Found my 500th lifetime silver coin over Memorial Day Weekend

[Tony Two-Cent]

I didn't even realize it until I logged my finds this afternoon, but I found my 500th career silver coin this past Saturday. Unfortunately, I didn't get to hunt as much as I wanted over the 3-day weekend because it rained here all three days.

Career silver number 498 was this 1945-D War Nickel that I found at an old park after work on Friday.
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Career silver number 499 was this 1942 Mercury Dime that I found at an old school on Saturday morning:
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And career silver number 500 was this (drum roll please) ...


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1964-D Roosevelt Dime!
THE MOST BORING SILVER COIN YOU COULD POSSIBLY FIND! lol
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Ah well, I am pleased to get number 500 nevertheless. I have actually found more silver coins in the past two years with my E-Trac than all previous years combined.

I also got number 501 on Sunday, another boring Rosie. ;)
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Here are my total finds for the weekend:
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And here are the keepers:
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Nothing too exciting in the relics department:
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That's it! Thanks for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:

[AmxFred]

That is some pretty good results for 3 days of rain. :omg: :congrats: on number #500!

[z118]

Congrats on the milestone Tony, and some nice keepers in spite of the rain! 500 silvers makes for quite the treasure chest! I can only hope to get there myself someday... maybe in a few years with a little luck. lol

[tech125]

Tony,


Congrats on hitting the big 500, you earned it!!!!!!!!!!! Nice finds....

Keep repeating, there is no such thing as boring silver... :pirate:

:perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10:

[dave in iowa]

Great weekend , im having my slowest year yet , very few new places and 10 silvers , 3 indians , 3 buffalos and 1 v nickle , im not complaning mind you , but hope to get some new hunting grounds ....we shall see

[jkress]

Congratulations Tony!! :peace:

I'm only three 1964 Rosies behind you. thumbsup01 Currently sitting at 497.

No wonder we find so many 1964's... have you looked at the numbers minted? :shocked04: Over 2 billion. We are bound to find a few. lol

Nice job hitting 500. :beerbuddy:

[del]

:bananadance: :bananadance: :bananadance: :bananadance: :bananadance:[size=36pt]500th silver :bananadance: :bananadance: :bananadance: :bananadance: :bananadance:


Tony :congrats: on the milestone number of the shiney metal coins :perfect10:

[POKIE73]

congrats on hitting 500 it will not last long when the weather breaks you will be right back to finding more and to think you owe it all to that e trac what a machine it is dennis :bananadance: :bananadance:

[buck57]

:wow: That's one heck of an accomplishment there Tony thumbsup01 And I thought you where just an Indian Head magnet. I bet that count is just as high. So, what would you say where your top 5 silvers from that pile? :congrats:

[EdNargel]

Congrats on #500, were going to have to meet up one of these days to do some MD'ing

[JTGOLD]

:congrats: on all the keepers tony,you- da- man,wtg.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on #500, were going to have to meet up one of these days to do some MD'ing


We should definitely do that!

[Tony Two-Cent]

I just went through my metal detecting finds log again and discovered that I'm actually at 503 silvers which means the war nickel was my 500th.

Here are my 503 silver coins listed by type:

22 War Nickels
6 Seated Dimes
73 Barber Dimes
187 Mercury Dimes
148 Roosevelt Dimes
1 Seated Quarter
6 Barber Quarters
7 Standing Liberty Quarters
41 Washington Quarters
1 Barber Half Dollar
9 Walking Liberty Half Dollars
1 Kennedy Half Dollar
1 Spanish 1 Real

[z118]

I just went through my metal detecting finds log again and discovered that I'm actually at 503 silvers which means the war nickel was my 500th.

Here are my 503 silver coins listed by type:

22 War Nickels
6 Seated Dimes
73 Barber Dimes
187 Mercury Dimes
148 Roosevelt Dimes
1 Seated Quarter
6 Barber Quarters
7 Standing Liberty Quarters
41 Washington Quarters
1 Barber Half Dollar
9 Walking Liberty Half Dollars
1 Kennedy Half Dollar
1 Spanish 1 Real


Interesting! I love comparing numbers... I have 315 total silvers. I'm ahead of you on war nickels (I have 32), but you are CRUSHING me with the barber dimes (I only have 8). I'm surprised to see you haven't gotten a Franklin half yet. I live in green eyed envy :envious: :envious: :envious: of your seated quarter and Spanish silver... I can only dream!!! lol

[Tony Two-Cent]

So, what would you say where your top 5 silvers from that pile?

