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Where have all the silver dollars gone

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Boony

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Hi Guys'

Since accessing the forum, I have noticed a distinct lack of big old USA silver dollars showing up in the digs, is it because they are so big that people never dropped them or that they were easily seen on the ground and consequently picked up?
I purchased a 1880 Morgan recently for my coin collection, and they are a really beautiful coin, I was just curious as to why they are not found with the detectors.
Unfortunately here in the land of OZ we never had any large coins like that apart from our 1937 & 1938 Crown and while there are plenty of those about with coin dealers I have never picked one up with the Explorer.
But living in hope.

All the best.....Boony
 
I dont think they were considered pocket change of the day. Probably minted to back paper money. Any pocket piece was probably a "lucky dollar". Most wound up in bank valts....Ralph
 
Ralph may be correct Boony, they aren't exactly light and I can't imagine walking around with a pocketful of change in Silver Dollars. Those that were lost were probably the first things found years ago with a metal detector. Compare size of the dimes and pennies and I can see why the vast majority of coins show in posts are dimes and cents. At least it makes cents to me.
 
a 1922 "Peace dollar"....
It was 3-4 years ago when I just got my XS. I was at my Buddy's house in Fredonia,N.Y. He noticed a detector in the back seat of the car and inquired. After a short explaination.... he asked to see it work ??? The first signal was a loud high pitch signal and about 7-8 inches down. So I thought I would show him how deep I can dig a pop can in the ground. WOW were we surprised... (notice the nick at the numeral 1) I didn't have a probe yet and that's what happens when you dig blindly. We both notice the edge of a coin and out comes a 1922 dollar. Nearly loaded our shorts rite there. My first and only in 20 years of detecting...
Some of the old timers tell me that they used to place them around the yard for a Easter hunt for the family kids....
This one was at the base of a rotted tree stump.
Now that I have this machine down pat I have found plenty of mercs and wheat's and a few Buffalo's at that site.
HH
 
If you end up finding a silver dollar, you are lucky. I found one (1901-0) last year and It was pretty worn. I found it in a ballfield in a small field. The good thing is that this spot has another older balldiamond next to this one. This spring I plan on going back and detecting the other balldiamond due to last year it was overgrown too much to even swing a detector thru it. A couple of guys have already gotten permission to go and mow the tall grass and shrubs down so I am hoping to find another silver dollar this year, but they are hard to come by. A silver dollar back in the old days was a lot of money and if someone lost one, they looked a long time for it and that is why there are so few ever found unless buried on purpose. So good luck on trying to find one and HH.
 
Nice peace dollar! Have yet to find one of those.
 
Hi Guys,

Thanks for the info on the silver dollars, it all makes sense, it's still a pity that they are not found as often as the smaller coins, I was looking at a web site some time ago and they said the most of the sheriff badges of the old west were beaten out of silver dollars along with the conchos on hats, gun belts and saddles, however it must be a real thrill to dig one up they really area beautiful coin.
And James, it will be a long time before I dig one, as I live in Tasmania, a little Island state south of Australia.

All the best.....Boony
 
These are the nearest thing we have in Australia to your silver dollar, called crowns and were worth 5 shillings, 92.5% Silver and 7.5% Copper, about the same size as the US silver dollar. the 1937 and 1938 were the only ones minted, nice to find but very thin on the ground, I didn't find these they are out of my coin collection.

Regards.....Boony
 
n/t
 
You still have to find it before i do. Ha-Ha. See you next friday. I sure am looking forward to our hunt in April -I could use another copper arrowhead
 
the surface silver dollars were plucked many years in the states. I imagine all that's left now are the ones which have sank 8-10" or more
in the ground. And they'll stay there until a Minelab coil runs over top of them! :minelab:
 
n/t
 
No Chris, this one is northwest of Jamestown,ND and there is another ball diamond just waiting to be pounded by me and a few of the club members. Last year it was so overgrown that you couldn't even swing the coil in it and due to the mosquito's, I wouldn't have even wanted to try it. How you been and how much seated and large cents have you found since I last heard from you?
 
James,

Year before found 17 seated. This year I did get my first Bust coin- an 1838 Quarter. I'll bring it along if/when head up to Minnesota next summer and perhaps can show you guys.

Chris
 
Hi Andrus(ut),

That's a nice coin, good to see there are a few silver dollars coming out of the ground, A beautiful coin.

Happy hunting.....Boony
 
Wow, nice Peace Dollar Andrus. WTG!
 
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