First hunt in NW Missouri: silver dime trifecta and my white whale

NZ49er

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Howdy folks,

I haven't posted in some time, but the ground is just thawing out in Wyoming, so I haven't gotten to hunt as much as I'd like. Monday, though, I arrived in NW MO where I will be working for a couple of months.
On the way to the town where I'll be staying I stopped in an older town and was lucky enough to score multiple permissions at old homes. I didnt have enough time to properly hunt them all, so i stuck primarily to high tones. The first 5 yards were busts with wheat, but no silver. Then things started rolling along.
The high point of the day was my 1st BARBER dime. I know it's not a huge find for most folks, but for whatever reason this coin has eluded me over the years. I've found TWO barber halves, and a barber quarter, as well as multiple seated dimes, but this is the first Barber dime, so it's good to finally knock that off the list. It also allowed me to hit a dime trifecta for the first time. Enough blabbing, here are the pics.

The center is all silver, including the pendant. An 8 silver day! The other coins are the wheats for the day. Not sure if the watch back is gold. I don't see any corrosion pushing through, but there are no markings. Is there somewhere I should look for them on the inside? Also got a cool life insurance fob, which is a first for me.

Thanks for looking,
NNZ49er

PS: I will be in NW MO for about 1.5 months if anyone wants to meet up for a hunt.

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dts52

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Congratulations! That’s an incredible day! Looks like you’ve got yourself some great hunting spots.
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Elvis

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Awesome day. Congratulations
 

Steve in PA

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Congrats on your first Barber dime. I have dug at least 40 Barber Dimes, but only 4 Seated Dimes, so I would take the Seated over the Barbers any day!
 

Hunk-a-lead

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fabulous finds! love all that silver, congrats on everything especially the trifecta
 

Silvermonkey

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Congrats on your dime trifecta, especially given that it included your first Barber dime. It's funny how certain coins elude us. I've been fortunate to dig a capped bust half, a seated half, a walking liberty half and a Franklin half....but never, never a Barber half. Hopefully some day. Nice work!
 

billb

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Congratulations on your major achievement..stay safe out there and thanks for sharing with us
 

Dougie Webb

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I don't know why I haven't been asking people out here in the country to let me hunt on their old properties. Duh! Awesome finds~
 

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Beautiful silver finds! You did great on all the other finds, too! Congratulations on your first Barber dime! You did find a nice dime trifecta for sure. Thanks for sharing.
 

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