That's a tough one but I'll take a stab at it. I have yet to find anything exceptionally rare or valuable but I do have some favorites.


1. 1808 Spanish 1 Real - Found in 1984 on a hunt with my dad in his hometown.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/dubbl-t/Metal%20Detecting/Real-1808-Obv.jpg


2. 1877 Seated Liberty Dime - Found on January 21, 2012 in an old park. My first seated find.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/dubbl-t/Metal%20Detecting/Seated-Dime-O.jpg


3. 1876-S Seated Liberty Quarter - Found on October 21, 2012 in an old park. My first seated quarter.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/dubbl-t/Metal%20Detecting/Seated-Quarter-Obv.jpg


4. 1917 Standing Liberty Quarter - Found on September 9, 2012 in an old park.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/dubbl-t/Metal%20Detecting/SLQ-Obv-0909.jpg


5. 1893-S Barber Quarter - Found on April 6, 2013 in an old park.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/dubbl-t/Metal%20Detecting/BarberQuarterHand-Obv_zpse00ecb60.jpg


6. 1857 Seated Liberty Dime - Found on July 22, 2012 in an old park. My oldest U.S. silver coin.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/dubbl-t/Metal%20Detecting/Seated-Dime-Obv-4.jpg


7. 1903-S Barber Half Dollar - Found on April 14, 2013 in an old park. My first Barber Half.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/dubbl-t/Metal%20Detecting/Barber-Half-Obv_zps5b8c6a8c.jpg


Sorry, I had trouble narrowing it down to 5 favorites. :embarrassed:

[aloldstuff]

:wow: Tony, what a great milestone you have reached. :congrats: Thanks for listing the breakdown. I;m sure you were hoping for a really special 500th but hey at least you reached the milestone.

[Full Metal Digger]

Congrats Tony! I remember when you found the 1877 SD (our first time in that park I think). Hopefully your next 500 will come a bit quicker! HH, Dave.

[OxShoeDrew]

I remember when you found the barber half, ... my gosh, the last few years have been good to you. Although you took some time off,right?
Congrats on 500, I can only imagine numbers like that.

[RobW]

:congrats: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:.What a Milestone :clapping: :clapping:

[coinnut]

500 silvers :perfect10: That is a nice number :clapping: I know what # 500 was, but what was # 1:huh:

[Tony Two-Cent]

I know what # 500 was, but what was # 1:huh:


I honestly have no recollection. It's even difficult for me to pinpoint when I started detecting exactly. My parents bought a Garrett detector in 1969 and I used to go with them and watch. At some point in my early teen years I took that same machine and went out detecting by myself. In about 1982 I bought my own detector, a Whites 5000-D. In 1987 I bought a Fisher 1260-X and sold the Whites. In 1999 that Fisher machine quit working and I took a break from the hobby until 2011 when I bought my E-Trac.

[coinnut]

I had a 5000D lol The worst White's machine I ever had :rolleyes:

[Fire Fighter 43]

WTG Tony!! 500 is a fantastic accomplishment. A big :congrats:

[Epi-hunter]

Congrats Tony! :peace: :clapping: Hey, silver is not boring! :perfect10:

(Okay, well, rosies aren't as exciting as some, but it's still silver)

:congrats:

[Lodge Scent]

:wow: That is quite the accomplishment Tony :congrats: It would take me 95 more years at my current silver find rate to meet that lofty milestone. Actually, you have a much better chance of finding your second 500 silvers before I find my first 100 !!

[Hook]

bigtime congrats on your milestone Tony! just think how many you would have , had you not took that break . hope the next 500 dont take as long for ya!

[bob_e99]

:congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

That is quite a milestone. I doubt I'll ever reach anywhere close to that. You have some really nice finds in those coins.

Continued good hunting.

(Oh! And I agree with you 1000% regarding the silver Rosie. It has to be the most boring silver coin to find although I doubt that I would put it back in the hole lol )