My best find so far

coltdavis

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Well it has been a couple weeks now since i dug this coin, but it is by far the best coin i have dug. Also its my only 1800s silver i have dug. ;D I'm still pretty new to MDing with April being my 3rd real month i have been able to detect February was pretty crappy weather here in Michigan for the most part so not much digging. I dug this coin at my grandparents house, a couple days before i had dug my first IH cents and my oldest coin to date which is a 1865 IH, also found at my grandparents. This coin hit 50 cents on my Ace 250 and never missed once. I cut a bigger plug then normal to be safe, but was expecting a deep can of some sort. I flipped out the plug and rechecked the hole. It was still in there and still sounded good which honestly got me excited. I removed some dirt and thats when i seen a face i had only seen pictures of until then. It was a 1899-O Barber looking right back at me. :o I sat there in disbelief and finally removed the coin very carefully. The only thing i have done to the coin is rinsed it with water. Well heres the pictures, hope everyone is doing well. HH
 

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Excellent find !! my best find my first year/season was a 1908 Barber half dollar..and my best indian was a 1865 too the same year ..keep on hunting !!
 
i can't wait to pull silver out leat alone a barber half nice finds cd.... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

.:W.K:.
 
Very nice finds. HH....
 
that is a great find !!!! i hope someday to match that. kenny
 
Cool find! It is really a thrill to dig up the old coins, especially the first ones you find.

Good luck! HH
 
Nice coin. I started detecting last year. Never broke through 1900's until this spring. Gotta like it.
 
Nice Coin ! I would keep looking at your grandparents house, you just never know your
second pre 1900 silver might just pop out...
 

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