2 Silvers Today

pointdlr · Mar 21, 2008

Hit a nice silver sound, but it was reading about 2" down. I usually don't dig coin signals at 2", but I was glad I did. Pulled out a 54 Rosie with that signal. Funny thing is that I found a 54 Rosie on Wednesday also. I have to admit being a little disapointed, but happy to get a silver. The very next signal was similar and again close to the top. A small hole was dug and out popped a fairly nice 1899 Barber Dime. I was stoked. Only my second Barber dime, and it took 30 other silver dimes in between Barbers.
One interesting note is that the Barber's silver is much less tarnished than the Rosie's. How do you account for that? They were literally only a few feet away in identical soil.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could find 1800's silver every day?
Happy Hunting this weekend,
Jon Dickinson
www.prehistoricartifacts.com

seger98 · Mar 21, 2008

Nice find on the barber, tarnished or not, I'd be happy with the rosie just as much... :thumbsup:

chrisplay2004 · Mar 21, 2008

I love seeing old silver breath fresh air...
Awsome finds... 8)

PACO · Mar 21, 2008

GREAT SILVER DAY POINTDLR. THE BARBER LOOKS SWEET. CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH IN YOUR COLLECTION..........PACO

daytondigger · Mar 21, 2008

Congrats, man there are so many boarded up homes in Northern KY and Cinci from the 1800's that you could detect everyday. We privy dig down there and I bring along the detector and hunt occasionally. Great sites. Good luck with your digs.

civilman1 · Mar 21, 2008

Nice looking Barber,I'd be happy to dig that too since I haven't found one yet.Nice Job!!

halfdime · Mar 21, 2008

Nice job on those dimes! I'm often surprised at the coins I find relatively shallow; it pays to dig any coin signal.

hollowpointred · Mar 21, 2008

its possible the roosie was tarnished before it went into the ground. nice finds! :thumbsup:

that picture really shows how much more attractive the old coins were compared to the newer ones. newer coins are butt ugly in my opinion, unless of course they are silver! :wink: