Larry (IL)
Well-known member
you went hunting? Most of us hope to find silver or gold coins, we research new spots, we hunt old parks, we knock on doors asking permission to hunt old yards. Sometimes we made the right call and sometimes we don't, sometimes we go for months between silver finds, but getting a silver dime or quarter every time you go hunting is not all that unrealistic.
A silver dime is worth $3.30 and a silver quarter, a little less than $8. Heck we have all gone clad hunting and how much do you find? It doesn't take long to find three bucks in the wood chips in a tot lot or two and $20 bucks walking around a football field. Sure it is no substitute for the thrill of digging up an old coin out of the ground but if you want silver, that is an easy goal to achieve. Gold coins? A Mexican 2 Peso is a little over $100 and a US $5 gold piece is less than $500.
There are more coins lost today than ever, kids have more in their pockets and when they are lost or spent, they hit good ole Mom and Dad up to restock their supply.......
and when you find all of the clad lost in a tot lot, you can come back in a month and like magic, there are more............
There is a lot to be said for clad hunting. One year I took our clad and bought a 1909-S VDB cent with the found money. I might not be able to find a rare cent but I sure can find the coins to buy one. So can you.........
A silver dime is worth $3.30 and a silver quarter, a little less than $8. Heck we have all gone clad hunting and how much do you find? It doesn't take long to find three bucks in the wood chips in a tot lot or two and $20 bucks walking around a football field. Sure it is no substitute for the thrill of digging up an old coin out of the ground but if you want silver, that is an easy goal to achieve. Gold coins? A Mexican 2 Peso is a little over $100 and a US $5 gold piece is less than $500.
There are more coins lost today than ever, kids have more in their pockets and when they are lost or spent, they hit good ole Mom and Dad up to restock their supply.......
and when you find all of the clad lost in a tot lot, you can come back in a month and like magic, there are more............ There is a lot to be said for clad hunting. One year I took our clad and bought a 1909-S VDB cent with the found money. I might not be able to find a rare cent but I sure can find the coins to buy one. So can you.........
