Got my THIRD Barber quarter in two weeks but...

[silverfreak]

that was about it.

The cold reality of 7 hours at a completely beat to death park finally slapped G and I in our mugs.

I mean to tell you what you see is IT ...only 3 coins in 7 hours...along with 4 or 5 little piece of iron...and the beautiful wedding band you see pictured.

No good stories...no gloating by G ...as he really got nothing to tease me with on this day other than a few wheaties.

I went over 2 hours at a couple of points before even getting a decent signal to check out...and even then I was pretty sure it was crap 8) ..hence the few little iron pieces I dug.

In my 35 years of hunting...this is the hardest I have ever worked to find a couple of keepers.

Both pieces of silver were at 10" deep and the 1884 Injun' was at 9" deep.

When the 1884 Injun came out of the ground...I thought it was the nicest one I'd ever dug. I made the mistake of rinsing it with water...something I will NEVER do again...because it ruined it.

After G headed out...I was bound and determined to get a clad hit just so I would remember what a coin sounded like.

Funny thing was that I hunted another hour..and never even got a clad hit.

Don't get me wrong...I'm not complaining...because I found some keepers...but it's getting tough anymore.

Thanks for viewing and I hope you all had a good weekend.

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

I think you did great Bryce. I know a few people who would love to find that few coins every time they went out.
Chris

 

[tseekerMike]

Well at least you proved that no place is ever hunted out. Congrats!

 

[t-bucket]

WTG Bryce !!! congrats on the silver and the sweet looking ring !!! HH and Good luck on your next hunt !!!!

 

[silverfreak]

I hit a couple local parks here in town over the weekend and was digging the newer style pull tabs at 7" deep. The parks here in Ogden, Utah have been slammed and I mean SLAMMED. I would considered myself darn lucky just to pull out a silver Rosie. I remember growing up and walking to school I would see two and three T.H hunting the park everyday even after school. Not just the one park either. Anyhow that Barber alone would make my best find thus far. Don't take me wrong but I think your getting spoiled with all of the old change you finding and now it's slowing down. (NOT) Keep up the good hunting.

You speak the words of truth. It is only the immense skill of the man that allows for the finding of anything at all.

The lands are barren of finds, the men in socks and sandals devastated the treasure landscape by the mid '90s.

I do not know about anybody else, but I am seriously thinking about taking up FISHING!

Nice Barber quarter!

Thanks buddy. Fishing sounded pretty good yesterday

WTG Bryce! I love seeing your finds and you sure know how to find them in the hunted out spots. I am getting that coil you told me about, pm me if you change any of your settings with that one. Keep it up!

Thanks Mark. Will do

Congratulations silverfreak on you third Barber in a week. I will drop my Indian cents in hot peroxide with the dirt on but sometimes they will flake around the edges. Can't be helped.
roger

Thanks R.D...I just thought this one looked so nice before though

I hit a couple local parks here in town over the weekend and was digging the newer style pull tabs at 7" deep. The parks here in Ogden, Utah have been slammed and I mean SLAMMED. I would considered myself darn lucky just to pull out a silver Rosie. I remember growing up and walking to school I would see two and three T.H hunting the park everyday even after school. Not just the one park either. Anyhow that Barber alone would make my best find thus far. Don't take me wrong but I think your getting spoiled with all of the old change you finding and now it's slowing down. (NOT) Keep up the good hunting.

True...I came accross as disappointed but that was mostly in fun. I'm thrilled with what I found to be honest.

great finds as usuall!

Thanks STH

I don't know about anyone else but I'd spend 12 hours if I knew at the end of the 12 I would have those three coins. Just imagine the hours lost by people who already hunted that area and did not find those three? Great finds as usual. That WOT is doing great for you!

If your getting bored we have a few small parks you could suck the last remnants of silver out of over here.

HH,

Dave

Thanks Dave. Actually what you said is what makes me enjoy the finds...just thinking of how many times other hunters had walked over them

 

[Dr. Ace]

Bryce,

Great job on those finds. They are definitely keepers. I sure haven't been coming across too many lately. They seem to be few and far between, but that just makes them all the SWEETER when we do find them!

