50 coin day fix with silver

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose......after helping the brother in law move and stack a cord of wood I was free for a couple hours as Marie and her sister went shopping and to hit a few flea markets.
Another bright sunny day with the air having a tad of a nip to it so I double bagged myself in clothing and headed to the big metropolis of Halifax to do the dew. Mind you I tried the Dingle first but my Green machine was having another pissy fit and chattering up a storm. Man is that new Garrett fickle when it comes to areas that it likes to hunt! So I packed up and moved on thinking to myself how glad I'll be when I send the twins to the Garrett doctor after Xmas.
Jaunted to a school in the north end with a 50 coin or two hour hunt in mind with whatever coming first. Had the place to myself till this fat cat and I mean fat cat with an identity crisis started following me around the playing field.................darn thing must have known I despise felines! Made the mistake of scratching it's back and made a friend for life who I had to shoo away as it was stalking around my feet. Felt a bit bad about that but my moment of false kindness paid off with a 1965 Yank Rosie dime which I believe is silver followed by a small silver ring which happened to be right next door to a plug that I had dug on the last outing here with the Bardman. Wasn't long before I had my 50 coins so it was off to the races....rather the kitchen as I'm about to make spaghetti after I finish posting.
Wish me luck on my job interview tomorrow as my old job ceases on the 20FEB06.

[Tom in SWW]

Originally Posted by leslie(nova scotia)

Felt a bit bad about that but my moment of false kindness paid off with a 1965 Yank Rosie dime which I believe is silver .

Hi Leslie!

So glad you managed to escape for a few hours. You did well if you bagged 50 coins in two hours!
1964 was the last year the US dime, quarter, and half were 90% silver.
In '65, the dime and quarter began to be made from a copper/nickel clad material.
The half assumed a 40% silver clad composition through 1970.
Those Rosevelt clad dimes drive me buggy! When they begin to tarnish, the outer clad will look like silver. So many times I thought I've found a keeper, only to look at the date and be disappointed.
And I wish you the best of Luck with a new job. My wife just landed one 15 miles closer to home. She starts later this week.

HH! -Tom

[JeffWV]

Nice finds. Jeff

[hoser]

Nice finds Les. That pretty good hunting for two hours. Good luck on the job.

Good going with the 50 coins. Let us know how the job interview goes,

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose...thought your silver years were the same as our Canuck. Learn something new everyday. Nice to have bouys with the know to help us unknowing....happy hunting all!

[Gregory]

Hi Leslie,
Thats a good couple of hours...must be a record

Keep it up while you can,

Greg