Some Silver From Recent Weeks

[Steve Herschbach]

I posted the main story over on the Minelab Equinox Forum but here is a picture of some recent silver finds. This is the best I have done on silver in a relatively short period of time in like decades. That is mostly because I turned away from coin detecting as a focus and into nugget detecting around 20 years ago. My new digs down south with the potential for coins far older than I could ever find in Anchorage, Alaska plus some new detectors has rejuvenated my interest in hunting coins. For the first time in ages it seems, coin detecting is going to be high on my agenda for 2018.

The 1916 Barber dime is a major score for me, being only the second I ever found. Gotta love the Mercs, one of my favorite coins, but the showcase coin here is the 1945 S Walking Liberty Half in excellent condition. Great way to finish out 2017 and has me all fired up for 2018!

Now that I have a photo of the coins as they came out of the ground with just basic washing I am going to clean up the ones that are just regular value silver coins with the silver polish. I know that probably horrifies the coin collectors out there, and I would never do it to a coin with true numismatic value, but for run of the mill silver I like them shiny and clean. I will post a before and after shot whenever I get around to doing it.

[LipCa]

Nice Steve....  Where you are at, you should turn up a Carson silver dollar soon.

(research that race track I told you about several years ago..)

[Steve Herschbach]

Already know just where it was Harry due to your tip - thanks!

[BeachHunter]

Great finds Steve! Love the Walking Liberty. It’s in awesome condition.

[Mark Gillespie]

Wow, that's an XF walker.  Awesome. 

[Jackpine]

Steve

Nice silver finds and a big congrats on the Walker and your 2nd Barber.  Hopefully a seated coin is in your future.

Tom

[auminesweeper]

Congrats, that's an awesome result, I think that new machine has relit a fire in you, It's good to see you on a high with a VLF, it's been a long time coming,

keep up the good work.

J.

[oneguy]

Killer day on the silvers!!!!  Had to chuckle about turning away to nugget hunting 20 yrs ago....  I've been a coinshooter for 26 yrs and have run out of places to hunt unless I travel to the city so I've turned to prospecting/nugget hunting.

Here's the Barbers I got summer before last and the "keeper" nickels (luv chasing nickels).  Not shown are the usual mercs, rosies, washingtons........    I miss chasing coins but traveling got old.......

You definitely did good on the silvers!  Don't think I've ever beat 6 on a trip

 

 

[GB_Amateur]

9 hours ago, oneguy said:

Here's the Barbers I got summer before last and the "keeper" nickels (luv chasing nickels).

Great haul!  How do you clean your nickels?

[oneguy]

2 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

Great haul!  How do you clean your nickels?

start with steel wool.......   I also use a mild abrasive like Bon-Ami and also a chemical toilet cleaner called Santeen.  I highly recommend NOT using the Santeen on pitted nickels...stick with the steel wool and maybe the Bob-Ami.  Don't use any of these on silver or copper.  Any dug nickels won't be in any kind of shape numismaticly for value so don't worry about using the steel wool....just keep rubbing until you get the results you like.  Some nickels are just too far gone and not much you can do.......

let us know how it works for you..........