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Ill Digger
04-05-2011, 08:24 PM
It took us about a month to get permission to hunt this farm but we got the green light over the weekend. thumbsup01 We were trying to find were a 1800's home sat on this property down by the river.
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0641.jpg

We didn't have any luck down by the river so we asked the land owner if we could hunt around his house and he said sure. The first target was a silver Rosie! The second target was a shot gun brass. The third target was a funny signal. It had that sweet high tone to it but it was broken and the thresh hold was on and off :confused: I dug down to find a pair of finger nail clippers 8/ :rolleyes: Before back filling the hole I rechecked the hole with the PPer and it was screaming Still something here! lol As I was swirling the PPer around in the hole I seen the edge of a 1948 silver quarter!! Rechecked the hole and it wasn't empty!I took out another scoop of dirt and seen MORE SILVER! Buried together with the quarter was a Mercury dime and a war nickle!! A short while later I got a double quarter spill!! :shocked04: Buried on top of the quarters was a piece of wire! You can see the black line across the two quarters in the picture. But the really fun hole was still to come! I got a funny signal that was primarily a dime signal that was littered with a scrappy low tone. But after the finds so far, I was up for digging all signals. lol :yes: I dug down and flipped the plug over and seen the edge of a silver half!! :shocked04: I reached in the hole to grab it. As I picked it up I seen what I've been waiting to see for the last 3 years, staring me right in the face! My first SLQ!!! :happydance01: happydance02 And they just kept coming!! :omg: After it was all said and done I dug 3 holes in a 12X18 area and pulled 1 Walking Liberty half, my first SLQ, 4 Mercs and 2 buffs !!! Wow !! I couldn't believe it!! My hands were shaking so bad I had to stop before pulling out the last two mercs! lol

A couple of pictures after the hunt before cleaning. I also think I found my first rosette :dontknow: lol
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0642.jpg
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0643.jpg

The total cleaned up!
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0644.jpg

Here's the rest of the finds. Minus the trash.
Except the finger nail clippers that were laying on top of the 1948 quarter.
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/IMG_0645.jpg

Thanks for lookin' & HH everyone!

z118
04-05-2011, 08:27 PM
Holy Cow, if that's not the hunt of a lifetime I don't know what is! Congrats!

Carl in Louisiana
04-05-2011, 08:28 PM
:shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: All that beautiful SILVER !!! :shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01: happydance02 happydance02 happydance02 happydance02 happydance02 <: <: <: Big time congrats on one AWESOME hunt thumbsup01 thumbsup01

silver star
04-05-2011, 08:32 PM
|:confused:) Tim you hit the jackpot. WOW :omg: Big congrats on amazing finds. HH Mike

coinnut
04-05-2011, 08:42 PM
So. did you enjoy your hunt? rofl Sweet silver day...the kind dreams are made of :daydream: Congrats on your first SLQ and of course the other silver stuff lol That looks like a rosette to me. Should be lead filled and have that bar on the back for the leather strap to go through. That is one way to kick off this season thumbsup01

Epi-hunter
04-05-2011, 08:45 PM
Wow Tim, that is incredible!!! :cheering: :clapping: :peace: happydance02

Congratulations!!! You need to hit that site again and again!!!

PL8MAN
04-05-2011, 08:51 PM
Sweet !! Now that is some great diggs !

Full Metal Digger
04-05-2011, 09:01 PM
You make me want to puke! :barf: That was an AMAZING hunt! Great finds Tim. Looks like you went MDing in the 1970s. Over $2.00 in silver! That is just incredible. I hope you go back to that place because there is more waiting for you. HH.

odave
04-05-2011, 09:57 PM
Awesome hunt and finds Tim !!! Fantastic Pic thumbsup01 thumbsup01 thumbsup01
Congratulations and I hope You get to hunt there more thumbsup01 thumbsup01

jkress
04-05-2011, 09:59 PM
Strange... the AD site must be a little messed up. What appears to be one of Angel's posts (on a good day) must have somehow got substituted over yours. lol rofl

TIM.... that is just incredible. :shocked04: <: Look at all of that quality silver!!! That is what we all dream of, that is what keeps us out there looking.
14 silvers on a hunt, must have been incredibly fun and will be hard to beat. How does so much silver get spread out in such a small area? :confused:
How'd the other guys do? Awesome pictures!

