Silver in the snow... my first Walker half!

[tanacat]

There's a farm near my house where I've been arrowhead hunting successfully for years. It dawned on me yesterday that I should MD where I had seen an old shed. Turns out upon closer inspection it is very old with stone foundation. There's no visible sign of where the house was, but after finding brick and burnt wood where I was digging lots of copper pipe, I figured out where the house had been- and found my first Walker Half (1939) about 3 deep in the 'front yard' !

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Possibly the biggest adrenalin rush and happy dance I've had yet in this hobby!! I've found 2 Franklins and 2 Kennedy halves so far and really enjoy the big silver, but have been longing for a Walker... such a beautiful, intricate coin...

My friends' Missy & Bill were hunting with me, took pics of the land but I was too eager to share my big find before they forwarded the pics to me... They just took off MDing for a few days on an island of a nearby lake, rich with history. I wish them luck thumbsup01 Btw, they're supposed to be introducing themselves on here, so far they're just lurkers ;) Hopefully they'll have good story and pics for us when they get back.


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Had another good hunt a few days ago, went out in 20 degree weather with my buddy Dave and found this big chunk o' silver ring! :happydance01: All of my silver rings have been pretty small, so this big ring was exciting! Figured I'd go ahead and share my total jewelry finds for 2010 while I'm at it. The gold class ring (1936) I found last month- I gave to the deceased owner's daughter. I still plan to write-up a story for White's on that one. Thanks for looking!


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[greg]

Nice hunk of silver. You never forget finding those big silver coins.

[Nitro 54]

Nice looking Walker :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

[Full Metal Digger]

Congratulations on the Walker! Probably one of our most beautiful coins ever minted. Your collection of jewelry is impressive. They are all such nice looking pieces. You must MD in wealthy neighborhoods because my silver jewelry always looks so gawdy and cheap! rofl

[giant056]

Awesome score on that beautiful walker tanacat thumbsup01 I just love finding them big silvers, hopefully I'll find a walker this year, I didn't find one last year which was the first year I hadn't in quite a while. I find mostly barber halves it seems. Never have found a 64 Kennedy either.

[BillZ]

Nice looking Walker! :clapping:
The only one I have found was much more worn than yours.




Your collection of jewelry is impressive. They are all such nice looking pieces. You must MD in wealthy neighborhoods because my silver jewelry always looks so gawdy and cheap! rofl


What he said. lol
I rarely find good jewelry. You have some very nice pieces!

[Jeff (or)]

Terrific finds!! WTG on the walker!!!!! The first of many, I'm sure!!! :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01:

[jkress]

Great double silver score TC !!! :peace:

I bet that WLH was a rush... extra bonus on the detective work finding the front yard. :yes: You were rewarded generously.

They are a beautiful coin... probably my favorite reverse of all of them.

The big silver ring is awesome too.

Maybe this is small preview of how your 2011 season will turn out.

Great pictures for the story. Congrats on a very successful couple of hunts.


Missy & Bill... come on in and join the forum, I would love to hear about your island hunt. thumbsup01

[Salty Dog]

Congrats Tanacat,that walker is awsome :happydance01: ,you have quite the collection of jewelry pieces also...returning a ring is a fantastic experiance,I got to return a gold penant and three gold birthstone rings on it,to a 12 year old girl,that had belonged to her dead grandmother,I got a hug and some cookies as my reward...but the karma has given me several other gold items to make for the piece i returned...send that story in to whites,they will get you a gift card,spring is just around the corner,best of luck in 2011,Dave

[rsarge1]

very nice when i found my silver dollar it made my day for quite a while wtg :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

[Cheap Thrills]

Nice work on the great jewelry and that very sweet Walker . thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[Bell-Two]

Beautiful coin, there is nothing like the rush of seeing big silver in the hole you never forget it!

[russellt]

awesome coin.. the walker is arguably the most elegant , it flows as you look at it ..i remember my first one .... made my toes tingle.... good for you cat 8)

[coinnut]

Congrats Tana on the Walker :cheering: :cheering: :cheering: Lots of real nice jewelry. You found quite a bit for the short amount of hunting you were able to do. Great stuff!!

[pulltabsteve]

WOOHOO!!!!!! <: :happydance01: :peace: WTG Tana thumbsup01 Love the half and the Turquoise jewelry :peace:

[Epi-hunter]

Great job Tana! That is a beauty, as are the rest of the finds!

