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  1. 04-19-2015, 06:45 PM #1
    zrickkid
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    A big silver surprise for me!

    I was digging at a place that has produced dozens of silvers for me in the past and I get a bouncy 88-92 signal on my V3 and its shallow only about 3 inches deep. I know how this signal usually works out to be an aluminum can or random piece of metal. So i decide to dig anyway...
    Im so glad I did because when I looked in the fresh pile of dirt I see the edge of a big silver coin. Im thinking Walker or Franklin!!! So Imagine my heart skipping a beat as I carefully wipe away the dirt to see my very first Barber Half. It is a 1897 P. This picture is after I cleaned it up a bit. It had some real dark toning on it and it took a great deal of cleaning to get it to this state. I may have ruined any numismatic value but im never selling it anyway. If it was an S or O mint it would have keen a ket date half and so I would have just left it alone. I still shocked that I actually pulled one of these. Bucket list coin checked off. Thanks for looking.
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  2. 04-19-2015, 07:22 PM #2
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    congrats on your finds barbers are one of my favorites
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  3. 04-19-2015, 07:29 PM #3
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    That is a beautiful half. I have excitedly dug a few cans in my day thinking that they were exactly what you unearthed. Congrats on a great bucket list coin.
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  4. 04-19-2015, 09:16 PM #4
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    Big silver surprise?
    I guess so!!
    Congrats Ricky!
    I'm picturing the look on your face something like this... ..... Am I right?
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  5. 04-19-2015, 10:18 PM #5
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    Congrats on that big beautiful silver! Is it me or are there a lot of these being found lately? (Barbers in general)

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  6. 04-20-2015, 05:45 AM #6
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    on knocking that one off your bucket list. You got yourself a coin that many detectorists are still looking for.
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  7. 04-20-2015, 06:44 AM #7
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    Wow. Not many of these guys get pulled up. And it's not as worn as the quarter. I always have aluminum cans fool me for a penny or dime. Altho I got back into how to tell if it's a can. It should drop off quickly the higher the coil is from the ground, if it's a coin.
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  8. 04-20-2015, 08:03 AM #8
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    Now that's a great find. Beats an aluminum can any day.
    You did a good job cleaning it. Looks Great!!
    Congrats
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  9. 04-20-2015, 11:06 AM #9
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    Congrats on that big old piece of silver. Don't see those come out of the ground every single day
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  10. 04-20-2015, 11:22 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ill Digger View Post
    Big silver surprise?
    I guess so!!
    Congrats Ricky!
    I'm picturing the look on your face something like this... ..... Am I right?
    Tim you are exactly right!
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  11. 04-20-2015, 11:48 AM #11
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    Congrats on your first Barber Half Dollar, Ricky! It's a beauty!

    That is a find that you will always remember, and it's from the 1800s which makes it even more special!

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  12. 04-20-2015, 03:32 PM #12
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    Beautiful !!! I know for a fact (once...) that it is a beautiful feeling to find a Barber Half !

    Congrats !
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  13. 04-20-2015, 04:16 PM #13
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    What a great find. Still waiting to see one of those in the hole !!
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  14. 04-23-2015, 11:35 AM #14
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    Congrats on the BIG silver, WTG.


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  15. 04-24-2015, 05:13 PM #15
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    Best Jewelry of the Month / Point Value: 10
    Sweet half !
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  16. 05-16-2015, 11:15 AM #16
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    Found a few in the 70's but haven't seen one in the hole in a longgg time. Great find WD
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  17. 05-16-2015, 05:29 PM #17
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  18. 05-18-2015, 05:37 AM #18
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    Nice hunk of silver!
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  19. 05-22-2015, 07:07 AM #19
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    a very sweet coin zrickkid , congrats on your first barber half
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  20. 05-22-2015, 09:48 AM #20
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    Congratulations on the Barber Half. Love digging Barbers.
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