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After fourteen years of metal detecting, yesterday I finally dug up a silver dollar when I found a 1923 Peace dollar. I was hunting a public hillside below an old Roman Catholic Church near the town where I live in SE Wisconsin. I use an ACE-400 and it suddenly gave me a 94/96 signal. This is one I had never seen before. I have found four Walking Liberty half dollars and these all rang up as a 91/92. I dug my plug and a big shiny round thing suddenly showed itself as I searched through the dirt. When I picked it up and realized it was a Peace dollar I uttered out loud, "You have got to be kidding me!"    Paul Bulgerin
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Bedrock of the Community
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Great find - well done!  |
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Outstanding!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I be ecstatic if I actually find one on the ground. Lucky you!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Jumpin' bananas! Nice find!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Way to go PB!
Savour the moment because it doesn't happen too often
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Outstanding! Big silver coin for the win. =)
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Pillar of the Community
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Congrats! Winner winner - chicken dinner! Woo hoo!
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Fantastic find. Congratulations. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I wonder if that was intended for the church collection plate!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great find, congrats!
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ |
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Very happy for you Paul! Thanks for sharing. If you clean it please post pics of how it turned out.
Edited by livingwater
11/07/2026 1:33 pm
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Here is what the Peace dollar looks like after a soak in soapy water. I did not attempt to remove the black encrustations by the date.   I went back yesterday afternoon for a short hunt and found this very worn 1900 Barber dime.   Paul Bulgerin
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Quote:Here is what the Peace dollar looks like after a soak in soapy water. I did not attempt to remove the black encrustations by the date. Looking good! Quote:I went back yesterday afternoon for a short hunt and found this very worn 1900 Barber dime. Excellent! |
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Posted 11/06/2026 4:19 pm
