Finding silver halves

[remmer47]

I was just curious if it was very unusual for me to have found 3 walking liberty halves in the 10 months
since I started detecting? I belong to a club and don't hear much of them,wonder how others do with halves?
Thanks.Bob

 

[garthbfan]

Depends on the type of sites you hit I would think. Are you finding them in different spots or all the same area? If they are in the same area maybe there was a seeded hunt there at some point. If different than you pick great spots to hunt. Send some of that my way hehe

 

[born2hunt]

I found one (walking) in my first year, which was last year but I'm sure most of the long-timers have found many. Hope you find lots more. Seems to me you'd have to be pretty careless with your money to lose a coin that size but it happens, heck I'd probably lose my head if it wasn't fastened.

Congrats,
Steve in PA

 

[RickIowa2009]

I would like to find just one ha ha

 

[Oakman404]

I have found Silver halves but not walking liberty.....yet

 

[metalhead]

Indeed it is very unusual, if you want to put it that way, to find three walking liberty halves in the first ten months of detecting. Beginners luck? I've found a few of them in the twenty years since I started swingin', but never three within a ten month period, at least not lately. I'd say credit goes to a great detector and a skilled operator (and a little luck). Very well done. Best of luck to you on all future hunts.

 

[remmer47]

I use an Ace 250 and i'm sure it's more luck than skill, but I didn't know how many hunters DO find halves,guess i'm going in the right places.

 

[Mick56]

This is the third year with my 250. I have found 3 halves so far, two clad and a 1952.

 

[garrettguy]

I found a 1941 Liberty half about 8 months ago with my GTI1500. I rang as C sized target at 50c and was buried about 3 inches near an old tree stump. It's the only one I've found in 5 years of detecting!

Peter