Thanks for all you do for the hobby. You are an inspiration to more of us than you know.

Keep 'em coming!

HH,

Dr. Ace

 

[John Deere Digger]

Super digs Bryce. I have only found three barber quarters total. I need some more. Nice to see that WOT coil working in those picked over parks.
JDD

 

[silverfreak]

I think you did great Bryce. I know a few people who would love to find that few coins every time they went out.
Chris

Thanks Chris. Good point...and actually i'm thrilled with finding even one coin from this place.

Nice finds, Bryce!

Now your hunts are starting to sound more like mine!

Thanks buddy. I'll keep on poundin'...and hopefully these sites will continue to cough up some coins here and there.

WOW ~ VERY nice finds! I'll take quality over quanity any day! It's fun digging the deep ones ~ more work but sweet rewards! AWESOME!!!!

Thanks O.C.....and exactly how I feel Sometimes I'm glad to be reminded of "quality"

Nice job on the barber! Now you and captain SE will know how it is up in Washington state! We work very hard for our keepers. Keep on hunting dude!!!!

Thanks D.F.

Nice Digs, Sorry about the injun...There's a solution I use, It's Called COIN CARE or also known as COIN DOC. It will get rid of the green quite easily, it's non-corrosive. Simply apply with a Q-TIP and let it sit it will take that crud right off. It won't hurt the coin. wyattrr

Thanks Wyatt

Wow! Another great hunt for you. That SW and wherever you are going is really paying off. I would be happy to find any of those coins by itself.

SKD

Thanks SKD. I really was just kidding a little in my post. I'm truly thrilled and thankful to have found what I did.

those finds would make me a happy hunter !!!

Thanks Allen

 

[crazyjarhead]

Gotta work for the silver Bryce. It don't come easy sometimes

 

[silverfreak]

Gotta work for the silver Bryce. It don't come easy sometimes

To be honest CJH...all my finds have been tough ones this year...so I'm not sure why I felt different after this hunt. Truth be known...I enjoy the rewarding finds such as these 3 more than easy ones...seriously. I think I was bummed because a friend drove over 2 hours just to hunt with me...and the signals just weren't there.

Super digs Bryce. I have only found three barber quarters total. I need some more. Nice to see that WOT coil working in those picked over parks.
JDD

Thanks JDD. The wot has been working well for me

Bryce,

Great job on those finds. They are definitely keepers. I sure haven't been coming across too many lately. They seem to be few and far between, but that just makes them all the SWEETER when we do find them!

Thanks for all you do for the hobby. You are an inspiration to more of us than you know.

Keep 'em coming!

HH,

Dr. Ace

Thank you my friend. I appreciate what you said...and you are right...the tough finds are the rewarding ones

WTG Bryce !!! congrats on the silver and the sweet looking ring !!! HH and Good luck on your next hunt !!!!

Thanks G-Money. Let JDD know what we got cookin unless we get rained out

Well at least you proved that no place is ever hunted out. Congrats!

Thanks Mike

 

[Bob S]

Nice Finds WTG

 

[Ray in CA]

Third Barber quarter in one week? Geesh, is that all?

I can understand your excitement. Great finds!!

Ray

 

[John987]

Nice finds! Congrats!!
I don't think you ruined that penny.
You had to get the dirt off and that was how it was
under the dirt. Any loss was already lost.
Be happy it's in the condition that it's in.
Looks great to me.
HH

John

 

[silverfreak]

Nice finds! Congrats!!
I don't think you ruined that penny.
You had to get the dirt off and that was how it was
under the dirt. Any loss was already lost.
Be happy it's in the condition that it's in.
Looks great to me.
HH

John

Thanks John. I appreciate it.

Third Barber quarter in one week? Geesh, is that all?

I can understand your excitement. Great finds!!

Ray

Thanks Ray

Nice Finds WTG

Thanks Bob

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Consistently killing me with your finds, I've yet to dig a single Barber all year. One Seated, rest Murkies. Keep it up!

