1896 O Barber Dime

[MCollett]

Went to the in-laws farm today and decided to go over and search the pasture. My first and only good hit was this beauty! My first Barber and it happened to be a 1896 O. I felt pretty lucky to find this tiny gem in a 50 acre pasture. Sorry the pics are sideways.....cell phone.

 

[CladGrabber]

Nice!!

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Nice one. I think that's a key date dime. Congrats.

 

[MCollett]

Thanks! You are correct Mike. It is a key date. Only 610,000 minted in New Orleans I believe. Although I thought it looked in great condition, you can only make out the last letter of Liberty in the headband. All other details are nice!

 

[park pirate]

Nice barber, Congrats on your first....

 

[borntohunt460]

awesome find!--- what kind of field was it? (corn, bean, etc..) And what was your strategy for covering such a large field? I attempted my first field hunt yesterday and there were no signals. The field is on maps back in the mid 1800s but after not hearing any signals, I stuck to the junky yard

 

[MCollett]

It actually is a cow pasture now. There was an old homesite on part of the pasture that belonged to my wife's great grandparents, dating back to the late 1800s. I was told that everyone that lived on the land was dirt poor and I would probably only find farming tools. I just started under an old oak tree and followed the flow of the pasture. There was low spots and water runoffs that yielded no hits. On higher ground and what looked like a road, I got the hit. It registered penny. I was fully expecting a newer penny when it dropped clean out of a crack in the red clay. I had to look at it a few times because I could not believe what I saw! No other hits the rest of the day, but that one made the day!