Did some river hunting today.............Silver!

[TwoRivers]

Today I hunted in a local river with my Excalibur for about 3 hrs.... The following list of coins is my findings..................................................................

21 silver dimes...mostly Mercs..
7 silver quarters
1 war nickel ..silver
3 buffalo nickels
3 Jefferson nickels
9 wheat pennies

Most of the silver and copper coins are wafer thin due to being in the salt water for so long.........They are headed for the tumbler and will be added to my silver scrap stash.....

I did have an exciting moment while out in about 4 ft of water, I stepped in an old tire and went face forward like a seal into the water I went forward about 5 ft before I came up and got my balance............it was hoot. Didn't lose anything so it was a good day.......................... A pier and one arm bandit slot use to be at this site........

 

[therick]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Elson(La)]

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[Brandy[Ma.]]

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[Magyar]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[TwoRivers]

About 2 to 3 yrs. ago I found 74 silver half dollars on the river shore where the tide washes in and out at this same site, during that hunt I invited my hunting buddy Andy to the site and he found 40 silver half dollars..We had a blast digging all those coins. There is more out there in the water where the slots were in a shack on the pier..Lot of rocks, shells and gravel on the bottom of the river makes for hard digging...


John in Virginia

 

[Jim West Pa]

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[TwoRivers]

Hi Jim............yes it was us.....I posted the finds on the Explorer forum a good while ago and also on Thunting when we first made the finds...,,

HH...................John

 

[Jim West Pa]

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[TwoRivers]

Jim......I've never had an article published, this particular find would have been a good story..I still have a picture of the finds I made so take a peek

The 74 silver 1/2 dollars.................

 

[Jim West Pa]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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