1882 cc Morgan Dollar!

[flysar]

I've been dabbling in metal detecting since 1973 and got serious about it in 2013, a few years after I retired, when I unboxed my 73 Garrett Ghostowner.
I'm lucky to find 8 silvers a year but I think that's because I hunt mostly parks and schools that have been hit many times by others.
Last Saturday I had the opportunity to search a Queen Anne style 1910 home and jumped at the chance knowing I'd find some old coins... Nope, not until I crawled under the front porch.
On my very last swing, up against the foundation, I got a sweet high tone and 12-47. As I dug the plug I was thinking quarter and hoped it was Silver. When I turned the plug over there was a Big Silver coin. Wow, a 1882 cc Morgan Dollar, oldest coin and biggest silver to date.
As found & after about 1 hr of baking soda cleaning:

 

[tiftaaft]

I've been dabbling in metal detecting since 1973 and got serious about it in 2013, a few years after I retired, when I unboxed my 73 Garrett Ghostowner.
I'm lucky to find 8 silvers a year but I think that's because I hunt mostly parks and schools that have been hit many times by others.
Last Saturday I had the opportunity to search a Queen Anne style 1910 home and jumped at the chance knowing I'd find some old coins... Nope, not until I crawled under the front porch.
On my very last swing, up against the foundation, I got a sweet high tone and 12-47. As I dug the plug I was thinking quarter and hoped it was Silver. When I turned the plug over there was a Big Silver coin. Wow, a 1882 cc Morgan Dollar, oldest coin and biggest silver to date.
As found & after about 1 hr of baking soda cleaning:

Awesome find Flysar!! Can't stop looking at this beauty!!

 

[mcb613]

Nice cleaning job before the pics??? Almost looks like it spent the last 135 years above ground. Shame I cant weather tjat well.

 

[trojdor]

That's just SWEET!

Well done...

mike

 

[Jim Robertson]

n/t

 

[mrwilburino]

NICE!

 

[Crosby]

Sweet!!!

 

[ML]

That's a mighty fine piece of silver!

 

[utahshovelhead]

Awesome dig ! and CC to boot. Youll be searching under anything that may have a chance coin now.

thanks for sharing.

 

[unearth]

AWESOME!! CONGRATS!

 

[nalc472]

Congrats on the Morgan. That is on my bucket list. never found a Silver dollar of any kind yet. Have 3 varieties of 1/2 dollars but no Dollars. Great find.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on a very rare find !