My first Barber Half Dollar

Icewing

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I got to slip out for a bit yesterday evening and was hunting the back yard of one of my neighbors up the street. There were prior homesteads in the same location and and it's produced a few goodies before. Among a bunch of scattered brass lamp parts and old mason jar lids if found my first Barber Half Dollar!!!!

I guess this proves even findings one in the worst possible condition still feels good. This one was in among a bunch of burnt stuff and had a bunch of black stuff on it and is badly warped. The back side as you can see took the brunt of the heat.

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xr7ator

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Definitely in a fire. VERY COOL! Grats to ya and thanks for posting.
 

Carolina Tom

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Congrats Icewing!

That one has certainly been in a fire, but still counts as a silver half dollar. Most people just find the regular, unburnt ones. That one is extra special!

Very well done sir.
 

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Congratualtions on the nice find! :occasion14:
 

Dan(NM)

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No matter what condition it's still beautiful, congratulations on an awesome find!
 

Loco-Digger

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Hey a burnt Barber half is better than no Barber half. My only Peace Dollar was in a fire. I did the boiling water, foil and baking soda cleaning method, on it and it came out way better than it was when dug.
 

Tpmetal

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Wow nice score, this thing had a painful life! Did it ring up funny because of the fire damage?
 

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Beggers can't be choosy or at least they used to not be. it started out as a nice shiny barber half as they all did, it just took the really hard road to you. I'd take it in a heart beat! congrats:headbang:
 

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You can say that its a 'toasted' barber!

Awesome, Congrats and HH!
 

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A half with a great story!
 

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Icewing

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Wow nice score, this thing had a painful life! Did it ring up funny because of the fire damage?

Yes the tone was a bit erratic and sounded like the rest of the junk I had been digging, which just lead me to digging more junk, but with an even more hopeful smile.
 

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Yes the tone was a bit erratic and sounded like the rest of the junk I had been digging, which just lead me to digging more junk, but with an even more hopeful smile.

Sure makes me want to dig more junk and I wasn't even there!
 

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Love it! Its been years since i dug a silver half. Congratulations are in order.
 

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Beauty ! 1 of my favorite coins :occasion14:
 

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Icewing

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Sure makes me want to dig more junk and I wasn't even there!

If you ran one of everything you'd like to find under any metal detector you could account for every tone it can make. So why not?
 

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Its not in bad condition....it just has a lot of character! Some of my favorite finds are dripping with "character". Seriously...very nice find. Congrats.
 

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Expecting junk and get a Barber half. Had to be a jaw dropper. Congratulations.
 

JeffInMass

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Too bad it got torched, but a Barber half is always a great find- Congrats!

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