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    FINALLY!!! My first 1800's silver!

    I've dug a gold coin, a 1694 copper and more but still hadn't gotten a pre 1900 silver coin. That changed today. I decided to take a break from cellar hunting and headed to a park where I had found 6 silver coins this year. Very desolate, nobody around. I picked up a wheat penny and clad and then decided to go to a park down the street, where I had dug a 43 Washington during the summer but hadn't really hunted it at all. My first target was a wheat penny. I then got some clad and few more wheats and basically wandered the small park digging any good or semi-good signal. I am just getting ready to leave when I get an amazing 82-85 signal in the shadow of a big tree. I knew it was going to be silver. I dig an extra careful plug and stick my pinpointer into the hole. After pulling out some dirt, I see a silver rim in the hole about 4 inches down. I carefully pull it out and lightly wipe the dirt off. Its an 1899 Barber Dime! My first, pre 1900 silver and I beat it by one year! I am stoked and the dime is in pretty nice shape. I headed home a happy man! The wheat pennies were 1911, 1927, 1942, and 1950. Awesome day and awesome hunt! Name:  IMG_4174.jpg
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    Congratulations! Heck I would have traded you FIVE pre-1900 silvers for that gold coin! Best wishes and HH, Dave.
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    congrats on your first 1800's silver hope the cold holds off until you pick up a few more !
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    Congrats on your first silver coin from the 1800s!

    It is a beauty! I'm sure it will be the first of many.

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    10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Congrats on your first 1800s Silver. That's a very nice barber Dime. Congrats
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    Thanks everyone for the comments
    Oldest coin(s): 1600's Spanish copper maravedis Oldest American Coin: 1797 Large Cent. Oldest silver: 178? Spanish 1/2 Reale
    Best Relic(s): Pre Civil War US Revenue Service Button, GW Button, Best Find(s): 1790 King George III Gold Guinea/ "Long Live the King" Button

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    WTG on the Barber. Always nice to see them in the hole.
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    Very nice Barber and on breaking into the 1800's. I'll up the ante and offer you SIX pre-1900's silver coins for the gold coin....
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    Congratulations on the old dime. I would be stoked too. (whatever that means) Silver makes everybody happy. Keep it up and keep on sharing.
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    Nice looking silver. Great late season hunt. WD
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    What a beaut! Congratulations.
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    Very nice find for sure congrats on your first 1800's silver!!

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    Great looking Barber dime ive yet to pocket one of those....Congrats on your first 1800s silver it is a beautiful coin HH Ben
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    Nice Barber and congrats on the 1800s Silver. I'm sure it won't be the last.
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    Congrats on the milestone. She's a beauty too!
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    Nice first James! Beautiful shape too! GL & HH
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