One great big, gigantic silver congrats to you. :beerbuddy:

JTGOLD
04-05-2011, 10:06 PM
awsome hunt and finds,that is what we all dream about,wtg.

Ill Digger
04-05-2011, 10:57 PM
Strange... the AD site must be a little messed up. What appears to be one of Angel's posts (on a good day) must have somehow got substituted over yours. lol roflShhh!! ;) It looks good don't it lol
I was thinking....This must be how Angel feels!! lol

How'd the other guys do? My buddy found 6 wheats and 2 Rosies!



You make me want to puke! :barf: lol :poke: rofl



So. did you enjoy your hunt? rofl :yes: :grin:


That looks like a rosette to me. Should be lead filled and have that bar on the back for the leather strap to go through.
Cool! 8) Thanks for the ID George!! |:confused:)
Yep it's lead filled in the back. But there's no bar :dontknow: Must be how it got lost in the first place :thinkingabout:

Thanks for all the comments folks!!
I'm still replaying the days events over and over in my mind :daydream: :smitten:

jkress
04-05-2011, 11:01 PM
I reached in the hole to grab it. As I picked it up I seen what I've been waiting to see for the last 3 years, staring me right in the face! My first SLQ!!! :happydance01: happydance02


Sorry... need to add.

:shocked04: <: <: <: Congrats on the hard to get SLQ! I'm still trying to find my first! Glad you got that one off your back. :clapping:

mike l
04-05-2011, 11:21 PM
Wow, thats a hunt to remember, awesome silver :peace: :clapping: <:

silver star
04-05-2011, 11:24 PM
Hey Tim, you are lucky I wasn't there :rolleyes: lol Well done my friend. Again big congrats on your first SLQ and rest of your great finds. HH Mike

DaleGM
04-05-2011, 11:38 PM
I see seateds in the horizon...........amazing hunt and great pics Tim, also looks like a good place to for some of those whisker Cats!!!!!

marinedad
04-05-2011, 11:49 PM
holy moly tim, what a terrific hunt, congrats.

Carver
04-06-2011, 06:31 AM
Wow Tim!!! What a honey hole you found there!!!! Big congrats on that first SLQ!!!! It took me a while to find my first too. 14 silvers in one hunt is just awesome,,,you smoked my record day by 3 :white:usaflag:: :white:usaflag:: :white:usaflag:: :white:usaflag:: :white:usaflag:: You will be on a high for weeks,,,,those days are just indescribable <: <: <: <: <: <: <: <:

CyberSage
04-06-2011, 07:36 AM
This is just a fantastic Hunt Tim! That is a sweet looking fist full of keepers. This is the kind of hunt that we all dream about. Congratulations, and I love the picture of the ET along the river. Way to go buddy.

Jack

aloldstuff
04-06-2011, 08:51 AM
you have just lived everybody's dream hunt. WOW....congrats on all those finds, bet there is still more....

rsarge1
04-06-2011, 09:00 AM
Awesome hunt and finds Tim !!! |:confused:) |:confused:) |:confused:) :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

angellionel
04-06-2011, 09:08 AM
Man! Look at all that silver. :loveit: You are making me hungry! :drool: lol Fantastic hunt Tim! :happydance01: :happydance01: That will be one hunt you won't forget, that's for sure. lol Congrats! thumbsup01

Viking
04-06-2011, 09:20 AM
:omg: Great hunt! That's quite the ringing endorsement for getting permission to hunt on private property!

RobW
04-06-2011, 10:28 AM
:shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04:That is incredible!!!! Very envious of that hunt! Great finds!!! Lots o' silver!

neil diggit
04-06-2011, 01:22 PM
You make me want to puke!
Yeah, no kidding and I'm reading this at lunch time. Good going for you, jackpot for sure.

