First Silver Dime Trifecta

[Sooper Dave]

I went to a place after work yesterday that I hunted at several times last year and had pulled out a few pieces of silver. I went over the area with my 10x12 SEF coil, but after hunting for over an hour and a half I only had found about 10 wheaties. I was trying to go over spots I've never been over, like in the overgrown fence rows but just couldn't get any good signals. I was headed back to my truck and decided to hit a spot right behind it. I got a nice signal right below the surface and was blown away when I saw it was an 1897 Barber Dime. I showed my kids and while my son was snapping a picture of it I got another decent signal and out popped the Merc. At this point we are flipping out that we pulled two silver dimes in a row. He took some shots of the Merc and I continued to hunt and my next signal was the Rosie! I had just dug my first dime trifecta within such short time of each other all in a row! It's crazy how fast a hunt can turn around. HH David

 

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[46Wheat]

Nice digs. Thanks for the pics

 

[alwayssearching]

Awesome.. Nice saves...Thanks for sharing

 

[Old Dude]

I would never expect to have a better hunt than this one. Very nice one!

 

[dirtlooter]

awesome, congrats

 

[bobcat]

good finds...silver is great

 

[beez0404]

That is a great hunt! Congrats on the three silver dimes.

 

[thommo59]

Nice coins

 

[cjon455]

Great hunt!, cool that your kid was there to witness it!!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Hey thanks everyone! Yeah it's great that my kids tag along with me. They both enjoy history and get excited when we find something neat.

 

[Isaac]

Hey Dave, it's great that you get to go out with your kids and hunt... unfortunately not many kids are as interested in history... I am, though...

Congrats on the silver dime trifecta! That 1897 barber is beautiful!

 

[Pointman]

Nice when a bad day can turn really nice quickly, although I think 10 wheats is a record day. I have never dug a dime trifecta, but I have dug Barber dimes with a silver Canadian dime once and a Barber/Mercury and a Mercury/Rosy on two separate occasions.

Yesterday, I didn't find anything (only went out for one hour) and then got a speeding ticket less than a mile from the house on the way back. The officer was parked in a blind curve and told me they are cracking down due to school openings and they have a zero tolerance policy and he couldn't give me a warning. This was a new area and the speed limit went from 55 to 40 where it hits the city limits. I will have to report to court and the town is an hour away and the time is 8 am in the morning.

 

[BigWaveDave]

cool to see such a mix of keepers! congrats to you

 

[ggossage]

Does the barber have a mint mark?

 

[Sooper Dave]

Hey Dave, it's great that you get to go out with your kids and hunt... unfortunately not many kids are as interested in history... I am, though... Congrats on the silver dime trifecta! That 1897 barber is beautiful!

Hey thanks Isaac! It's awesome to see young folks like yourself in this hobby. I started detecting when I was 15 and have been hooked ever since! You've already made some great finds and it will just get better! HH & GL

 

[treblehunter]

Great finds, great pix, that second pic should be on a MD magazine. Just beautiful!!!!!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Nice when a bad day can turn really nice quickly, although I think 10 wheats is a record day. I have never dug a dime trifecta, but I have dug Barber dimes with a silver Canadian dime once and a Barber/Mercury and a Mercury/Rosy on two separate occasions. Yesterday, I didn't find anything (only went out for one hour) and then got a speeding ticket less than a mile from the house on the way back. The officer was parked in a blind curve and told me they are cracking down due to school openings and they have a zero tolerance policy and he couldn't give me a warning. This was a new area and the speed limit went from 55 to 40 where it hits the city limits. I will have to report to court and the town is an hour away and the time is 8 am in the morning.

Man that stinks about the ticket! That's how a good day can turn bad fast!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice job on the trifecta.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Great hunt!, cool that your kid was there to witness it!!

Thanks bud! Yeah my kids go with me about 90% of the time. We have made some good finds together. They swing a little bit too and have made some pretty nice finds. My son found a nice Federal Officer's Spur from the Civil War when he was 13 and my 10 year old daughter's first old coin find was a Shield Nickel. Talk about a proud papa!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Great finds, great pix, that second pic should be on a MD magazine. Just beautiful!!!!!

Thanks treblehunter! You just can't beat the look of those older coins!