Frozen Barbers and toes

[doninbrewster]

It warmed up to 26 degrees on Sunday so I thought I would head out while the weather was warm. A friend had just come back from France and like myself, wanted to take advantage of any opportunity to detect. Decided to try a new spot on the opposite side of a small lake where there was a hotel listed on the 1867 map. The site of the hotel is now private property and the hotel was probably torn down a century ago. It was quite cold and my toes started to freeze quickly along with my fingers. That's just part of detecting in the northeast. After about 20 minutes and several shotgun shells and an old lock I got a signal worth digging. Turns out to be a 1909 Barber dime. Found a wheatie not far away and concentrated on the area. Hunted for a while and got one signal that was not great, but worth digging. As the frost penetrated to different depths depending on the leaf and snow cover, this hole was frozen deeper. Narrowed the signal down to a small frozen clump of dirt and stuck it in my pouch. It was too frozen to get apart. After I got home I set it on my workbench to thaw out and forgot about it. Next morning I remembered the clump of dirt. I went out to the garage and broke it apart. Low and behold, a coin. Not just a coin, but another Barber dime, 1904. In the first 11 days of the year in 4 hunts I came up with 8 pieces of silver including a beautiful sterling match safe. Not a bad start for 2015

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Family Maps of Hinds County, Mississippi, Deluxe Edition - Grab it through Amazon!

[pong12211]

Great finds. Congrats on the barber and thanks for sharing.

 

[Scrappy]

Great job getting out there! That CTX just slays silvers! Its especially awesome that you brought home a lump of dirt, which was smart since hacking anything out would probably damage it.

Thanks again for the tips the other day.

 

[ks coyote]

Congrats on the nice barbers and like that old lock.

 

[david680]

Nice finds. Frozen here, but looking at 40's for the weekend. Spent yesterday researching and doing more today. Hopefully find a spot or two where I can get a couple of those!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Good show! At this pace you should have 300 silvers by year end! GL&HH!

 

[park pirate]

Love them barbers...

 

[doninbrewster]

Good show! At this pace you should have 300 silvers by year end! GL&HH!

Those are my thoughts exactly : )

 

[Fingerlakes119]

Great Lock and dimes and I give you credit for getting out there in the NY weather. Keep at it. I hunted a week ago in a lake that is now fully frozen. I'll try the woods sooner or later.

HH george

 

[dirtlooter]

sweet silver, congrats, love those barbers

 

[Ahab8]

Great start buddy! Feels good to have the count started early. I think I have found that same lock.

 

[whammy]

Awesome hunt and finds. I just can't quite get myself out to hunt in this weather. Right now it's about 4 outside.

 

[d3t3ctr0n]

Well done. I just need to start finding stuff like that. So far nearly 700 Coins, all clad.

 

[Bigmike2334]

Great finds, I wish I could just find some thawed ground up here in NEw England. I'm having serious withdrawals and can't wait to use my new AtPro.

 

[hikerdude]

Nicely done. You are indeed off to a great start, especially considering your up in the frozen woods. Those two barbers sure are in good shape. Hope 2015 is your best year ever.
HH everyone

 

[sandchip]

Those are some sweet Barbers.

 

[65chevy]

Nice finds. Keep pulling out the silver.

GOD bless

Jeremy

 

[beez0404]

Well as I see it, if you don't lose any fingers or toes to frostbite you are as Tom said, on your way to 300 silvers this year. Beautiful frozen barber dimes!!!

 

[WNCsweeper]

Geez your a pro...nice finds.

 

[Yard Digger]

Congrats on the Barbers! Nice lock too. I can't deal with frozen fingers. So I need about another 20 degrees added to your 26 degree weather. I can appreciate your bravery though. [emoji57]