First ever Barber Half

[DC]

I had a little time this afternoon, after all the cleaning and cooking for our Christmas get together, and my wife told me to go detecting. I started along a side street in the town I live searching along the sidewalks. After about 10 minutes, all I had dug was can slaw and 2 pennies. I recieved a signal between 88-92 and said to myself more rusted iron but low & behold look wat was down about 6 inches. This is the first Barber half I have ever dug and it is a beaut. What a great Christmas present. It is a 1900 o.

Merry Christmas and HH
DC-N-SC

 

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[JW15]

Congrats man!! I got my 1st not too long ago myself, what year is it? Can you post a pic of the obverse side?

 

[kayden]

Nice find & they are so awsome of a coin!

 

[worldtalker]

VERY nice lookin coin DC!!! God Bless Chris

 

[Missouri_John]

Wow, very nice full liberty on the half.

 

[stilldiggin65]

Very nice Find !!! I haven't did sidewalks before!

 

[mr_larry]

That is a super Barber half dollar! Big congrats on such a beautiful coin. It is still on my list of coins I have not yet found!

 

[texjim]

she is a beauty...

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Nice barber half, after 38yrs. of detecting i am still looking for my first one. Congrats. Mike.

 

[hikeinmts]

Great present from the wife, huh? Gave you "time" to go hunting!!! (Should be worth a nice extra stocking stuffer.)
One of my first coins was a nice Barber half.....found in an old motel area in central Florida.
Yours is in MUCH NICER CONDITION than mine, though. Got to grade a high VF. I can see all the LIBERTY.
Great find!!! (When are you going to go back to the sidewalk strip?)

 

[Gunrunner61]

Great find DC,My first find of silver was a 1899 barber almost as good a shape.

 

[adventureswithjim]

nice and clean! Gotta love that "permission" to get out of her hair in the mean time...

 

[mcogan / L.I. Mongo Mike]

Nice!

 

[deano]

Nice lookin' Half there, Congrats!!!

 

[Nate in Ohio]

That's a FANTASTIC half!

 

[mikeinga]

Wow, congrats. Thats looks great!

 

[MikE-Trac]

wow i hope the first one i find looks even half as good as that one!

 

[Nooberz]

Sweet half. One of my favorite spots to detect are old curb strips. Grats on a beautiful Barber!

 

[DC]

Thanks for all the positive remarks. It was great being outside with the sun shinning and the temp in the low 60's. I love this southern weather!

 

[nova]

Nice barber half, after 38yrs. of detecting i am still looking for my first one. Congrats. Mike.

15 years for me Mike still eludes me.