Beat up Jax Co. park spits Big silver!

[fistfulladirt]

As much as I dislike hunting the county parks here, I thought I might get out today for a bit. Decided to hunt a tiny county park where several silver dimes have surfaced in the past.
Five minutes in, I swung the coil over a hard silver hit. Didn't think much of it as it could have been a clad quarter at 5-6" or so. Dug the plug and caught a glimpse of a large silver rim. "Nuts!, not another alum token", I thought to myself.
Wow, what a shock! 1903-0 Barber half. How in the world has this thing been missed for so many years?
Had to do a bit of cleaning on this one, as the reverse was heavily tarnished and the few silvers I've dug here have been tarnished real bad, one side of this coin was actually copper-colored and I gave up on the cleaning at a point. The soil in this park is junky and has a rich layer of iron in it.
HH all, still time to get out! FFD

[Jimmy4]

NICE find!! Better then pulling a clad quarter eh?

[Jim C.]

Nice nab Duane. Congrats on the big hunk of old silver. It all depends on the conditions of the ground. You swear that you have cleaned a place out then go back after a few months or years and find some stuff in spots you swear you covered. Fun stuff.

[postalgriff]

nice job D!! way to sniff one out that stuff is still there, if its a jax co. park, I've prolly been sniffin near it before. glad you got out and scored some silver, very nice

[Michiganne]

Beauty of a Barber there ffd! Way to be persistent!

HH

[Rookie2]

Nice score on the silvah

[BandB1]

Congrats on that Big Beautiful Barber, Sweet!

Good luck,
HH.

[Mike from MI]

Nice find! I think i would pay that place another visit!

[Giant056]

Awesome score on the barber half

[Jim 2.0]

you continue to dismay me Rambler...wish I had more time, more talent, better equipment...and lived closer to Jackson
seriously, nice big silver...again! Take care, Jim

[mpostma]

Nice Find!
Pulling that out of a hole would sure wake me up!

Congrats & Good Luck,
Mark

[Brentallica]

Big Congrats on the Big Silver!!