Big Silver! I Dug Up A 1917 Walking Liberty Half Dollar

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Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 6:10 pm Hunting a wooded trail along the Milwaukee River today I was thrilled to dig up a 1917 Walking Liberty half dollar. I also found a well worn 1913 Lincoln Cent and a curious spill of twenty Jefferson nickels, most of them from the 1980s. The photos show the coin right after I had dug it up and after I washed it off in the river. I also took a shot of the find spot on the trail. This is the second Walking Liberty I have found, the other being a 1945 dug up in May 2016. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 6:26 pm Great Walker for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 6:33 pm Must be Nice to dig up a big hunk of Silver . Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 6:40 pm Nice John1 Report this Post to the Staff
flag4 Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 7:02 pm Nice find. Did you clean up that penny? Was there a hidden "S" mint mark? Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 7:06 pm No "S" on the 1913 Lincoln. You can barely make out the 3 in the date. I previously found some 1950s Wheaties in this wooded area, so I would imagine that the Walking Liberty and 1913 circulated into the 1940s or even the 1950s before being lost. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1484 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 7:38 pm Truly an amazing find — and not a bad-looking half to boot. That would have been a nice chunk of pocket change back in the day. Finds in the 1940s to 1960s would be far more common than the 1910s! Report this Post to the Staff
ironhorse Valued Member Canada 363 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 8:11 pm Great finds PB! This time of year is nice for detecting and even better with some keepers along the way. Report this Post to the Staff
Sir Derrin Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 11/09/2021 8:34 pm Sweet find! Not every day we find big silver anymore! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter4 Pillar of the Community United States 1086 Posts	Posted 11/10/2021 08:06 am Beautiful find! Report this Post to the Staff
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