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The weather here has been unbelievable here in New York, and will continue to be so for a few days. I can't remember when I was able to hunt in the winter so much. Well, I went to a picnic area with big old trees and decided to hunt real slow, and it paid off, but you are not going to believe the story on the Walking Liberty.
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Nice looking group, didn't even know how many silvers I had, I was so excited to find the Walker.
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OK, this is what happened... I approached the walkway to where I usually hunt, but the Rangers were out in force, so I happened unto a picnic area where there were some real old big trees and said, I smell silver and my Explorer said, yep there's silver here, but you have to go slow...
The first two dimes a Merc and a Rosie were the first to the light after being in darkness all these years. The ranger came over, asked for my permit, I showed it to them and they said thank you, find anything interesting? I showed them the two silver dimes, they were impressed, have a nice day sir...
I kept working the area working in between the big trees and Wheaties started to show up, and it meant I had to slow down even more. I came upon the larger of the trees and hit the top roots and got a screamer... and when I look down as I'm passing the coil, I start to see the ridges on a coin, and said no, it just can't be with all the hunters that have been hunting this park all these years and they missed this coin. I didn't even have to dig, looks like all the rain we've been having eroded the fine soil by the tree, and low and behold, I always say that, a Walking Liberty stuck halfway in the soil, but enough to see it. I plucked it out and said again, it can't be... Now I knew it was not clad because clad take on that blackish, or burnt brown color. This coin was grayish and I swiped the rim and knew it was silver, now to see if it's a Ben. franklin, Walking Lib. or a Barber Half... It's a Walking Liberty... I return the coil to the root and another high and high mid tones... This one is under the roots about 6" and I had to work with both my tiger shark and a long 12" screw driver I brought with me... even the Ranger smile when he saw me working the roots by the tree being careful not to harm the tree with the screw driver, gave me a thumbs up and left in the van.
I was working slowly when the Wheaties popped out, ah... there's the high mid tone, and the silver wasn't far behind, with some more prying and loosening of the soil with the screw driver the 1912 Barber Quarter came to light. As you can see, both have this clay like crust on them. If anyone can tell me how to clean these coins, I'd appreciate it.
Well, every time a silver came up... I'd say, thank you Lord. As I was leaving and hit the ridge before the walkway, I got a high signal again... 10" down was another Merc, not far from the Merc an even higher tone... 11" down another silver Washington quarter. All in all one of my best days, to be at peace with the park staff and finding myself 7 silvers at Silverado....
Oh Yeah... Thank you Lord. My mother always said to me since I was a young man. (Lo que es para ti, nadie te lo puede quitar) that's Spanish for... (What God has in store for you to find or have, nobody, but nobody can take away from you)... I mean this Half Dollar Walking Liberty has been there from anywhere from 1920 to 23, 24 the latest. I say this because the Half is in very good shape, if it was dropped in the 40's or 50's, it would have been worn like the 1917 I once found in another area in the same park... Thanks for reading and HH...
Philo_NY
The weather here has been unbelievable here in New York, and will continue to be so for a few days. I can't remember when I was able to hunt in the winter so much. Well, I went to a picnic area with big old trees and decided to hunt real slow, and it paid off, but you are not going to believe the story on the Walking Liberty.
[attachment 44871 silvergrpuse.jpg]
Nice looking group, didn't even know how many silvers I had, I was so excited to find the Walker.
[attachment 44872 closeupwalkeruse.jpg]
OK, this is what happened... I approached the walkway to where I usually hunt, but the Rangers were out in force, so I happened unto a picnic area where there were some real old big trees and said, I smell silver and my Explorer said, yep there's silver here, but you have to go slow...
The first two dimes a Merc and a Rosie were the first to the light after being in darkness all these years. The ranger came over, asked for my permit, I showed it to them and they said thank you, find anything interesting? I showed them the two silver dimes, they were impressed, have a nice day sir...
I kept working the area working in between the big trees and Wheaties started to show up, and it meant I had to slow down even more. I came upon the larger of the trees and hit the top roots and got a screamer... and when I look down as I'm passing the coil, I start to see the ridges on a coin, and said no, it just can't be with all the hunters that have been hunting this park all these years and they missed this coin. I didn't even have to dig, looks like all the rain we've been having eroded the fine soil by the tree, and low and behold, I always say that, a Walking Liberty stuck halfway in the soil, but enough to see it. I plucked it out and said again, it can't be... Now I knew it was not clad because clad take on that blackish, or burnt brown color. This coin was grayish and I swiped the rim and knew it was silver, now to see if it's a Ben. franklin, Walking Lib. or a Barber Half... It's a Walking Liberty... I return the coil to the root and another high and high mid tones... This one is under the roots about 6" and I had to work with both my tiger shark and a long 12" screw driver I brought with me... even the Ranger smile when he saw me working the roots by the tree being careful not to harm the tree with the screw driver, gave me a thumbs up and left in the van.
I was working slowly when the Wheaties popped out, ah... there's the high mid tone, and the silver wasn't far behind, with some more prying and loosening of the soil with the screw driver the 1912 Barber Quarter came to light. As you can see, both have this clay like crust on them. If anyone can tell me how to clean these coins, I'd appreciate it.
Well, every time a silver came up... I'd say, thank you Lord. As I was leaving and hit the ridge before the walkway, I got a high signal again... 10" down was another Merc, not far from the Merc an even higher tone... 11" down another silver Washington quarter. All in all one of my best days, to be at peace with the park staff and finding myself 7 silvers at Silverado....
Oh Yeah... Thank you Lord. My mother always said to me since I was a young man. (Lo que es para ti, nadie te lo puede quitar) that's Spanish for... (What God has in store for you to find or have, nobody, but nobody can take away from you)... I mean this Half Dollar Walking Liberty has been there from anywhere from 1920 to 23, 24 the latest. I say this because the Half is in very good shape, if it was dropped in the 40's or 50's, it would have been worn like the 1917 I once found in another area in the same park... Thanks for reading and HH...
Philo_NY
(I found a '42 Washington just under some pine needles this yearI've cleaned up some silver with an electrolysis gizmo I made and it works really well.