1902 Silver Half

[rb24]

I've been reading the forum and decided to take some advice. I looked up a map of the city from 50 years ago, thought about where people might have been...then went there. At first I was greatly discouraged to find fresh digs(since the last rain). No telling what I might have found. Perseverence paid off. Thanks for the good advice. rb24

 

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[pgill]

Great start, keep looking at those maps and don't give up.....

 

[schlooppy]

Thats a great find! ?My first coin find ever was a 1902 O Barber half. ?Found it on the surface of a plowed field while arrowhead hunting.

 

[kermit]

wow nice find

Looks like to me who ever was diggin before you missed a few targets. I have even rescanned cut out plugs and open holes left by others and founds coins. Always rescan that hole if one coin can fall in that spot why not two or three......


Kermit

 

[Mirage]

That is a nice find. What else did you find...clad, junk

I just started doing the "map thing". I have maps from 1901. I have located at least two spots where houses use to be and which I have access to. I'm hoping to be the first to the area. If not the first I still might find something..

Bob

 

[packerbacker]

Nice score!!

 

[rb24]

I found some other things, but what encouraged me was a very small eyelet of some sort...it was very tiny and deep. ?I figured if I could find that thing, there was a good chance I would find something else. ?As it turned out, this find SCREAMED at me, and showed dead center on my silver range. ?It was only two inches deep, so the other guy just missed it or thought it was junk. ?As a matter of fact, this happened to me once before in a place that has been hunted to death. A silver quarter half an inch deep. ?I think a lot of people think they are on a pop can or something when their detector is screaming at them. ?Not all silver is 12 inches deep. ?Thanks for the e-mail. ?rb24

 

[birdman]

nice!

 

[renegade_7]

WTG Beautiful Half. Time for me to start researhing.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Those big old half dollars give a heck of a rush!

No pinpointer needed LOL

HH

 

[beetle662]

Outstanding find!

RESEARCH and PERSISTENCE!!! The two key elements to successful hunting!

Congrats on a very nice find!

 

[Marc]

Maybe we're doing something right! ;-)

Congrats and thanks for sharing!

 

[Mona Lisa]

RB, Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting that great coin.

 

[trk5capt]

Love those Barber Halfs, Good Hunting. trk5capt...

 

[lordmarcovan]

Hooray!

Nice work!

I have only found one Barber half so far. (1894-O).

 

[hollowpointred]

awesome barber half! i just found my first barber dime this past monday and i know how stoked i was to dig that! i know you must have flipped!! well done!

 

[civilman1]

Great find rb,I guess it does pay to research,something i rarely did in the past,Thank's to these people I do now.HH!!

 

[Southcacalaky]

Congrats, Welcome to the forum, HH Art...

 

[Snee]

Very nice!

 

[TimmyNY]

comparing old maps to new ones is one of the most productive ways to find areas to hunt. We do it all the time. Glad it worked for you. I would definitely go back. If the first person missed that half he missed alot more.

Timmy NY