TxSchelter
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- Jan 15, 2014
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1896 S BARBER QUARTER!!! SUPER RARE KEY DATE AND MY FIRST BARBER!!!!
1896 S Barber Quarter! A rare key date for my first barber what are the odds! Should I just hang up the detector now?? Could it get any better?!!!
Barbers might me somewhat commonplace for some of the MD'ers on this site but not for me so I am in heaven!
I not only found my first barber but 2 of them in 10 minutes.
Barbers are just hard to find in my north texas town because we simply don't have the history of the colonial towns, etc.
I have found probably 30 silver coins in my 3 years of detecting and these are my first barbers.
The house I found these at was built in 1930 according to the tax roll(as old as it gets in my town) and I have been itching to detect it since I got started in this hobby.
I have watched and watched it and even knocked on the door once with no success. Finally after losing all hope and just driving the neighborhoods looking for rent/sale signs I was driving by this house and it had a sign out front!! After talking with the homeowner he assured me I would not find anything because he grew up in the house and detected it numerous time but I convinced him to humor me and let me look!
This house had a big front yard and after gridding it I had only come up with an Alabama sales tax token and 2 or 3 Wheaties so I was not too hopeful for good silver. I went around to the back and was immediately discouraged to see that half of the ground was covered in downed trees, trash, etc.
So with a heavy heart I started gridding the best I could with what I had to work with. My high spirits were now crushed from this once iconic house turning out to be a flop. After a few trash items, I am digging even the questionable signals, a beautiful sounding 12-45 pops across my etrac's screen. I pop the plug drop the dime size coin in my hand see a flash of silver and prepare to expose yet another merc (even though I love anything silver). I give it a rub and oh my god I see 1904 on that bad boy! I look up to the sky and slam my fists on the ground in celebration and follow it all up with a few very quiet screams!!
So now the day cant get any better I can finally cross a barber coin off my list. I dig some more trash and ten feet away from my barber dime I get a 12-46 that doesn't sound special and out pops a quarter size coin and my heart drops as I rub it and it looked perfectly smooth. I thought I had an aluminum knockout but as I flipped it over just to confirm I rub the other side and see the stars and 1896! It was heavily worn and had a good size scratch on the front that didn't look fresh so I don't think it was me but I don't care the coin is perfect in my eyes!!!
One of my best days ive had. Just re-iterates that you have to stay positive and don't rush yourself when you think your on a bad site!
Happy Holidays....
1896 S Barber Quarter! A rare key date for my first barber what are the odds! Should I just hang up the detector now?? Could it get any better?!!!
Barbers might me somewhat commonplace for some of the MD'ers on this site but not for me so I am in heaven!
I not only found my first barber but 2 of them in 10 minutes.
Barbers are just hard to find in my north texas town because we simply don't have the history of the colonial towns, etc.
I have found probably 30 silver coins in my 3 years of detecting and these are my first barbers.
The house I found these at was built in 1930 according to the tax roll(as old as it gets in my town) and I have been itching to detect it since I got started in this hobby.
I have watched and watched it and even knocked on the door once with no success. Finally after losing all hope and just driving the neighborhoods looking for rent/sale signs I was driving by this house and it had a sign out front!! After talking with the homeowner he assured me I would not find anything because he grew up in the house and detected it numerous time but I convinced him to humor me and let me look!
This house had a big front yard and after gridding it I had only come up with an Alabama sales tax token and 2 or 3 Wheaties so I was not too hopeful for good silver. I went around to the back and was immediately discouraged to see that half of the ground was covered in downed trees, trash, etc.
So with a heavy heart I started gridding the best I could with what I had to work with. My high spirits were now crushed from this once iconic house turning out to be a flop. After a few trash items, I am digging even the questionable signals, a beautiful sounding 12-45 pops across my etrac's screen. I pop the plug drop the dime size coin in my hand see a flash of silver and prepare to expose yet another merc (even though I love anything silver). I give it a rub and oh my god I see 1904 on that bad boy! I look up to the sky and slam my fists on the ground in celebration and follow it all up with a few very quiet screams!!
So now the day cant get any better I can finally cross a barber coin off my list. I dig some more trash and ten feet away from my barber dime I get a 12-46 that doesn't sound special and out pops a quarter size coin and my heart drops as I rub it and it looked perfectly smooth. I thought I had an aluminum knockout but as I flipped it over just to confirm I rub the other side and see the stars and 1896! It was heavily worn and had a good size scratch on the front that didn't look fresh so I don't think it was me but I don't care the coin is perfect in my eyes!!!
One of my best days ive had. Just re-iterates that you have to stay positive and don't rush yourself when you think your on a bad site!
Happy Holidays....
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I can feel through your writing that you will be stoked for quite some time. 
Barbers fly solo in my area.
