2 Barbers in the Same Hole!! 6 Silver, 2 Injuns, 24 Wheats!!!

Captn SE · May 25, 2008

Hello Everyone,

Hope all of you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend, and getting a little detecting time in.

I went out this morning to our "honey hole" for a few hours. I met DanaPointVal at the crack of dawn, and no more than 5 minutes after I arrive, my buddy, Mike (oknorom), surprised the both of us by showing up. So the three of us started to pound the area, swinging our coils (I stayed with my 8" Sunray) between hundreds of previous plugs in the ground. Right off the bat, I dug my first Injun, a 1900. Then the silver coins started to show. The highlight of my day came when I dug a very iffy and deep signal. At 9", I put my probe in the hole and hear a coin signal. My last scoop of dirt revealed a white-ish colored coin. A Barber!!! Yes!! I noticed on the barber there was a ring around it's face. I knew there was another coin that caused this. I rescanned my pile of dirt, and low and behold, another Barber dime!! This is a first for me!! You can tell by my second photo that the obverse of one dime was laying on top of the reverse of the other, and were protected from the elements. The other sides of the two coins were oxidized. After digging that "honey hole", I found a few more silvers and wheaties, ending my day with 6 silver coins, 2 Injuns (1900, 1906), along with 24 wheaties. I kept saying to myself on my drive home, "What a spot! What a spot!"

Lesson to all -- dig those really deep iffy signals. You just never know what they will turn out to be.

Thanks for looking!
Have a great Holiday weekend!!

CAPTN SE
Dan

MUD(S.W.A.T) · May 25, 2008

What a spot !

Keep @ it and HH!!

Ron B · May 25, 2008

Yes, Yes, Yes!
Great job Captain Silver!

GRB

Fisher · May 25, 2008

Another great day for the Captn! WTG! Where's the video? You've spoiled us now. lol
HH

Natman · May 25, 2008

Awesome Dan! You hit the jackpot

And I agree with you on the iffy signals..they've scored me some oldies as well!

Have a great weekend :thumbsup:

Nat

Captn SE · May 25, 2008

Thanks, MUD (S.W.A.T), GRB, and Fisher for the replies!!

Thanks, Nat. Hope you have a great weekend too. I'm going to check out your post...

I wish I did have the video cam today....not sure if I'll ever find multiple barbers in the same hole again. My cameraman/detecting buddy had to work today, so no video unfortunately. :'(

CAPTN SE
Dan

Detectingfreak · May 25, 2008

I am still in amazment at what the SE can do when I look at your posts. Nice job on the two barber Dimes in one hole! Love the indians too! Keep on hunting!

Captn SE · May 25, 2008

Thanks, Detecting Freak!! So when are you getting your SE?

There's so much in the ground past 8" that's just waiting to be found.

CAPTN SE
Dan

Evolution · May 25, 2008

Great finds as usual Dan. :thumbsup:

A multiple barber hole would really make my day! :icon_sunny:

JJS NEW ENGLAND · May 25, 2008

THAT IS SOME GREAT ADVICE AS I ALMOST DID NOT DIG MY 1801 LARGE CENT BECAUSE IT WAS SO DEEP UNDER SOME BIG ROOTS. GLAD I PERSUED IT. THOSE ARE SOME GREAT FINDS. HH

Captn SE · May 25, 2008

Evolution said:
Great finds as usual Dan. A multiple barber hole would really make my day!

Thanks, Rob! I was very surprised to say the least!!

Happy Holidays,
Dan
CAPTN SE

Captn SE · May 25, 2008

JJS NEW ENGLAND said:
THAT IS SOME GREAT ADVICE AS I ALMOST DID NOT DIG MY 1801 LARGE CENT BECAUSE IT WAS SO DEEP UNDER SOME BIG ROOTS. GLAD I PERSUED IT. THOSE ARE SOME GREAT FINDS. HH

Thanks, JJS NEW ENGLAND!! Yes, dig the "DEEP" Iffy's. Looks like you hit a nice silver ring honey hole yourself!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Colonial Zoyboy · May 25, 2008

Dan the Man, way to go on the handful of wilvers, injuns, and wheats. That Barber dime spill was probably a heartstopper!

Dan, while you're saying, "What a spot. What a spot, " I am saying, "What a detectorist. What a detectorist." Great job, my good friend from SoCal, on all of your wilver excavations.

Keep that fever high, my good bud!

Kyle

Dr. Ace · May 25, 2008

Dan, as always, a great job! Great finds. I'm going out right now to see what I can find. Thanks for the inspiration!

HH,

Dr. Ace

Captn SE · May 25, 2008

Colonial Zoyboy said:
Dan the Man, way to go on the handful of wilvers, injuns, and wheats. That Barber dime spill was probably a heartstopper!

Dan, while you're saying, "What a spot. What a spot, " I am saying, "What a detectorist. What a detectorist." Great job, my good friend from SoCal, on all of your wilver excavations.

Keep that fever high, my good bud!

Kyle

Thank You, Kyle!! I hope the Colonial Gods smile down on you, Kirk, and your Uncle, and lead you to some old coppas, Spanish and American wilvers, and colonial artifacts!!

Take care, my good friend from PA!

CAPTN SE
Dan