Big Silver!

goldencoin

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Sep 27, 2005
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Hello Treasurenet!

My dad had a softball game at the old local park. I have been MD'ing it for a year and a half and been quite please, a few pieces of silver, many wheats, and bunches of trinkets. However, i still had stuff to find ;) Clad kept popping up right and left. All the kids have left except one and i got a half dollar/dollar signal. Usually these are trash, but i try to dig everything. I plug the ground with my trusty camp shovel and used my pinpionter to figure out where is was. It was just beneath the dirt at the bottom of the hole. I pushed the dirt away and saw a shiny disk. At first i thought it was a token or a chunk of aluminum. I popped it out and a coin shape flipped out. I picked it up and just about had a heat attack. It was an 1898 silver Barber Half Dollar!!! I controlled my excitement and told the kid to keep quite and i sent him away with an old Canadian cent. I MD a bit more and found 1 and a half keys and a Chuck E. Cheese token.
 

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hollowpointred

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Mar 12, 2005
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that would have put a smile on my face! way to go!
 

Boobydoo

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Apr 24, 2006
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Brother J, you are becoming quite proficient with your detector
and the fruits of your labor showed up today, wow!! Congrats big time
on that sweet sweet big silver Barber. WTG buddy, I am really happy for you.
Thanks for sharing your inspirational event and find!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

LuisTH

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May 9, 2007
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Excellent finds, grats.
 

Nashoba

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Sep 20, 2006
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Washington and Oregon
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Garret Ace250/Prospecter Bounty hunter(Backup)
:o Big silver is right. I am still waiting for my first pre 1900 big silver......OR GOLD ;D
Great find!!!
HH
~Nash~
 

ELVISFAN

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Apr 26, 2007
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WEBB CITY MISSOURI
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WHITES DFX
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NICE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE LADY LIBERTY GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE..I FOUND AN 1907-D BARBER HALF 4/14/06 MYSELF :D
 

history hunter

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Apr 12, 2007
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Menasha WI.
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Outstanding barber half.How many have you found so far?
 

49er

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Feb 21, 2005
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Sun City, Arizona
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Nice find..to bad the scratches and ding..coin has increased in price if in better connection..keep up the good work.
49er
 

EDDE

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Dec 7, 2004
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more cow bell 8)
 

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