My first silver find with my Gamma was a great one!

[obitz88]

This is my first summer detecting and found my first silver after many days of hunting. It turned out to be a Standing Liberty silver quarter. Date was worn completely off but we were able to determine it is a 1917 Type 1. I was and still am crazy excited!

 

[Monte]

This is my first summer detecting and found my first silver after many days of hunting. It turned out to be a Standing Liberty silver quarter. Date was worn completely off but we were able to determine it is a 1917 Type 1. I was and still am crazy excited!

Congratulations! It's always fun to get out detecting, and excitement always comes your way with any silver coin, but to make your first silver a Standing Liberty quarter is quite a prize. SLQ's come few and far between even for those of us with more than one summer under our belt.

The Gamma is a very good Teknetics model, often overlooked by shoppers who either pick one on a lower-cost budget, or move to the higher-dollar Omega. Personally I am an Omega fan, but have done well with the Gamma, too. When I read posts like these I am left wondering a bit, so ... help me/us out here, if you wouldn't mind.

Q: What type of site were you hunting?

Q: What is the Ground Phase reading in that area?

Q: Which Tone ID setting did you use ... and ... which Tone ID do you usually prefer?

Q: Were you using the stock 8" coil?

Just curious because it is this kind of information that I feel can help others better learn their detector(s) by understanding what others use and why.

Even better is that it's just the end of June and there's a lot of 'summer' left to go so I wish you continued success afield.

Monte

 

[obitz88]

I was hunting a farm that was built around 1880. It rang up as a solid dime at about only 4 inches under. The ground phase I believe was around 55. I used the tone ID that it's originally set at which I believe is 3. Yes I was using the 8 inch stock coil as well. Otherwise, I just found clad and one 1942 wheat penny. Still a lot of ground to cover though.

 

[obitz88]

Thanks, yeah I was crazy excited! I really like the Gamma as well, my wife and I both have one.

 

[mudpuppy]

Congratulations! That is a GREAT first silver coin to find!..First found silver coin is the One you will NEVER forget!
Mud

 

[obitz88]

Thanks, yeah you got that right!

 

[metalfun]

Great Job Now thats the way to start your silver finds.I have never found a SLQ in 5 years of hunting.Hope you find alot more.Who knows you might go on a silver streak!!!

 

[obitz88]

Thanks Metalfind, yeah I sure hope I go on a streak but I highly doubt it . I'm just loving metal detecting in general.

 

[bobbydadario]

nice!

 

[kaolinwasher]

its a big rush when you find a coin like that , keep up the good finds

 

[obitz88]

Hey Metalfun, you were right so far about silver streak, knock on wood. I've only been out twice since the SLQ for an hour or so each time and I found a silver Rosie at two different locations.

 

[metalfun]

See I told you so Just keep believing and you will find even more.HH

 

[Hank68]

Congrats on your first silver!!!!!!!!

 

[tabman]

Nice going! I fell back on my butt when I found my first silver coin, a 1920 Merc. That Standing Liberty is a great beginning for more to come.

tabman

 

[obitz88]

Thanks guys yeah I'm crazy addicted to detecting I can tell you that!

 

[tabman]

Thanks guys yeah I'm crazy addicted to detecting I can tell you that!

Not to worry, it only gets worse with the more your find. That little Gamma is a silver hound.

tabman