What a amazing day!!

[Truth]

Knowing that it would be raining all week here I looked up where it wouldn't be raining until 2:00 pm so I took the hour drive to a 1 of the playgrounds just to get some swing time in. On the way I did some quick research on the town and they had a 1940's playground and a 2006 modern playground that was donated to the city by the richest family in the town. So I went with the old money. I thinking was old my net old land that was just donated recently. I had a conversation with a guy who lived across the street and ask him about the land. He said, "It's fairly new and I think it once had a pecan orchard here before." Well I haven't see a pecan orchard in a while and that gave me the excuse to leave my Storm coil on really out of laziness. Well it paid off, I got a lot of trash, one clad Quarter, 2 Lincolns and 2 Mardi Gras doubloons, which we are plagued with here in Louisiana. Well I got another 94-96 single on the ATP, which is another doubloon, but this one was loud, clear and a DEEP 8 inches! So I went at it and there she was a 1900-O Barber Half Dollar staring up a me!! One on my best finds. You will see that there is some graffiti on the neck and a gouge near the rim. I see a lot of detail but there are some scratches. My question is with all the graffiti should I clean it up so I can see more detail or leave it alone?

I had to leave due to the rain finally catching up to me,but I can't wait to do more research and get back. A day I'll never forget.




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[trapperart]

Can't see the pics, but congrats on your finds

 

[Truth]

Can't see the pics, but congrats on your finds

Thanks trapperart


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[ltd063]

If you plan on selling the coin, then don't clean it. If you are going to keep it, clean it IF you want to. That would be a keeper, in my book, and I like my silver coins shiny.

 

[Mzjavert]

I like her just as she is.

 

[CoilyGirl]

In agreement with Mzjavert, I wouldn't clean her too much. That's a great find.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Everyone has their own opinion, but I personally do not clean any of my silver coins. All I do is water them off to get rid of the dirt. I like to remember the coins the way they came out of the ground, and some of them get a nice steel gray patina that I also like. Do as you wish, but if it were mine it would be going into my coin book looking the way it does now.

 

[Silver Saver]

Wow!! Nice choice on the location! Defiantly worth the drive!! Nice job!

 

[Poudpapa2013]

Awesome FIND!!!

 

[pepperj]

Great looking silver, lots of details left on that one. Congrats

 

[Loco-Digger]

Awesome Barber Truth, I bet that put a smile on your face and got your blood flowing.

 

[Truth]

Awesome Barber Truth, I bet that put a smile on your face and got your blood flowing.

Loco I freaked out I'm still amazing. I was 90% sure it was just a modern park with a 10% hope that the wealthiest family, that I quickly read about will driving there, donated it came from old money which down South means old land. I'm glad I went, but gambled because that was the newest of the two parks. I'm also glad I was lazy and left my big coil on. Lol


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[Loco-Digger]

Loco I freaked out I'm still amazing. I was 90% sure it was just a modern park with a 10% hope that the wealthiest family, that I quickly read about will driving there, donated it came from old money which down South means old land. I'm glad I went, but gambled because that was the newest of the two parks. I'm also glad I was lazy and left my big coil on. Lol


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I can tell you're still stoked, enjoy that feeling, It's the high that keeps me digging. The next plug might be "THE PLUG" that feeds the dragon and gets me doing a happy dance.

 

[Blak bart]

Wooo hoooo !! Nice one. Congrats.

 

[relic nut]

Great find Bud! Glad you beat the rain.
Good luck during the storm, and be safe.

HH, RN

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats on the sweet big silver- love those Barber halves!

-- Jeff --

 

[RobRieman]

Sweet half Truth! Clean her up if that's the way you like them. It's your treasure! Congrats!

 

[Kingrich]

What I do to my non key date silvers is wet them and gently rub baking soda on them with my finger tip, do this a couple times and the coin will be like new!

 

[digging440yrs]

Beauty !

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the large silver find!