Dug a Barber Dime out of Golden Gate Park S.F.!

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Hit Golden Gate Park for 6 hours today and only found one silver coin. It's a 1902-P Barber Dime! Also got 4 wheaties and about $7.00 in clad coins.

For for first time since hunting in this park in over 20 years a park police officer came by and kicked me out! He said I couldn't dig holes in the park! While loading up my car and ready to leave he pulled his police car behind my car changed his mind! He was on his phone with his suppervisor and said it was OK to hunt as long as I didn't dig any holes, I had to find only "surface coins" only.? I continued hunting just like I always do and looked over my shoulder every 5 minutes or so.

 

[sscindercoop]

Nice

 

[Garabaldi]

Nice recovery on that barber dime.

 

[gallileo60]

WOW, WTG.......

 

[Chug And Red]

Great recovery, and being nice to the officer and being respectful always help along with looking around once in a while!!!

 

[m bryan]

sweet!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great looking "surface coins" there Mike!
Love the Barber!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice find! When hunting in a public spot such as a school or park I rely on my Lesche hand digging tool rather than my relic shovel. It is not as serious looking. Another idea is the probe. Pop the coins out using the probe rather than digging them out!

 

[OldNorthwest]

Nice finds! Is that a 1909S wheat cent? If so, the red book says that's worth $100.....

 

[oddcoins]

Nice score on the Barber Dime man! So COOL!!! I've only dug one Barber dime this year, but I've dug 2 Barber Halves! WEIRD!!!

That's strainge that that cop bugged you about detecting in G.G.P.! I was told that there were no rules against detecting there!

Keep at it man!
Neil

 

[Roland58]

I know I, too, am a newbie at this, but, even so, I realized early on that non-destructive digging and leaving a target site looking just like it did when you found it, is the key thing to being able to go back. The problem stems from the folks with their new detectors that take along the large implements of destruction and leave the area looking like a herd of rabid armadillos had attacked......not to mention leaving the can shrapnel or any other trash item in the hole they dug!!!

Everyone needs to leave the area as close as possible to the way they found it....before digging! With the exception of removing trash, of course.

Nice find on the Barber, sorry about your hassle!!

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Congrats on the Barber

 

[pakeha63]

Nice recovery on the Barber dime I think with the police, each one has a different attitude, or opinion when it comes to metal detectorists. My buddy, and I went up that way about a month ago. Not knowing that Ocean beach was off limits, we were politely told by a Federal policewoman to stop detecting the beach, but can detect GGP as much as we want. I really couldn't figure that one out. People can throw trash, break bottles, and have their dogs poop all over the beach, but we can't move some sand to find coins, and possible jewerly, plus take all the trash we find, and put it in the garbage. Yet straight across the road its ok Actually, I've metal detected at GGP right in front of two policeman on horses, and didn't even get a second look from them. Why mess with a guy enjoying his hobby, when there a criminals to be caught.

 

[Roland58]

<snip> Not knowing that Ocean beach was off limits, we were politely told by a Federal policewoman to stop detecting the beach, but can detect GGP as much as we want. I really couldn't figure that one out. People can throw trash, break bottles, and have their dogs poop all over the beach, but we can't move some sand to find coins, and possible jewerly, plus take all the trash we find, and put it in the garbage. Yet straight across the road its ok Actually, I've metal detected at GGP right in front of two policeman on horses, and didn't even get a second look from them. Why mess with a guy enjoying his hobby, when there a criminals to be caught.

You are sooooo right!

 

[creeper71]

Nice finds! Is that a 1909S wheat cent? If so, the red book says that's worth $100.....

Was going to ask almost the exact same question... but I do think it maybe a 1909 S V.D.B. can't tell for sure cause of condition... Look on reverse (back) side on the very bottom under the wheat stalks see if you see V.D.B. might need mag glass to see it.. I think I see part of it that might only be the dirt playin tricks with my eyes....

 

[jrc79inNC]

Wow, congrats on the recovery. Any barber finds are nice, and I like that one of the lincoln's is a at least a 1909-S.
I remember when I first started detecting earlier this year, I called the local parks and recreation department to ask how I would go about for permission to metal detect. I was told I can detect but not dig. At first I thought it was lame but I have found stuff pretty much surface shooting with my Ace 250 and a pinpointer. They cannot complain too much either as well as I have contributed to keeping a couple of parks clean and put any leaf litter I moved around back when I was done.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice digs, Mike. I bet that would be a fun place to hunt. Think o all the people that's been there over the years

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Nice finds! Is that a 1909S wheat cent? If so, the red book says that's worth $100.....

Was going to ask almost the exact same question... but I do think it maybe a 1909 S V.D.B. can't tell for sure cause of condition... Look on reverse (back) side on the very bottom under the wheat stalks see if you see V.D.B. might need mag glass to see it.. I think I see part of it that might only be the dirt playin tricks with my eyes....

I think it's an optical illusion on that wheat cent. I've been straining my eyes to try a get a date. I can't tell if its a 1929, 1939, or 1909. I've looked at the reverse to try and see if there is a VDB, can't see anything. The reverse looks in worse shape than the obverse. Most of our wheats in northern California come out of the ground in pretty fried condition, I think its must be something acidic in our soil?

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Nice finds! Is that a 1909S wheat cent? If so, the red book says that's worth $100.....

Was going to ask almost the exact same question... but I do think it maybe a 1909 S V.D.B. can't tell for sure cause of condition... Look on reverse (back) side on the very bottom under the wheat stalks see if you see V.D.B. might need mag glass to see it.. I think I see part of it that might only be the dirt playin tricks with my eyes....

I think it's an optical illusion on that wheat cent. I've been straining my eyes to try a get a date. I can't tell if its a 1929, 1939, or 1909. I've looked at the reverse to try and see if there is a VDB, can't see anything. The reverse looks in worse shape than the obverse. Most of our wheats in northern California come out of the ground in pretty fried condition, I think its must be something acidic in our soil?

 

[crazyjarhead]

At first glance it looks like a 1909 to me