!
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Silvermonkey said:
The hobby of metal detecting can be down right crazy. You can never ( and I mean never) predict what's going to pop out of the ground. Today's hunt out in the woods is a great case in point. After about 90 minutes of climbing through pricker bushes, and up and down a variety of hills I had little to show for my efforts:

View attachment 2130051

So then I'm walking along a little used trail next to a swamp, and pull off to the side to swing over a small clearing:

View attachment 2130052View attachment 2130053
I hit on a solid "92" VDI using a slightly modified " Fast" program on my Deus II. I'm thinking "dime"...maybe even a silver dime. But the signal sounded too big for a dime. I decided to be careful digging, just in case it was something good. But it wasn't...it was something great! At the depth of about 6-7 inches, out pops a 1879 Morgan silver dollar. I was flabbergasted!

View attachment 2130057
View attachment 2130059
I have never found a silver dollar, and I don't expect to find another. They produced 14.8 million of these coins. Each one weighs 26.7 grams and is composed of 90 % silver, 10 % copper. I'm very surprised that my coin had such a low VDI. Maybe that has to do with the partial copper content. This beauty is in very nice condition, and cleaned up reasonably well.

View attachment 2130064View attachment 2130065
Thanks for having a look. Good hunting to all! Cheers!!
Click to expand...
 

SUPER GREAT FIND OF YOUR LIFETIME. Put it in clear plastic then in your pocket for luck to find its other friends, someone was hunting or camping in the area keep doing a circle swing in the same area. great condition Happy hunting its a wow find!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

awesome find! lower VDI could possibly be attributed to how it sat in the ground, such as possibly standing on edge or at a steep enough angle to reflect the signal in a manner you only got a partial reading. I had that happen once with a walking liberty half. Barely got a return signal because it was standing on edge in the ground and was deep as well.
 

Your alias is not Silvermonkey for nothing! What a fantastic coin, with a nice early date too. Congrats on such an amazing find.
 

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