dogodog Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Got home from work today and had the urge to hit a park I've been hunting for four years. Only having an hour and a half to get it done I grabbed my 800 with my new Steve's 3 piece shaft and six inch coil and headed out. I parked the truck turned on the 800 and realized I needed to pair my headphones due to my factory reset. I got it done and walked across the driveway took one swing and got a really nice tone (32) ID. It sounded like a silver dollar but I get fooled sometimes. Shovel in and a little pinpointer action and a finger scrape and the goodness showed itself. It was a 1950 Franklin half dollar with a giant nail next to it. I figured it couldn't get any better so I continued to make my way around the big old cherry tree to see what else was there. A hand full of clad and my time closing in, I made it back within 15 feet of where I found the Franklin. I got another really great tone with the same 32 ID. I was wondering what the chances of finding two silver half's in the same day. Well I would say 100% when out came the second Franklin a 1962. It was an amazing feeling knowing I have not dug one of those let alone two in very very long time. Oddly I dig a lot of silver half's but rarely these. Today was apparently a day when the detecting gods pointed me in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksrick Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Very nice 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Nice silvers dogodog! Those don't come as easy as they did once upon a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneguy Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 52 minutes ago, dogodog said:  Oddly I dig a lot of silver half's but rarely these. Noticed the exact same thing from my coin shooting days (26yrs worth)... Have dug quite a few Barbers, Seated, Walkers, Kens and only 2 Bens. Most likely a total mintage thing... I've never checked? One of my favorite coins! Cool finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 That’s a hunt for the memory book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Very nice finds and glad that you saved them. Good luck on your next outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Now that's getting out there and getting some. 😃 Great finds! Must be the luck o' the new CF with some laser focus. Outstanding. Glad you're back big time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogodog Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 Thanks, Yeah I wont be topping that for a while. Getting out for the past year was almost impossible.. The weather and my schedule just messed everything up. Most of my hunts never run past three hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. MI Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Nice finds. I haven't found one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Great hunt, dogodog, and congrats on the Franklins, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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