<p><strong>My girlfriend and I drove down a gravel road to detect an old church/school built 1879.</strong> It was clear it was built for function as there was nothing fancy about it. It did boast a beautiful view of farmland on all sides, and across the street a well groomed cemetery.</p> <p>I was told the church had been well hunted numerous times, but I couldn’t resist since my E-TRAC has found 87 silver coins in one year; some in places that were supposedly “hunted out”.</p> <p>After an hour of not finding any coins, I heard the sweet sound of silver with a 1-48 Fe-Co reading near an old concrete slab with a water pump in the center. I was only able to swing in one direction because of the slab. Could it possibly be silver, or could an underground pipe from the pump be affecting the reading?</p> <p>At 4 1/2” my heart skipped a beat when I saw the beautiful sight of an 1879 Morgan Silver Dollar! The date was the same year the church was built! I did find a piece of a rusty bolt and nut in the hole also, so they may have affected my reading. After getting the Morgan out it read 1-43 Fe-Co.</p> <p>It must have been well hunted, as all we found besides two wheats was $3.78 in clad in the picnic area behind the church. I hope we get a chance to go back again.</p> <p>No children study within its walls today, but the old church continues to serve as a meeting place for a small congregation. The church has changed little in appearance in the 132 years since its construction.</p>