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Joe-Dirt

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Jan 18, 2018
3,540
10,897
Central Massachusetts
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1
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Minelab equinox 800, Manticore & XP Deus II , 2 Garrett carrots, Minelab find 35 pin pointer, NX6 shovel , 31” Lesche shovel, whites digmaster, Lesche hand trowel, 3-5 gallon buckets full of crappola
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Went out with a buddy of mine searching for a 1700’s cellar hole and barn. The walk was on a well worn cart path that’s been there for years, very rocky and hilly which made walking “unpleasant” . The bugs were waiting for us, they formed into squadrons and attacked in waves all day, I swear to god I had the same noseeum buzzing between my eyes all day. I hate those things and can’t wait for the first frost to kill those little monsters...... anyway, we detected are way in, not finding much, the occasional wheat, 3 Merry Widows tin, musket ball, flat button and a horse rosette. We decided to leave and I was detecting the trail out when I got my best signal of the day on my Nox , a nice 30-31 at 6” and out popped a beautiful barber quarter (1898) with the rare O mint mark, checked the hole and out rolled a 1904 (Philly) barber dime. Both coins are in pretty good shape, so I’m happy-happy.
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ajaj

Bronze Member
Sep 14, 2012
1,125
1,527
Orange, Massachusetts
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Garrett AT Max
Minelab eTrac
Minelab Excalibur 8"
Makro Racer
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Excellent finds!

aj
 

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Joe-Dirt

Joe-Dirt

Silver Member
Jan 18, 2018
3,540
10,897
Central Massachusetts
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab equinox 800, Manticore & XP Deus II , 2 Garrett carrots, Minelab find 35 pin pointer, NX6 shovel , 31” Lesche shovel, whites digmaster, Lesche hand trowel, 3-5 gallon buckets full of crappola
Primary Interest:
Other
Excellent finds!

aj
Thank you sir, it cost me my shovel, I snapped the blade, I will never buy another NX5 or 6, that’s two in a year and a half
 

BLK HOLE

Silver Member
Aug 3, 2017
4,725
6,501
Northern Virginia
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1
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AT MAX/AT PRO/GPX-4500, Equinox 800, Garrett Pro Pointer,NEL Attack Coil, Lesche diggers, and the custom made in the USA Freeloader Pack Mule Pouch!
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Very sweet silver! Congrats!
 

lenmac65

Silver Member
Jul 28, 2009
2,643
8,248
Massachusetts
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3
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Garrett AT Pro, Equinox 800 (as of 10/2019)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Those are really sharp coins. Congrats!
 

E-Trac-Ohio

Gold Member
Feb 9, 2020
6,104
11,285
Eastern Ohio
Detector(s) used
XP Deus
Minelab E-Trac
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
A good example of what this hobby's all about - congrats !
 

Gridwalker306

Gold Member
Nov 10, 2010
6,012
7,406
Canada
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
XP Deus, ATPro
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Congrats on those top notch Barbers, definitely worth more than a few bucks!
 

xr7ator

Gold Member
Sep 2, 2011
5,196
7,194
Denver, Colorado
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro, AT Gold, ATX, MH7 (oldie!) Minelab Explorer SE Pro, EQ800
Dang, sailer! You retired? You tect more than I work! lol Fantastic couple of silvers, grats and thanks for posting.
 

NZ49er

Hero Member
Apr 3, 2018
520
1,968
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1
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Minelab Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Gorgeous coins!
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,425
Massachusetts
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1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Great silver hunt, congrats! :occasion14:
 

Silvermonkey

Silver Member
Apr 24, 2013
4,597
10,219
Eastern Massachusetts
🥇 Banner finds
2
Detector(s) used
AT Pro, XP Deus
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Your Barber quarter is in terrific shape. I feel your pain about the bug situation. I've started wearing a mosquito net over my head when it gets real bad. Needless to say, hikers and dog walkers take one look at me and head in the other direction. Let's hear it for " social distancing"!
 

Truth

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Apr 13, 2016
14,332
32,142
Abita Springs La....Born in New Orleans
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2
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1
Detector(s) used
EQUINOX 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
One of my realistic bucket list or is a barber quarter I got the dime I got the Half -O- but I cannot find a barber quarter ugggh
You said you were on a hilly slope where is that in New Orleans LOL

Congratulations on my dream hunt [emoji1360]
 

Truth

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Apr 13, 2016
14,332
32,142
Abita Springs La....Born in New Orleans
🥇 Banner finds
2
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
EQUINOX 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Thank you sir, it cost me my shovel, I snapped the blade, I will never buy another NX5 or 6, that’s two in a year and a half

Hey Joe I’m the king of breaking shovels so the shovel makers say. A broken every shovel I had even the parana but they sent me a Big Red plus $20 and never call for them again. I don’t think I’ll ever brake it it might be me.

It’s those oak routes that break these things lol
 

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Joe-Dirt

Silver Member
Jan 18, 2018
3,540
10,897
Central Massachusetts
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab equinox 800, Manticore & XP Deus II , 2 Garrett carrots, Minelab find 35 pin pointer, NX6 shovel , 31” Lesche shovel, whites digmaster, Lesche hand trowel, 3-5 gallon buckets full of crappola
Primary Interest:
Other
Hey Joe I’m the king of breaking shovels so the shovel makers say. A broken every shovel I had even the parana but they sent me a Big Red plus $20 and never call for them again. I don’t think I’ll ever brake it it might be me.

It’s those oak routes that break these things lol
I emailed the guys at anaconda trading and they wanted some pictures, haven’t heard from them back yet. I was really nice to the new one, the first crack happened in a yard with no roots or rocks, I think the blades are too long and put too much stress on it. I just ordered a new Lesche, but I hope Annaconda send a replacement, I like their shovels
 

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Digger RJ

Gold Member
Aug 24, 2017
19,544
33,648
SW Missouri/Oklahoma
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1
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2
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Minelab CTX 3030; Minelab Equinox 800;
XP Deus 2
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!
 

sandchip

Silver Member
Oct 29, 2010
4,351
6,871
Georgia
Detector(s) used
Teknetics T2SE
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Way to stick it out in less than favorable conditions. I'm glad it paid off for you. That's a couple of great looking Barbers!
 

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