First Silver + More

Today was DEFININITELY a good day. Not only did Erin's sister Caity arrive for a week long visit BUT I also found my first silver - in fact THREE in the SAME HOLE! Spent the morning in West Seattle and then the evening in Redmond on the outskirts of where the old Redmond golf course used to be. Not much luck in the afternoon except for the bullet - everything in the photos except for that is from West Seattle.

A neat note about finding silver, it comes out of the ground in the same condition it goes in - the photographs you see of the silver are only after cleaning a bit with a toothbrush and olive oil.

As for the fake tan-like pennies - that's from swirling them in a mixture of vinegar and salt. The zinc clad (nickels, dimes, and quarters) received a similar treatment.

The 22 shell has the letters UMC and 25 ACP and though you can't see it from the photograph, the back of the bullet is smooth as silk.

Final note, both Siek sisters got their first doses of Guitar Hero III and they both rocked it out hardcore to the likes of Pat Benetar, Cream, Foghat, and Aerosmith. Next time I will whip out the video camera for a little feature footage.

Tomorrow we head to Alki Beach over in West Seattle and hopefully we'll get some pictures to share.

(29) Copper Pennies
(8) Modern Pennies
(7) Wheat Pennies (no key dates)
(4) Modern Quarters
(5) Modern Nickels
(10) Modern Dimes
(1) Copper Canadian Penny
(2) Silver Dimes
(1) Silver Canadian Dime
(1) Bullet (handgun?)
(1) 22 Casing
(1) Animal rabies tag