RaZR
New member
I have come up with a theory as to why it seems that alot of detectorists (including me) don't find many silver Washington quarters or silver Roosevelt dimes. I guess the same could apply to Franklin halves.
My theory is based on two things.
.1)
Most of the silver coins i have found are mercury dimes. The other coins are a barber quarter a standing liberty quarter a walker and a war nickle.
I have only found three Roosevelt dimes.
.2)
Almost all of these older silver coins were very deep under ground.
So my theory is that people with older machines have cleaned out most parks and school grounds of the large silver coins and the silver Roosevelts (as they wouldn't be as deep in the ground) And now the detectors are powerful enough to get to those older coins that were missed.
My theory is based on two things.
.1)
Most of the silver coins i have found are mercury dimes. The other coins are a barber quarter a standing liberty quarter a walker and a war nickle.
I have only found three Roosevelt dimes.
.2)
Almost all of these older silver coins were very deep under ground.
So my theory is that people with older machines have cleaned out most parks and school grounds of the large silver coins and the silver Roosevelts (as they wouldn't be as deep in the ground) And now the detectors are powerful enough to get to those older coins that were missed.