 

[The Buzzard King]

Hey Bryce, nice finds!
That's weird with that Indian. I guess the water affected the patina somehow.
Thanks to T-net, I was paying attention to how people cleaned stuff BEFORE I ever made any decent finds of my own, and I've never used anything but olive oil to clean indians.
I've never tried to clean Injuns with water, but you wouldn't think it could harm it!
You'd think it had 100 years of getting used to water!
Silver I always just rinse with water, and that's it.
It took me about 2 years to learn to refrain from trying to shine up my silver coins.
Now, I won't touch em again after a simple rinsing.
Anyway, I don't know where I'm going with this now!
But don't dispair, I've been digging LOTS of terribly corroded and damaged Indians and Buffalo Nickels so far this season.
Someone made a post once that said, "The same Pennsylvania soil that destroys the copper and nickel coins, keeps the silver nice and clean!"
I tend to agree with that, and you propably have very similiar soil.
Killer finds man, Congrats, and keep at it!

 

[mikewaz]

Nice finds!
I know exactly what you mean by it getting harder out there. The last few times I got out I ended up leaving the woods and finding open park fields just to find a clad coin because I forgot what a repeatable signal even sounded like. I don't mind a long hunt for a few nice keepers, but hearing nothing but pulltabs, screw caps, rusted iron and foil gets old after a while. Then that one nice coin shows up and I get fired up all over again.
Good Luck on your next hunt!
Mike

 

[silverfreak]

Did you actually think I was gonna let this post slide by...

Bro Bryce ... guess where I was Sunday ...

No hunting ~ Just research ...

Congrats on ANOTHER STELLAR ASSORTMENT ...

~ Nick ~

Thanks brother. Have you found anything out about the little area we pounded last time?...like maybe an undiscovered hot spot

Nice finds!
I know exactly what you mean by it getting harder out there. The last few times I got out I ended up leaving the woods and finding open park fields just to find a clad coin because I forgot what a repeatable signal even sounded like. I don't mind a long hunt for a few nice keepers, but hearing nothing but pulltabs, screw caps, rusted iron and foil gets old after a while. Then that one nice coin shows up and I get fired up all over again.
Good Luck on your next hunt!
Mike

Thanks Mike. I'm actually happy even though my post came accross differently.
As long as a "goodie" wakes me up every so often...I'm okay

Hey Bryce, nice finds!
That's weird with that Indian. I guess the water affected the patina somehow.
Thanks to T-net, I was paying attention to how people cleaned stuff BEFORE I ever made any decent finds of my own, and I've never used anything but olive oil to clean indians.
I've never tried to clean Injuns with water, but you wouldn't think it could harm it!
You'd think it had 100 years of getting used to water!
Silver I always just rinse with water, and that's it.
It took me about 2 years to learn to refrain from trying to shine up my silver coins.
Now, I won't touch em again after a simple rinsing.
Anyway, I don't know where I'm going with this now!
But don't dispair, I've been digging LOTS of terribly corroded and damaged Indians and Buffalo Nickels so far this season.
Someone made a post once that said, "The same Pennsylvania soil that destroys the copper and nickel coins, keeps the silver nice and clean!"
I tend to agree with that, and you propably have very similiar soil.
Killer finds man, Congrats, and keep at it!

Thanks BK. From here on out it's nothing but olive oil

Consistently killing me with your finds, I've yet to dig a single Barber all year. One Seated, rest Murkies. Keep it up!

Thanks Carl. I bet you find a barber soon

 

[cladqueen]

I'd take a hunt like that any day

 

[Captn SE]

Hey Bryce!

You're famous for extracting every little bit out of an area that's humanly possible.

I know when you say it's tough hunting, it's gotta be tough. Every time I go out hunting, I wonder where my next spot will be if the current spot I'm detecting stops producing.

Congrats on some nice finds!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[silverfreak]

Hey Bryce!

You're famous for extracting every little bit out of an area that's humanly possible.

I know when you say it's tough hunting, it's gotta be tough. Every time I go out hunting, I wonder where my next spot will be if the current spot I'm detecting stops producing.

Congrats on some nice finds!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Thanks my friend. I hope we can continue to pluck some goodies out.

I'd take a hunt like that any day

Thanks C.Q.