206 yr old, BIG!, foreign, SILVER in Northern California!!

[Zinc Penny]

Thanks everyone.. still on cloud 9 showing all my co-workers today. It is fun everyone speculating where it has been and Tue journey it has taken.. It I'd amazing how a chunk of silver can spark so many people's interest..

I know how you feel lol I certainly felt on cloud 9 when I found my 1910 barber half dollar haven't found silver since. What part of northern California you in?

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Up above Sacramento. Butter county

 

[Cameraniac]

Awesome recovery, Jackalope!

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Congratulations JackalopeZL1 on a great find. Your persistence really paid off. I guess that the lesson to all is that a good target in close proximity to trash can/will distort the VDI on a signal. Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
blind Squirrel

 

[Zinc Penny]

You are well over a 5 hour drive from me lol. I tried detecting up in that area but a lot of iron contamination and it's nearly impossible to detect. I had gone up to the angels camp/sonora area where a lot of family lives and tried to detect the old house and Soo much iron that the safari I had at the time wouldn't work was just sounding off 100% of the time was about the worst ground I ever saw in my life.

 

[timwied]

I wonder what 5 francs would have bought in 1811? I'll bet the guy who lost it was shaking as much as when you found it! That could've bought the farm!!!

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Thanks again folks, And I too wonder what that would have bought back then? I also often think what it was actually spent on as well. So fun to imagine all thins stuff.

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Congrats, that is one beautiful big old silver!!

I've never detected in gold country, but sure have seen a lot of great finds come from California gold country

hh,
Cal

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Thanks Cal Cobra, Went out again to this spot and found a 1700's Chinese coin and a few other period relics. The grass is so high it is really hard hunting there. Can't wait for the grass to be gone