Plumbata
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Hit a curb strip being re-sodded, scored the most worn Barber I've detected!
On the way to the grocery store yesterday I saw a curb strip that had all the grass and surface soil scraped off in preparation for sprinkler lines and re-sodding, so I went back after I figured the workers would be gone and did a quick 15 minutes of detecting in front of the 1920s house.
I dug a total of 6 signals, 2 old .22 casings, a 1988 quarter, and these guys:
The barber is an 1893 S, and must have been in circulation into the 1930s, maybe later, and weighs about 2.24g.
It came out looking pretty darn nasty, so I popped it in my mouth until the strip was finished, on the off chance it was something good like an 1895-O that wouldn't appreciate rubbing shoulders with the sand and modern dead presidents already populating my pockets. As is obvious now the extra care was unnecessary and some gritty teeth was my reward for such wishful thinking.
A quick boil in a small pot with aluminum foil and baking soda cleaned it up good enough for my tastes.
Fresh from the ground (or mouth rather, heh):
Happy hunting, people!
On the way to the grocery store yesterday I saw a curb strip that had all the grass and surface soil scraped off in preparation for sprinkler lines and re-sodding, so I went back after I figured the workers would be gone and did a quick 15 minutes of detecting in front of the 1920s house.
I dug a total of 6 signals, 2 old .22 casings, a 1988 quarter, and these guys:
The barber is an 1893 S, and must have been in circulation into the 1930s, maybe later, and weighs about 2.24g.
It came out looking pretty darn nasty, so I popped it in my mouth until the strip was finished, on the off chance it was something good like an 1895-O that wouldn't appreciate rubbing shoulders with the sand and modern dead presidents already populating my pockets. As is obvious now the extra care was unnecessary and some gritty teeth was my reward for such wishful thinking.
A quick boil in a small pot with aluminum foil and baking soda cleaned it up good enough for my tastes.Fresh from the ground (or mouth rather, heh):
Happy hunting, people!
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