FINALLY!!! SILVER!!!!
ASUtodd
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Well I guess you guys have been waiting sometime now for me to find my first silver coin... TODAY WAS THE DAY!!!!! Here is the story:
In a land far far away.... there was a young man who dreamed of glory and finding his first silver coin. He had toiled long and hard in the fields of the Kiwans/FOP lodge. He spent evening after evening, day after day, searching for the elusive silver coin. To make matters worse he even had a evil villian attempt to steal his glory by finding a silver ring. Eventhough times were hard the young lad never gave up hope and continued his search although he was told to look elsewhere.
The date: January 27, 2008. The place: Kiwanis/FOP lodge Salisbury, NC. Our young hero steps onto the soccer field to find his riches. As he began to sweep the coil of his mighty DFX (Wow this story would suck if I had said Garrets there....
) when he got his first beep. He dug down and found a hole full of dimes and quarters as if a young child had buried them. After finding several other holes like this one our hero thought that this would be like every other day in the field. After about an hour of searching he heard a strong tone coming from about 4 inches down. The tone appeared to be a normal dime, as usual. Our hero pinpoints his target, slips his spade into the ground, and pries the ground up to see his awaiting coin. However, this would be no normal dime, this would be a SILVER DIME..... Our hero gasps as he sees and unusual silver glow coming from within the red clay and brown dirt. COULD IT BE?!?! COULD OUR HERO HAVE FOUND HIS FIRST SILVER COIN?!?!?!?!? HE HAD!!! He frantically fumbled for his camera to take pictures of the momentus occasion. After snaping his first picture he plucked the dime from its dirt tomb and began to gently brush away some of the dirt. A 1964 D ROOSEVELT DIME!!! WOOHOOOOOOO. Our hero sat breathless for a moment and then realized that he must call his wife to tell her that he his now MASTER of his domain!!
Well if that wasn't the cheesiest story you ever heard I don't know what was. Regardless, I did find a 1964 D Roosevelt Dime today. In looking through the post on the ASUTODD FIRST SILVER COIN GIVEAWAY, it would appear that LordM will be keeping his goodluck charm. BentFork did guess 1964 Dime but he said no mint mark. I'll leave that part up to LordM to decide. Well after all that fanfare I supposse you guys want to see some pics, I shall waste no more time then!
Todd
In a land far far away.... there was a young man who dreamed of glory and finding his first silver coin. He had toiled long and hard in the fields of the Kiwans/FOP lodge. He spent evening after evening, day after day, searching for the elusive silver coin. To make matters worse he even had a evil villian attempt to steal his glory by finding a silver ring. Eventhough times were hard the young lad never gave up hope and continued his search although he was told to look elsewhere.
The date: January 27, 2008. The place: Kiwanis/FOP lodge Salisbury, NC. Our young hero steps onto the soccer field to find his riches. As he began to sweep the coil of his mighty DFX (Wow this story would suck if I had said Garrets there....
) when he got his first beep. He dug down and found a hole full of dimes and quarters as if a young child had buried them. After finding several other holes like this one our hero thought that this would be like every other day in the field. After about an hour of searching he heard a strong tone coming from about 4 inches down. The tone appeared to be a normal dime, as usual. Our hero pinpoints his target, slips his spade into the ground, and pries the ground up to see his awaiting coin. However, this would be no normal dime, this would be a SILVER DIME..... Our hero gasps as he sees and unusual silver glow coming from within the red clay and brown dirt. COULD IT BE?!?! COULD OUR HERO HAVE FOUND HIS FIRST SILVER COIN?!?!?!?!? HE HAD!!! He frantically fumbled for his camera to take pictures of the momentus occasion. After snaping his first picture he plucked the dime from its dirt tomb and began to gently brush away some of the dirt. A 1964 D ROOSEVELT DIME!!! WOOHOOOOOOO. Our hero sat breathless for a moment and then realized that he must call his wife to tell her that he his now MASTER of his domain!!Well if that wasn't the cheesiest story you ever heard I don't know what was. Regardless, I did find a 1964 D Roosevelt Dime today. In looking through the post on the ASUTODD FIRST SILVER COIN GIVEAWAY, it would appear that LordM will be keeping his goodluck charm. BentFork did guess 1964 Dime but he said no mint mark. I'll leave that part up to LordM to decide. Well after all that fanfare I supposse you guys want to see some pics, I shall waste no more time then!
Todd
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G man gets it
Jerry
Lafayette Grading Set
Todd
I still have not found any silver coins but I've found silver jewelry.
Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing more of your silver finds.
Congrats again!
-Weinman Fan
Keep it up and HH!
Rick
1836 Capped Liberty
dime. My oldest US
detecting find so far.
I dig almost every
signal I get for the most
part. Go figure...
I hope this is just the beginning of a long streak......Even though it was cold where you are, I'm glad for you that you didn't get to make any of these guys. MDH
BTW- I loved your "cheesy" story!
See? I told you it would happen!!!
I am a little surprised it wasn't a Merc, but not terribly surprised it was a Roosie.
I do not keep my good luck charm, as you mentioned, 'cause it goes to whoever guessed closest. If Gary (Bentfork) guessed 1964 dime with no mintmark, he is still dang close and the winner of the contest.
Oh, yeah... *ahem* Why would your story suck if you had used the name "Garrett" in it, hmm? We Garrett Mafia members wanna know!
Speaking of the Garrett Mafia, I too got MY first silver yesterday. (Of 2008, that is.)
Multiple silver, I might add.
Story to follow shortly.
Congrats again, dude- I knew it wouldn't be long for you.
Keep it beepin!
PS- the sight of that North Carolina red clay brings back heady memories of my first outings with a modern detector, in the early 1990s in Asheville. We had a bunch of rocks in the soil there which sometimes made diggin' tough, though. Nothing like the easy dirt down here in Coastal GA.
Boy, there's nothin' like the sight of bright silver shining in the dirt, is there? A '64-D Roosie is one of the humblest silvers you could get, but it's the sign of greater things to come, believe me. You will experience that adrenaline rush again. Be sure to mark this day and keep records of your finds- you'll be glad you did, later.
<< <i>I do not keep my good luck charm, as you mentioned, 'cause it goes to whoever guessed closest. If Gary (Bentfork) guessed 1964 dime with no mintmark, he is still dang close and the winner of the contest. >>
Thank you Todd. And thank you again Rob for the opportunity. This will be my new "Good luck Charm". My rabbit's foot is worn out anyway
Oh, yeah....Congrats on the silver.
Todd
Not to mention it saves on the back considerably. I still carry my old hori-hori knife for in-the-hole work, as you've seen from my action pictures, but I actually cut the plug with the shovel now.
Another way to make a "nice and neat" hole: Local school yard
For this type of lawn, the plugger is the right tool! People don't see you walking around with a shovel or large item that looks like a KNIFE.
Jerry
Todd
Look at this site: http://www.jimmysierra.com/toolsdetail.htm#popper
It is about the same as mine. I won mine from a person in Calif. wow makes these.
Good Luck
Jerry
Todd