Ultra rare 1895- O barber, plus war of 1812 artillery button. MUST SEE

Scottso

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May 8, 2009
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Fisher F75se, Minelab Excalibur, Minelab etrac, Tesoro sand shark
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Hi my name is scott newman... you fellow t-netters know me as scottso. I am a 14 year old boy who is extremely passionate about history. I have been metal detecting since I was 6. My first metal detector was a cheap bounty hunter unfortunatly I lost intrest for a while until Bill fisher aka Bookfisher got me back into this hobby at 8. What got me hooked was when I found a 1939 washington quarter at my uncles 1820's farm house on the east end Long Island.

Recently I gained permission to a local Orchard where I live. The orchard only dates back to the turn of the century(1890's-1900's), (Little did I know that their was a colonial foundation in the woods in front of the orchard). So i turn on ol'faithful ( minelab x terra 505) and got detecting.. a few signals here and their, only a couple of wheeties. So i decide to go away from the orchard house and twards the entrance of the orchard. As I'm working my way down I get a signal, not too weak but not to strong, and a high 36 VDI. I dig a 7 inch plug and out pops a 1700's coat button. Naturally I started to get excited, so I keep following a path until I get into a clearing. I detect around for about eh,,,, 15 minutes or so.. I get a bangin signal 39-42, which on the x-terra Is usually a coppa or a dime, I dig about 8 inches and as I'm searching with my pin pointer... I glance over, to my delight a 1781 kg III colonial copper. NOW I'm EXCITED.
I scan around that area for about another hour without much luck. So as the sun sets i realize Im out of time, so I call my dad

NEXT DAY... After school, I ride my bike with detector packed in my back-pack and shovel in hand to the orchard. Once I arrive I go directly to the clearing. I set up the detector, get it ground balanced, and start detecting, right of the bat, a 20mm button without a shank, I put it in my pocket and keep going. Little did I know it would turn out to be a war of 1812 artillary button. I dig a few other buttons. After about 10 minutes since the last signal I got a jumpy can/ coin range signal. I dig a small plug. Boom a 1895 dime.. At the time I had not checked if it had an O mint mark. Being the Dumb A** that I am i rub it. I put it in my pocket and keep going. As light starts to fade I make one last effort to find something. so I walk into the wood, to my surprise I find a colonial foundation, not 30 yards from a main road.. I have always wanted to detect a cellar hole. heavymetalnut has always made me jelouse with his almost 100 coppa a year tally, so I thought its my lucky day. BOOM first signal 1746 brown bess trigger gaurd, in amazing condition. As the sun sets I call my dad and he picks me up. I look back on those days as one of my best..


But wait... the 1895 dime.
After i get home I rinse it and check the mint mark... "O" Not realizing the significance of the find I put it down and go on youtube to watch bill ladd dig up some amazing relics.
Just for fun I look up "1895-O dime " . I click the first link and start to read. " only 440,000 minted, more than half melted, rarest of the barber dime series"
I rad up stairs and got my "Red Book" I find it and 375 dollars in g-4 condition. for all of you coin experts. g-4 S.U.C.K.S mine was in at least fine.. with a full liberty visible. Its worth over 800 dollars. But I will save it so that my kids can enjoy it as much as I have.. Metal detecting is the best hobby. for me its a passion. :icon_thumright: 025.JPG 026.JPG 028.JPG 034.JPG 038.JPG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wqUVixV1z0
 

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Jyverb64

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Oct 30, 2012
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Minelab Equinox 800
Minelab Explorer Se Pro
Garrett Pro-Pointer
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All Treasure Hunting
Great find a alot of great advice.
 

KYshooter

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C'mon! It's the crown jewel of (findable) Barber dimes! Somebody get this Kool Kid on the banner!!
 

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Scottso

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May 8, 2009
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long island new york
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Fisher F75se, Minelab Excalibur, Minelab etrac, Tesoro sand shark
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
thanks guys.. and bill'
 

oxbowbarefoot

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May 25, 2011
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I'm counting at least 8 solid BANNER votes here!!! Come on folks! Let's get him up top!!!! He'll be out hunting all of us soon. Crusader, he's after your belt, give the kid a step towards a title shot with a big ol' BANNER vote:hello2:!!! (don't worry Cru, he still has a few finds to go before he gets the real title shot)
But hey, welcome to the Big Leagues kid!
 

CoilyGirl

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Relic Hunting
oxbowbarefoot said:
I'm counting at least 8 solid BANNER votes here!!! Come on folks! Let's get him up top!!!! He'll be out hunting all of us soon. Crusader, he's after your belt, give the kid a step towards a title shot with a big ol' BANNER vote:hello2:!!! (don't worry Cru, he still has a few finds to go before he gets the real title shot)
But hey, welcome to the Big Leagues kid!

Do I repost to get him up to the top for a banner? Hope so!
 

oxbowbarefoot

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Do I repost to get him up to the top for a banner? Hope so!

On his initial post in the thread, click on the red Nominate Banner button on the upper right. Explain why YOU think it should be a BANNER find. The powers at be will likely consider it, it may or may not make it. I hope so, I think this find deserves to be up there.
 

CoilyGirl

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oxbowbarefoot said:
On his initial post in the thread, click on the red Nominate Banner button on the upper right. Explain why YOU think it should be a BANNER find. The powers at be will likely consider it, it may or may not make it. I hope so, I think this find deserves to be up there.

Thanks Oxbow,will do.
 

DJWEHAGE

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Nov 30, 2012
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Great finds!
 

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Scottso

Scottso

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May 8, 2009
321
70
long island new york
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75se, Minelab Excalibur, Minelab etrac, Tesoro sand shark
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
thanks.. hopefully I make banner... I've always wanted banner
 

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