Lucked Up On Another Barber Half!

Sooper Dave

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I hunted around a spot this week that I've hunted before and just worked it slow. Over a couple evening hunts I found a few old coins and the cool Boy Scouts Good Luck Token. Sunday I was out running errands with my daughter and I had researched a spot where an old school and church was. The church is still in use but the school is just a field site which is perfect for detecting. Unfortunately after getting permission to hunt we found that the school site is covered in 2 feet of grass. We looked around the old church but it was not producing any signals. I decide to finish out one stretch of yard right next to the tall grass of the school site. I made one pass without a signal and turned to go down my next row when I got a 12-46 about 4" down on the Etrac. I though to myself I will at least have a clad quarter for my efforts here. I dug a big plug and was surprised to see that my clad quarter was nice Barber half. I called my little girl over to check it out and to take a few pics of it there on the plug. It's crazy how I have been wanting to dig a Barber half since the last one I dug was 20 plus years ago and now I have got two in the last month or so. This one has some cool dark toning from the decomposing roots and vegetation that was on it for all these years. I finished out this spot with a little bit of clad and trash. Of course now all I can think about is what may be hiding around the old school site under all that tall grass. I am going to ask if I can mow it down before winter to see if I can luck up on another nice keeper. I hope everyone gets in a few more nice hunts before it gets too cold. Good Luck-David


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Carolina Tom

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Congrats on the killer set of finds, especially the BIG Barber.

Well played sir!
 

lairmo

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Nice couple layers of finds!
 

ShovelinDave

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Big-O-Silver gets you a Big-O-Congrats. Looks like it was a nice hunt.
 

CASPER-2

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Awesome hunt, congratulations! :occasion14:
 

sliverslave

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Thanks David for the post and good pictures and super great finds, way to go and good for you. Pray for a long and prosperous Indian summer HH to all
 

alabama11

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Great work. Bring your mower and find more.
 

Kurios1

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Sweet score on the uniquely toned Big Barber Half Dollar. Gas up the mower and get some more!:headbang:
 

Louisiana Ken

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I’m jealous!!!! I’ve found Barber dimes and quarters but never a half. Nice score!!!!!!
 

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