Nov 22/23, 2012 - 9 silver coins including 1900-O Barber half

[testing123]

Thursday and yesterday had some great weather, so I had to get out!

Thursday was a new place so it was going to be hit or miss but there was
good potential for a hit.

Within a few minutes a merc pops out! Then
some Lincoln cents then some more Lincolns. Then got a 1916 Merc. Was hoping for
a D but it doesn't look so. Then some more Lincolns. Man the Lincoln cents were
out in full force. But throughout the hunt 32 wheat cents were mixed in. Hit a
milestone for the year - my 500th wheat for 2012!

Got a '46 Roosie and
then got a loud honking signal. Decided to dig it as it didn't seem like a soda
can. It was between some roots but I could see a big silver rim sticking
straight up. "What??" Pulled it out to see a Barber half dollar! What a nice
surprise. 1900-O.

Rounded out the day with two more mercs.

Wheats are: 1951, 1950-S, 1952, 1945, 1944, 1946, 1946, 1946, 1945,
1941, 1920, 1944, 1926, 1913, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1946, 1930, 1945, 1920,
1945, 1929, 1941, 1946, 1914, 1934, 1921-S, 1926, 1919, 1930

Ended with
144 Lincoln cents including the 32 wheats. 229 coins total. Was certainly sore
after that.

YESTERDAY
Got back to the place that yielded the 1819 half real. Had a good mix of things -
2 mercs and a silver roosie. The Roosie was part of a small pocket spill. Started
with a wheat-ish signal. Out popped a cent and a nickel, then found another cent
in the hole, rescanned with the detector and got a dime signal. Out pops another
wheat? Flip it over and see a silver roosevelt stuck to it!

The junk USA ring was made in Hong Kong... not
too sure how I feel about that, but it is what it is. Also got part of an ID
bracelet? There is a name on it, so might try to track down the owner. It looks
silver, but the test kit doesn't indicate it... very odd.

So, 9 silvers for the weekend. Hopefully can get out for a few hours today.

I couldn't find any name or engraving on the ID bracelet piece, so
I don't think there's any way to find the owner

 

[ruffneck]

Let me be the first to say, '' Wow, what a day!" I bet your stoved up today after all that digging..

 

[wheatfinder13]

That's very nice great hunt!!

 

[gold nuggets]

A great hunt for sure! I bet you are stiff and sore after all that digging.
But when you look at all that silver, the soreness doesn't feel that bad.
Do like the 1900-o Barber half...nice! Gold Nuggets

 

[MrSchulz]

Isn't the 1900 O a tougher date anyway?

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Fabulous 500 milestone on the wheaties BIG Congrats ,, extra plus all those silvers topped off with a big barber half with a great date and mintmark that's some nice diggin' .. those id bracelets k likely belonged to a WW II serviceman , maybe USN think I see an inscription but it's hard track down a lead on returning something that old anyway

ahh it's a shame if ya only could read it , it's silver so you might as well scrap it for melt value ..
great two days of hunting !

dawg

 

[cntrydncr1]

awesome hunt! congrats

 

[detroitdigger]

Awesome silver, and all those wheats sounds like a great day of detecting

 

[Sooper Dave]

Incredible hunts! That is a ton of coins you dug, the silvers are great and that half is awesome!

 

[jewelerguy]

excellent silvers. love that half

 

[Ground Inspector]

Nice coins

 

[Tenspeed]

Wonderful day, even if it was tiring.

Wonder how a New Orleans half made it all the way to New Hampshire? I find O's, but I live in the southeast.

 

[romeo-1]

SuuuuWEET!

 

[testing123]

Thanks for all the comments everyone! This might be it for the year too, weather's turning colder, so fortunately the weekend ended with a blast!

Isn't the 1900 O a tougher date anyway?

In lower grades it looks to be reasonably common. According to the guides, the higher grades will carry a premium. This one might make a Good4 on a good day (no pun intended). It probably has About Good details due to wear on the reverse rims.

Wonderful day, even if it was tiring.
Wonder how a New Orleans half made it all the way to New Hampshire? I find O's, but I live in the southeast.

No kidding! Most of the coins are Philadelphia, but there is the occasional branch mint issue. It's nice to find other issues to mix things up a bit.

 

[xtrmdigger]

Simply amazing!

 

[steelheadwill]

Love finding 1916p Mercs
isn't there a jim Morrison song about you...
'I dig more coins any man ever seen' Congrats