She Was Eyeballing Me

Kace

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Whites DFX, Whites Bullseye 2 Pointer, Audio 200 D Headphones,
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This Is A Very Exciting Find For Me and Here Is Why...

I recently got a Garrett AT MAX... I've always been a Whites person and I absolutely love my DFX...But not being submersible, I've been trying to decide on which detector would best suit my Wants...The At Max won...and I Am More Than Thrilled with it and the 5x8 coil which is smaller than what I have for my DFX.

Anyway, I hadn't had a chance to try it out due to a death in my family....Until around midnight- 12:30am this morning when we were at a family members home in the city that is right by one of my favorite Prohibition Era hunting areas. I knew we were going there and put it in the back before we left. Just in case..8-)

This place was used for distribution, rock basement and some of the basement floor is dirt and rock. There is a short 5' rock wall that make kind of an 'alley' type of walkway there going to an outside door...there's also a coal chute that has been sealed. The walls are uneven and tight in areas that I've not been able to get the big coil in and around.

That all changed this morning...I snuck away from the family for a bit..Got the Max and headed down there. I just went straight to that area since I knew I didn't have much time. I turned it on and the default settings on that machine go straight to coins. I started walking that tight alley area and all of a sudden, about 3 steps in, under one of the uneven rocks of the wall...The Max sounded off.

I bent down and started slowly pulling dirt and picking out the rocks...I go about 7" down and sitting sideways between a couple of rocks, there it was...She was staring straight at me! lol!

I was so excited I didn't look around anymore. That machine hadn't even been on two minutes and went through all that dirt and rock to find someone's 1912 Half Dollar Barber 'Lucky Coin!

Who knows how long that it's been there?? Lots of the folks who settled this area came from New York. It's not my first Barber, but definitely the most interesting I've found and to happen so fast with the Max makes it very special to me.

I'll be back there with the AT MAX and 5x8 coil...No Doubt!

Kace

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Very cool, congratulations! :occasion14:
 

Great job in such a short time. Fantastic silver coin find. Great condition. Bet your heart started pumping alittle harder and faster after seeing those eyes looking back at ya. Congrats
 

I got the nox and max the max is a coin monster great signals very deep and target separation freakin amazing nox better on the Beach
 

Nice catch. Are you sure that the coin, located where it was between 2 rocks is not a clue to a KGC deposit? Good luck.
 

That is awesome!!! In awesome shape too! As far as the rarity of seeing those, let alone the condition? I'm voting Banner! That is not something that you see everyday or being found detecting! And is a real cool piece of history in awesome shape! I'd rather find that than a $5 gold coin any day!
 

Can you post a pic of the Back side I would like to see how it was made that way was it pressed??? or made and applied on the face of the barber Chug
 

Great job in such a short time. Fantastic silver coin find. Great condition. Bet your heart started pumping alittle harder and faster after seeing those eyes looking back at ya. Congrats

I appreciate that, but it was definitely the Max doing its job! I've just done the research.

You're right...I froze and my heart was beating fast when the light hit those eyes! lol! I'll remember this for a long time and what a great job the AT Max did in the dirt and lots of rocks.

Thanks Hawks!

Kace
 

That is a rather unique and awesome find- Congrats!

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wow that is very neat
 

Thank you!!!

I was wondering what the heck this was all about. I think this is the 2nd one I've seen posted on TNet, and I just couldn't relate to that previous one.

A lot of times the High spot is worn so bad that there is a hole, other times the coins got "smeared". In my mind this is in awesome shape, has a good look, and has detail of the coin and the popout. It looks good the whole way around. They also did this on silver pocket watch cases. It was like an art. And is better than the average "todays finds". But I also like the oddball stuff. :laughing7: Just not something I think is going to be found while detecting very often, looking that good, very rarely. Cool piece of history.
 

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That's an absolutely stunning coin. Nice fine and congratulations!
 

I got the nox and max the max is a coin monster great signals very deep and target separation freakin amazing nox better on the Beach

A2...I spent a long time looking at different submersible detectors on videos, forums and YouTube. It's good to hear from a user of the Max that's taken it saltwater hunting. That ability was the least important on my list of features living where I do. Maybe 2-3 times a year I'd want that... if it gets to be more often I'll start watching for a saltwater machine.

I'm glad to hear you think it's great on coins. That and jewelry...gold and silver in fresh water was my primary reason for choosing this model. It's going to get its first creek, river and lake hunts in October.

Thanks A2,

Kace
 

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