Evolution
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I can't believe it! Another Barber Half Dollar!
Got out for a while today with a friend. After getting skunked at two sites we ended up at a foundation site near my friends house that he had gained permission for us to hunt last week. Started hunting around the foundation and after only about 10 minutes I got a high tone signal on the VX3. It wasn't consistent... a little jumpy from the mid 80s up to the low 90s and it didn't give that solid single bar display that a coin normally does. It was a double bar display, which sometimes can indicate a larger target. The depth indication was 4 1/2 inches. Started digging and encountered a root right off the bat. The pinpointer was indicating the target was behind the root so I started pushing dirt down with my hand on the far side of the root and scooping it out of the hole. I was throwing handfuls of dirt into the pile near the hole and here is what I saw........
Also found a no date buffalo nickel and a wheatie.
Here's the half after a short soak to be sure of the date and then another couple pics after cleaning it up a bit. Turned out to be a 1909 O..
Thanks for looking and happy hunting. .
Got out for a while today with a friend. After getting skunked at two sites we ended up at a foundation site near my friends house that he had gained permission for us to hunt last week. Started hunting around the foundation and after only about 10 minutes I got a high tone signal on the VX3. It wasn't consistent... a little jumpy from the mid 80s up to the low 90s and it didn't give that solid single bar display that a coin normally does. It was a double bar display, which sometimes can indicate a larger target. The depth indication was 4 1/2 inches. Started digging and encountered a root right off the bat. The pinpointer was indicating the target was behind the root so I started pushing dirt down with my hand on the far side of the root and scooping it out of the hole. I was throwing handfuls of dirt into the pile near the hole and here is what I saw........
Also found a no date buffalo nickel and a wheatie.
Here's the half after a short soak to be sure of the date and then another couple pics after cleaning it up a bit. Turned out to be a 1909 O..
Thanks for looking and happy hunting. .
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