HUGE Silver came to light after 100 years :hot:

[McClod]

Well, I've found 13 silvers, plenty of wheats, even a 1916 merc, not the D merc though, but have yet to find an IH, V nickle, shield nickel or buffalo. Some of the guys on MD have, not me, yet! I'd say you're doing pretty darn good finding those oldies! Good job!

 

[OregonGregg]

Thanks, so whats the learning curve (in years) to learn how to operate a 3030. I have been kicking around for a machine for depth in more open areas.

 

[woodchiphustler]

Nice. Not very common to find a lone one.

 

[Ray-Mo.]

For those asking . Auto +3 was running around 26 . Soil was on the dry side . And as mentioned it was only my second silver dollar in over 40 years detecting . Both from public sites that had been hammered hard for many years and both were very iffy signals. The first was found with my E-Trac by the way .

Thanks for all the comments folks and I apologize for not posting as much lately as I have not found a lot quantity wise but quality has been very good

 

[laplander]

Nice one Ray! Way to use your ears and your skill, it sure paid off BIG time
HH Jeff

 

[Monte]

if you don't mind the drive over to the better side of Oregon.

I moved from the greater Portland metro area last September to Arlington, upstream midway between The Dalles and Hermiston just last September. Busy researching now to line up a lot of great looking homesteads and other more dated locations, then I'll go after permission. Silver Dollars don't show themselves as often as they used to, but the hey-day of the latter '60s, the '70s and early-to-mid '80s are long gone.

There still are some silver dollars out there to be found, and most that I have uncovered in the past half-dozen years were mainly in trashier sites, or were in some fresh renovation work [size=small](I always watch for good renovation!)[/size]. Most were also in the Portland area, too! One at Washington Park, one near Mt. Tabor Park, one in some fresh work where they rebuilt a new school in the SE area 2009/2010, and one in some street & sidewalk renovation. That last one was in Central Oregon, not Portland.

The deepest of them all in recent years was about 4"-4

 

[AngelicStorm]

That probably made your day or rather month or so.

 

[mudpuppy]

Dream coins! Nice work boys! I think most of us noobs have to learn to hunt masked targets, and the sooner the better.
Mud

 

["Dr.Tones"]

Nice one! I've yet to get me one of those!

 

[MikeO]

WTG Ray. Shes a real beauty. Not your everyday dig thats for sure.