RaZR
04-06-2011, 02:23 PM
:omg: :omg: :omg: What a great hunt! Glad the guy gave you permission to hunt his yard.
That was pretty cool. You musta danced all the way home. :cheering:

milco
04-06-2011, 03:22 PM
Unforgettable Hunt! Big congrats to you Tim! I'd be back to that place day and night with a head lamp!

del
04-06-2011, 03:23 PM
:shocked04: :smitten: look at the silver :shocked04: :shocked04: Tim great hunt |:confused:) |:confused:) seeing a day with multiple denominations of silver coin is the best :peace: :peace: i sure hope you get a return hunt to that place and don't forget to give up on that older site as who knows what else could be there . mega congrats again . :beerbuddy:

pulltabsteve
04-06-2011, 03:27 PM
Thats a WOW day for sure!!!! Awesome score Tim thumbsup01 Congrats on the SLQ O :clapping: :peace:

sandals
04-06-2011, 05:43 PM
awesome day of hunting!!!! thanks for sharing!

Fire Fighter 43
04-06-2011, 06:36 PM
WOW!!!! That is one fantastic hunt Tim, 12 silver in one hunt, amazing. Big Congrats on your first SLQ, I know how bad you wanted one of them. It is going to be tough to catch-up to you now. How did the other hunters do?

pipster
04-06-2011, 08:41 PM
now that is a great hunt :shocked04: :shocked04:

zrickkid
04-06-2011, 09:29 PM
Nice job Tim! You found more in one day than I have since I started detecting. :envious: :envious: :envious:

Ill Digger
04-07-2011, 12:14 AM
WOW!!!! That is one fantastic hunt Tim, 12 silver in one hunt, amazing.
Actually it was 13.4 silvers but :dontknow: who's counting lol My buddy found 2 Rosies and a few wheats thumbsup01



Nice job Tim!



now that is a great hunt :shocked04: :shocked04:


awesome day of hunting!!!! thanks for sharing!



Awesome score Tim thumbsup01 Congrats on the SLQ O :clapping: :peace:

Thanks for the great responses every one!! |:confused:)
I'll soak it up now because after this hunt, I'm sure the silver gods will be watching me pretty closely :beatdown: :behave: lol

exsquid
04-07-2011, 03:48 PM
Just incredible!!!
:smitten:
:smitten:
:smitten:
man, what a sweet pile of coins and relic!!

Simply amazing....

randy
04-07-2011, 05:54 PM
Wow, that is an amazing haul. :twirlingeyes: :twirlingeyes: :twirlingeyes: Congrats <:

BillZ
04-07-2011, 11:34 PM
WooHoo!
I'm happy for ya!
:happydance01: :happydance01: :peace: :peace: :clapping: :clapping: |:confused:) |:confused:)
Now send me some of that good luck. :grin:

tech125
04-09-2011, 10:19 PM
Well done Tim, you should be proud, the coins look stunning in person...

Evan/tn
04-10-2011, 10:24 AM
:omg: :omg: :omg: :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10:
Dude!!!!! :shocked04:
What can ya say about them honey holes thumbsup01 thumbsup01 8)
Awesome!!!

Cheap Thrills
04-10-2011, 03:49 PM
Man , that is an incredible hunt !! Your heart must still be pounding !! Super congrats and the pictures are awesome . :cheering: :clapping: |:confused:) thumbsup01

staydetuned
04-11-2011, 01:37 PM
BEAUTIFUL! Man, that looks like a fun hunt... Love the silver to wheat ratio! lol

tanacat
04-11-2011, 02:44 PM
:omg: Yep, that is what dreams are made of Tim- did you pinch yourself to make sure you weren't dreaming? lol

Love your story, can feel the excitement /relate to the shaking hands... :yes:

BKM
07-04-2012, 12:26 PM
That's one heck of a nice hunt. I'm dying to find my first walker, congrats!

Hook
07-04-2012, 03:27 PM
surely an unreal feeling hunt while it was happening lol
congrats on such a great day digging!! :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10:

starman2
07-05-2012, 02:15 PM
:perfect10:! A medal detectors dream come true! Are there any houses for sale near you. I'd like to move there! Congratulations on a find of a life time! :cheering: :cheering: :cheering:!

Snapolson
07-05-2012, 08:55 PM
:omg: WOW WOW WOW!! Amazing! 14 silvers in one hunt. Great job!!!