Hello all,
I haven't had a chance to get out hunting very much lately and had really been itching to get out. I was out for a short hunt before work hoping to pull just one keeper. I went to a pounded park that has never given me any old coins (only a silver Washington), but was hopeful for today. Right off the bat I was getting deep clad and decided I would stick around until I found an old coin, sure am glad I did. I started to work around an old tree to see what pocket drops the tree had collected over the years. About 8 feet from the base of the tree I got a solid signal that was bouncing between 50c and 1.00. I pinpointed and saw that the signal was only 4 inches, fully expecting a snapple lid or copenhagen top or something of the sort I dug it. Got some dirt out of the hole and my sunray probe was making the signal sound good as well. I dug some dirt out with my hands and felt the "bigness". I though it may be a coin so took out my water bottle for a quick clean. First thing I saw was the eagle on the back, and instantly knew what I had, it is a 1880 Morgan Dollar
. This is my first silver dollar and my oldest coin to date. Shaking like a leaf, I sat down at the tree and called a few of my hunting buddies to share the moment, wish MontanaMatt could have been with me on this hunt to share the excitement. Thanks for checking out the post and HH!
I haven't had a chance to get out hunting very much lately and had really been itching to get out. I was out for a short hunt before work hoping to pull just one keeper. I went to a pounded park that has never given me any old coins (only a silver Washington), but was hopeful for today. Right off the bat I was getting deep clad and decided I would stick around until I found an old coin, sure am glad I did. I started to work around an old tree to see what pocket drops the tree had collected over the years. About 8 feet from the base of the tree I got a solid signal that was bouncing between 50c and 1.00. I pinpointed and saw that the signal was only 4 inches, fully expecting a snapple lid or copenhagen top or something of the sort I dug it. Got some dirt out of the hole and my sunray probe was making the signal sound good as well. I dug some dirt out with my hands and felt the "bigness". I though it may be a coin so took out my water bottle for a quick clean. First thing I saw was the eagle on the back, and instantly knew what I had, it is a 1880 Morgan Dollar
. This is my first silver dollar and my oldest coin to date. Shaking like a leaf, I sat down at the tree and called a few of my hunting buddies to share the moment, wish MontanaMatt could have been with me on this hunt to share the excitement. Thanks for checking out the post and HH!
I bet you've still got that smile on your face. I know I would. 
Those are VERY rare to find.
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She sure is pretty! HH, Nancy
CCH
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