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Lucked Up On Another Barber Half!

Sooper Dave

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I hunted around a spot this week that I've hunted before and just worked it slow. Over a couple evening hunts I found a few old coins and the cool Boy Scouts Good Luck Token. Sunday I was out running errands with my daughter and I had researched a spot where an old school and church was. The church is still in use but the school is just a field site which is perfect for detecting. Unfortunately after getting permission to hunt we found that the school site is covered in 2 feet of grass. We looked around the old church but it was not producing any signals. I decide to finish out one stretch of yard right next to the tall grass of the school site. I made one pass without a signal and turned to go down my next row when I got a 12-46 about 4" down on the Etrac. I though to myself I will at least have a clad quarter for my efforts here. I dug a big plug and was surprised to see that my clad quarter was nice Barber half. I called my little girl over to check it out and to take a few pics of it there on the plug. It's crazy how I have been wanting to dig a Barber half since the last one I dug was 20 plus years ago and now I have got two in the last month or so. This one has some cool dark toning from the decomposing roots and vegetation that was on it for all these years. I finished out this spot with a little bit of clad and trash. Of course now all I can think about is what may be hiding around the old school site under all that tall grass. I am going to ask if I can mow it down before winter to see if I can luck up on another nice keeper. I hope everyone gets in a few more nice hunts before it gets too cold. Good Luck-David


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Excellent find Sooper Dave. I like the way you took the pics of the coin with the roots on it, then after they were removed. You can see exactly where they were on the coin after they were removed. I also like the toning on that coin.
 
Congrats on the sweet Barber half and other great finds!!

-- Jeff --
 
Congrats on the killer set of finds, especially the BIG Barber.

Well played sir!

Thanks Tom!

Nice couple layers of finds!

Thanks!
Amazing finds!! Congrats!

Thanks man!

Looks like you cleaned house!! Nice going 8-)

Thanks Jackalope!

Big-O-Silver gets you a Big-O-Congrats. Looks like it was a nice hunt.

Thanks Dave!

Nice variety of coins. Congrats on the barber half, a coin that still has not found it's way under my coil in 45yrs.

Thanks Mike! I hope you get ya one soon!
 
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Big-O-Silver gets you a Big-O-Congrats. Looks like it was a nice hunt.

Nice variety of coins. Congrats on the barber half, a coin that still has not found it's way under my coil in 45yrs.

Congrats on the big old silver and other finds

Nice silver haul especially the big Barber, congratulations!

Awesome hunt, congratulations! :occasion14:

NICE FIND

Thanks David for the post and good pictures and super great finds, way to go and good for you. Pray for a long and prosperous Indian summer HH to all

Great work. Bring your mower and find more.

Thanks guys!
 
The Barber half has eluded my coil..... great to you nabbed one. Congrats
 
Great find on the Barber. Certainly a lister for me. Congratulations on a awesome hunt.
 
Really nice! I hope they let you cut that grass. Chiggers are nasty.
 
I love that good luck token and that beautiful half. I got a 1900 Barber Half this year my first one. Congratulations !!


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I know what you mean about the barber halves. I've found three... all within a couple months of each other. That was 2 or 3 years ago. Found 2 walkers that year too and was actually surprised they weren't barbers. :laughing7: Excellent finds! :notworthy: Keep up the good work!
 
Great find on the Barber. Certainly a lister for me. Congratulations on a awesome hunt.

Thanks and I hope you get to cross one off your list soon!
 
I love that good luck token and that beautiful half. I got a 1900 Barber Half this year my first one. Congratulations !!


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Thanks and way to go on your first Barber half! That's a cool date to get as well!
 
I know what you mean about the barber halves. I've found three... all within a couple months of each other. That was 2 or 3 years ago. Found 2 walkers that year too and was actually surprised they weren't barbers. :laughing7: Excellent finds! :notworthy: Keep up the good work!

Wow you had a big year for big silver! 3 Barbers in that short of time is awesome!
 
Congrats on some amazing finds! [emoji106]
 

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