1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

oddcoins

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1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

My son & I received permission to detect around a 1904 house in the small town of Dorena Oregon on Saturday March 17th (St. Patrick's Day). After only digging a couple targets I dug a 1868 $10 Gold coin! Then just inches away in the same hole I found a 1912-S Barber Half dollar. But then we detected for three more hours and didn't find anything else old.
 

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bruizr

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

congrats!!! just goes to show it pays to check your hole twice. how rare to find silver and gold in the same hole. how did your detector read it as?
 

kippero

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

congradt' to the best treasure find .
 

kenb

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

Fantastic finds, congrats to you. Those are beautys!!

kenb
 

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oddcoins

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

bruizr said:
congrats!!! just goes to show it pays to check your hole twice. how rare to find silver and gold in the same hole. how did your detector read it as?

I actually had several close targets when I was initially going over this area ~ I think the gold coin was coming in at about +50 on my XLT. I started pinpointing ~ the gold coin came out first, then a big nail, then the Barber Half, and finally another big nail. Then I let my son take his detector over it ~ he didn't find anything else.
 

Rich in Central PA

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

:o My congratulations to you. Bet ya your still on cloud 9. ;D WTG........Rich
 

dr-quest

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

St. patrick was shurly smilling on you.
WTG & HH ;D
 

Kas

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

Excellent finds.
What we are all living for.
Find of a lifetime.
Congrats.
HH
Ken
 

djui5

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

WOW!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
 

Michigan Badger

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

I truly wonderful find and experience!

Most of us only dream of such a thing.

Badger
 

fd3615

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

are you a leprechan ( spelling ).. was there a rainbow near there?
 

ashleen

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Aug 25, 2005
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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

holy-cannoli !!!!!!!!!!
WOW........:)
Nice going!
 

DDEXPII

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

wtg
 

SilverDreams

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

Amazing finds! Congrats!
 

theloadroom

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Oct 17, 2006
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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

Wow, there's hope for us newbies!
 

dgaughan

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Re: 1868 $10 Gold Piece & 1912-S Barber Half found together!

allright i guess that rates as a best find lol that is awesome congrats and hh
 

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