Took off to do some water hunting, but on my drive I happened to notice a Habitat for Humanity construction site![attachment 290638 walker3.jpg]
I fired up the 70 still in totlot settings and went in...straight to the backyard that hadnt been bulldozed...all of a sudden I started hitting pennys, but not your normal penny signals, strange...looked at one and it was my FIRST Indian found with the 70 the rest were wheats! Then I hit another signal that was not sharp or crisp, that turned out to be a 1899 Barber dime! Only the second Barber dime I ever found.[attachment 290639 walker5.jpg]
Then the guy showed up to run the gear, nice fellow, we talked about detecting and he asked if I could find the curbstop, No Problem! Bing! Here it is! He said to go ahead and hunt as he was going to load up a bunch of stumps in a dumptruck, but I left for the Lake...once in the water, I couldnt stop thinking about this place, I'd only been there maybe 10 minutes, this might be the only time a guy can hit it!...so I said the hell with water hunting, and went back...this time I did a ground balance, and set up light since there was a lot of nails, and none of the coins were deep. I headed straight where he had the trackhoe parked, it was now moved, and he was gone with the dumptruck and immediately I got a big signal...I nearly wet myself when this big Walker Half showed up not 2"deep! My First Walker, and First Silver Half! I tried to get a good shot of it in the hole as it hit the light, like you guys do, but i was shaking too much evidently!
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I got 4 wheats, a 41,42,44,45...the Walker is a 43, and the Barber a 1899, one 07 Indian..a regular clad Q, D and N, and a few zincs..I scanned the dirtpiles to no avail, but I know theres coins in them since all of these were shallow, maybe 4" tops...theres my new hunting rig Rosie in the background....[attachment 290642 walker2.jpg]
I got a strange tingly sensation in my innards when I found that Walker..now I know why you silver guys do what you do![attachment 290643 walker.jpg]
Mud
I fired up the 70 still in totlot settings and went in...straight to the backyard that hadnt been bulldozed...all of a sudden I started hitting pennys, but not your normal penny signals, strange...looked at one and it was my FIRST Indian found with the 70 the rest were wheats! Then I hit another signal that was not sharp or crisp, that turned out to be a 1899 Barber dime! Only the second Barber dime I ever found.[attachment 290639 walker5.jpg]
Then the guy showed up to run the gear, nice fellow, we talked about detecting and he asked if I could find the curbstop, No Problem! Bing! Here it is! He said to go ahead and hunt as he was going to load up a bunch of stumps in a dumptruck, but I left for the Lake...once in the water, I couldnt stop thinking about this place, I'd only been there maybe 10 minutes, this might be the only time a guy can hit it!...so I said the hell with water hunting, and went back...this time I did a ground balance, and set up light since there was a lot of nails, and none of the coins were deep. I headed straight where he had the trackhoe parked, it was now moved, and he was gone with the dumptruck and immediately I got a big signal...I nearly wet myself when this big Walker Half showed up not 2"deep! My First Walker, and First Silver Half! I tried to get a good shot of it in the hole as it hit the light, like you guys do, but i was shaking too much evidently!
...[attachment 290641 walker4.jpg]I got 4 wheats, a 41,42,44,45...the Walker is a 43, and the Barber a 1899, one 07 Indian..a regular clad Q, D and N, and a few zincs..I scanned the dirtpiles to no avail, but I know theres coins in them since all of these were shallow, maybe 4" tops...theres my new hunting rig Rosie in the background....[attachment 290642 walker2.jpg]
I got a strange tingly sensation in my innards when I found that Walker..now I know why you silver guys do what you do![attachment 290643 walker.jpg]
Mud
, usually when I see construction starting like that I am working. By the time I get time to go detect it has already been back-filled with red clay dirt and leveled etc... Awesome finds. Big silver is exciting when it pops up out of the dirt.
HH jim tn
WOW what a great place to come upon at the right time. Of course it also takes a good bit of skill. Great detecting Mud. I am worried about the thumping of the heart and tingling, that is sure sign you haven't had a drink in sometime. 
Proud of you....Z
If I ever flip out a silver dollar, or gold coin, Hillis,or Ron, I'm sure I would bust a spring! 
Back to clad for me...this old silver is too much excitement, and probably not good for a fellow like me on a daily basis.
one little window of opportunity come and gone just that fast.