My First Barber Half!!! I got burned too! Bank of Montreal Half Penny

[jgas]

Asked permission to hunt a old homestead Circa 1877. The owner stated that he had lived there for several decades and he and his family own 4,000 acres of farm land. Nice looking old place. He walked me around the house and the property to show me where the buildings were once at and the area of an old barn that burned to the ground a few years back. I went with my hunting partner Don and we started in the front yard. Soon we found a few wheats and some dreaded pull tabs.
We then moved on to the side yard where a small garden is located. I got a strong quarter signal but it warbled a bit and fell to a penny signal. No doubt time to dig. Cut the plug and flipped it over to see what looked like a Shell gas station token. Pulled it from the plug and soon found that it was too heavy for that. Looked closer and saw that it was fried from a fire but also saw the date of 1902. Closer inspection revealed a really burnt Barber Half. My first, and what a beautiful coin burned or not .
Went on to the other side yard where I darn near fell asleep because the signals were few and far between. It was getting late in the hunt too. You know how a signal can wake you up from a trance? Well this one did just that. It popped good and strong out in the middle of this yard. Okay, dig the plug and see a green disc. Called Don over to witness the unveiling. I thought it was a Large Cent. Not to be though. It turned out to be a Bank of Montreal Half Penny Token from 1844. That deserved a bit of a happy dance . Pretty neat token. The day ended with a surprise token and some other decent coins and relics. Hope you like the pics. Goodluck out there my friends and be safe! jgas

 

[crazyjarhead]

That's a pretty house. Too bad about the scorched coin. The old canadian is a good find too

 

[tymcmurray]

Nice hunt!
The token is a beauty!

 

[John987]

Nice finds and site!
I know about that bubbling.
I went through a fire awhile back and couldn't
believe what it did to coins. Lost a lot............
Anyway, Happy Hunting!

John

 

[Captn SE]

My first, and what a beautiful coin burned or not

Jgas, that coin ain't a beauty. But since it was your first, it's unique in more ways than its looks.

Congrats on the half penny too!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[STH69]

Nice place to hunt

 

[Ray in CA]

Burned or not, you got a Barber half!!! Way to go! That token is pretty cool too!

Ray

 

[kimsdad]

Congrats on your first!

Nice finds and a great site to hunt!

 

[wyattrr]

Nice Digs...Too Bad on the Scorched B Half...a first is still a first. Make sure property owner gets something so you can hunt some more. Congrats on the Half Penny. HH

 

[The Buzzard King]

Too bad about the Barber half.
But that Canadian half-penny token is in AMAZING shape.
I found an 1843 earlier this month, and it was unrecognizable to me, until I posted it here to identify it.
I wish mine was in half as good condition as yours.
Congrats on the great digs!

Here's a pic of the one I dug on April 5th.
See, yours is WAY better!

 

[thrillathahunt]

jgas, that is a strange Barber half. Hey, it's still silver

Nice collection of finds!

What is that rivet looking thing? I found one exactly like that a while back.

Rick

 

[jgas]

Thanks for the kind replies everyone. This place is a cool joint to hunt. He has several other family members just down the street in older homes on the 4,000 acres. If I play my cards right I may be able to get those properties as well.
Thanks Plehbah that info will help out.
I think I may just do what I have done before and make a shadow box or picture gallery of sorts and give the farmer the fried Barber. Maybe then Karma will shine on me so I can hunt all of the family farms in the area. I can only try, whats the worse that would happen? Like I always say, Easy come Easy go!
Thanks gang again for all the kind words. HH jgas

 

[allen]

sucks about the barber half,
but that token is really neat !!!

 

[DMN]

That is a terrific looking token. Hoping to find something along those lines when I get up to Canada this summer.

 

[silverfreak]

Congrats buddy. That's some good huntin'

 

[Nick A]

I like the burned half... it has a story. Much better than a boring old 1902 half (I found one of those, the boring 1902 last week). Congrats!

 

[Bob S]

Nice Finds WTG

 

[nsdq]

cool finds,,i see a change from the outhouse digs

 

[ticm]

Real nice finds. But what's going on here. I need a bottle fix here. As soon as I see your name I just assume I will get to see some cool bottles.

 

[GioTheGreek]

That token is in fantastic shape! One of my best silver dimes was scorched like that one. Unlucky, my friend...