Two days two silver halfs

[relic ray]

Sunday, 1940 half dollar.
Monday, 1897 half dollar.
Tuesday, 1917 Rosie, Sterling silver religious pendant.
These are only a few of my finds. This park has been VERY good to me.
But finding two silver halves on two consecutive days is almost unheard of.
The 1897 half was not dropped, it was buried. There was a flat rock 1 foot by 1 foot, by 3 inches thick sitting directly over the half. I removed the rock, dug down 5 inches, and behold, an 1897 half.
So in essence, I found a buried treasure.

 

[Mark kus]

Unbelievable finds great job.
Mark

 

[laplander]

Rock solid story Ray, congrats on a silver streak!

 

[fwcrawford]

Amazing finds !!!
I’d like to know the story behind that intentionally buried Barber half…

 

[MuddyMo]

Multi SILVERS, congrats!

 

[floodplaindetector]

Very nice. It is very difficult to a half dollar anymore, especially a barber half.
Well done.
Dave

 

[DIG5050]

Those are some awesome park finds!

 

[T-DUB]

Sunday, 1940 half dollar.
Monday, 1897 half dollar.
Tuesday, 1917 Rosie, Sterling silver religious pendant.
These are only a few of my finds. This park has been VERY good to me.
But finding two silver halves on two consecutive days is almost unheard of.
The 1897 half was not dropped, it was buried. There was a flat rock 1 foot by 1 foot, by 3 inches thick sitting directly over the half. I removed the rock, dug down 5 inches, and behold, an 1897 half.
So in essence, I found a buried treasure.

High Ho Silver…goodness!

 

[still looking 52]

That 1897 halve looks hardly worn, that coin was probably buried around 1900.
Those coins look gold colored in the pictures, is that the real color?

 

[relic ray]

No, just the lighting

 

[relic ray]

Amazing finds !!!
I’d like to know the story behind that intentionally buried Barber half…

Yeah, we'd all like to know why it was buried.
Maybe a few people were in a hunting party and they spent the night. A guy stole the half and buried it and then forgot where he buried when he came for it a few days later. A half dollar was a lot of money back then. It could feed a whole family for a week.

 

[fwcrawford]

Yeah, we'd all like to know why it was buried.
Maybe a few people were in a hunting party and they spent the night. A guy stole the half and buried it and then forgot where he buried when he came for it a few days later. A half dollar was a lot of money back then. It could feed a whole family for a week.

I agree… that was a lot of money back then…

 

[Odanscoils]

Awesome finds. Incredible Luck.
Congratulations

 

[relic ray]

I agree… that was a lot of money back then…

5 pound bag of flour .30 cents
A dozen eggs .15 cents
Loaf of bread .05 cents