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2 Hunts, 2 Silvers 20 Minutes Total Hunting Time


Dan(NM)

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1956... Year of the Monkey. Also the year I made my presence known to all! LOL!

Still chasing my first silver with the Nox. Lots of clad, copper, and wheaties though.

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All you guys make me jealous.  We're still waiting for spring to appear.  A foot of snow on most parks and fields.  I tried detecting on a south facing hill the other day but found hard ground 2" down.  And my first pull tab!

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Outstanding, Dan!!

Gotta love two silvers, in two (very) short hunts!!

Looking at that Merc you dug makes me wonder...every once in awhile, I dig a silver coin that looks just like that.  That's not the usual "tarnish" which can be removed (ONCE you are sure your coin has no value beyond melt value) with a paste of baking soda and water.  That thicker, gray crud is EXTREMELY hard to remove, and usually I can't get it all off no matter what I do.  I don't know what that is, or what causes it...and I have only dug a handful of silver coins that look like that.

Anyone here who knows/remembers enough of their chemistry education to chime in?

Steve

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