Everyone has their personal " White Whale"...

Silvermonkey

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Apr 24, 2013
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Eastern Massachusetts
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For me it has been a Barber quarter. I have dug many Barber dimes, but never...never a Barber quarter. Today. I was able to check that particular coin off my wish list. I hit a low laying section of woods this morning after some pretty good rain the night before. First decent target ( 81 VDI on the AT Pro) turned out to be an 1820 large cent. Wow! What a way to start the day. About 50 feet away, I got an "iffy" signal that was jumping around in the 70's and 80's. After some serious root cutting, I popped out an IHP. Re-scanned the hole, and the signal remained. Did some additional root cutting, and down about 6-8 inches out came my " white whale", a 1895 Barber quarter. The next couple of hours produced a very crunchy IHP and Liberty nickel, along with a couple of wheaties, and assorted iron targets. All in all a really fantastic day of detecting!

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A2coins

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Dec 20, 2015
33,807
42,607
Ann Arbor
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Good job I'm happy for you this is what is all about! Keep up the good finds I have a Sea of white whales I'm trying to harpoon!!!!
 

JeffInMass

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Jan 14, 2006
4,701
7,133
Cape Cod
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Minelab Manticore, Minelab Equinox 600, Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Explorer XS, Fisher CZ6A
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What a great day you had fellow Mass-hunter! That Barber quarter is awesome- Congrats!

-- Jeff --
 

ScubaDetector

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Mar 1, 2016
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8,247
Port Huron MI
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2 Fisher CZ-21's 8 and 10" coils
Tesoro Tiger Shark 8 and 10" coils (Interchangeable)
Minelab E-Trac with Sun Ray Probe
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Just one white whale? Very nice quarter. One to be proud of. Congrats
 

pepperj

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Feb 3, 2009
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Nice one strike off the bucket list, the copper is looking pretty good as well lots of detail.
 

AlienLifeForm

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Jan 31, 2010
1,589
2,337
DFW Texas
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I think you took ol' Hawkeye's Barber. :laughing9: Nice coin!
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
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Massachusetts
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Congratualtions on the silver and old copper! :occasion14:
 

BigWaveDave

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Nov 22, 2013
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Mountain Maryland
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A Barber half would knock me down.... congrats on your quarter!
 

Terry Soloman

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May 28, 2010
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White Plains, New York
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Johncoho

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Feb 14, 2014
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Martinsburg, Pa. in the summer and Apache Junction
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Nice finds. That Barber really cleaned up nice. A real beauty.
 

Kurios1

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Feb 25, 2017
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FEMA REGION 5 North Central Illinois
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Good job I'm happy for you this is what is all about! Keep up the good finds I have a Sea of white whales I'm trying to harpoon!!!!

Oh you better watch out. Moby Dick's gonna' GET YA'!:wave:
 

Kurios1

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Feb 25, 2017
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FEMA REGION 5 North Central Illinois
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Fantastic is what I'd call it mate. That's some very nice woods you'd be frolicking in.:hello2:
 

Mr. Digger

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Nov 25, 2014
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Massachusetts
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Congrats on your bucket lister....she's a beaut.
 

Gridwalker306

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Nov 10, 2010
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Canada
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Congrats on your first Barber quarter, and the rest of your finds are pretty great too
 

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