I can't make myself dig through the snow :cheesysmile: Very nice :happydance01:

[Ill Digger]

:peace: Here you go already !!
Only three weeks into the new year and you got a BIG silver already !! :envious: :envious: :clapping:
Your my idol !! thumbsup01 And that ring is a stunner !! Like.. :shocked04: Wow !!
Nice way to kick off the new detecting season !!
Congrats !! :grin:

Impressive pile of goodies from last season too :yes: thumbsup01 :drool:

[odave]

Beautiful Finds Tanacat !! I've only found one Walker half a thrill You
never forget ! Beautiful Jewelry finds too thumbsup01 thumbsup01
Great Pic's !! Congratulations !!

[CyberSage]

That's awesome Tana! Congratulations. That is a beautiful Half. Woooohoooo!

[Poker Jim]

So sweet, gotta love that big silver. Looks like it is in beautiful condition. I am still waiting on my first one of those. Hit on both sides with a Barber half and a Franklin, but not Walker. Can't wait to get that same rush.

Poker Jim

[Carl in Louisiana]

:loveit: :loveit: :loveit: :smitten: Beautiful walker in great shape too, date and all thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[Evan/tn]

That's a nice Walker and some good looking rings
Yep ya never forget your first Walker

[angellionel]

Very sweet find Tana! I bet your heart skipped several beats. lol Congrats!

[tanacat]

:peace: Here you go already !!
Only three weeks into the new year and you got a BIG silver already !! :envious: :envious: :clapping:
Your my idol !! thumbsup01 And that ring is a stunner !! Like.. :shocked04: Wow !!
Nice way to kick off the new detecting season !!
Congrats !! :grin:

Impressive pile of goodies from last season too :yes: thumbsup01 :drool:


lol I love your enthusiasm Tim- you're so funny... Hope we get to hunt together again sometime!





Congrats Tana on the Walker :cheering: :cheering: :cheering: Lots of real nice jewelry. You found quite a bit for the short amount of hunting you were able to do. Great stuff!!


Now you DO realize this pile of jewelry is from the whole year of 2010 George? :poke: :poke:

I WISH that was from just one or two hunts! :cheesysmile:

Well, for those of you who came back to my thread lol here's the pic Missy forwarded of the place I found my Walker.... in the distance is the little shed and where the house was. I'm kneeling where the front yard used to be.

It's odd that we didn't find one single other coin in that whole area. Three of us hunting for about 2 hrs! Will have to try again :)

Thanks for looking and all the great thumbs up! Can you tell I'm still flying high from finding this one lol


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[Woodsguy]

Beautiful finds!!!!! here in northeastern pa the ground is frozen to the hilt..we may not get to hunt till APRIL...lol

[del]

how did i miss this thread :dontknow: 8/ look at you Tana , what a diehard detectorist you are :shocked04:stretcher: quite the snowhunter and your perseverance has paid of very well :peace: :happydance01: <: , very impressive silver finds Tana , you go girl . :clapping: :cheering: :clapping:

Dan

[tanacat]

Beautiful finds!!!!! here in northeastern pa the ground is frozen to the hilt..we may not get to hunt till APRIL...lol


Last winter I was disappointed to find the ground frozen like concrete too -right after finding an excellent signal I couldn't get to! :bangahead01: I had to go back after it thawed to find a deep clad quarter.... I have a lesche now and it slices through frozen ground better than any other diggers...

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

congrats on the walker! wish we only had that little bit of snow here :crying02:
that ring looks sooo Evil :devilish:

[psychposse]

Awesome finds!

:drool:

[wheresthegoodstuff]

Awsome find. Walkers are a really pretty coin.

[tanacat]

that ring looks sooo Evil :devilish:


lol I wasn't going to go there...

[doc brown]

Nice looking coin - great find thumbsup01

[Ill Digger]

that ring looks sooo Evil :devilish:


lol I wasn't going to go there...
:devilish: I kinda thought the same thing. lol

[pipster]

you are right on about that walker i have yet to nail down a silver half. you also did not fair so bad that some nice looking jewelry in them pics

[mike l]

The Walking Liberty is a such a nice coin design, one of my favorites. I found one last summer in the woods at about 5 inches. Nothing like finding big silver, congrats on a great find :clapping:

[Civil War Nut]

congrats on the walker! wish we only had that little bit of snow here :crying02:
that ring looks sooo Evil :devilish:
That was what I was thanking Haevy. And by the way CAT all I can find is cotton picking lead. Show off. HA. H.H.

[wingmaster]

Great finds congrats on the big silver.