Two silvers and a half

[Mcdetect]

These are my keepers from the past several hunts. I was hunting fairly modern ground so nothing super old...but still some nice finds. The half and war nickel are from a campground and the little silver ring from an elementary school. The war nickel is my first! Been looking for one for a long time and I recently opened up my descrimination pattern wider in the nickel range in order to score one...but that change had nothing to do with finding the war nickel. It rang up dead center in the nickel range just like any other nickel. And it must have been a recent drop since it was just below the dead grass and right on top of another nickel from the 2000s. I'll take it any way. The half is my second clad Kennedy half...love finding big coins silver or not.
Good luck out there and hh.

 

[pplinker]

Great finds. Hardly ever see a 50 cent piece anymore.

 

[DougF]

Nice finds - I have found a few war nickels that didn't hit in the nickel range - I think the amount of corrosion may have an effect. Also nice silver ring, congrats.

 

[xwyokid]

Great finds! My last .50 piece was in 2001.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Mcdetect, congratulations on your FIRST SILVER JEFFERSON! I'm sure that more will follow! And that is a dandy silver ring. I'll sure take a clad half over 50 crusty memorials ANY DAY! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

 

[Mcdetect]

I'm with you on the half being better than digging 50 memorials. At the campground where the half was dug I dug almost 100 memorials...ugh...but I'm always afraid I'll miss something nice if I don't dig em. Indians, rings, etc.