I'm posting this from my phone so bear with me. I had to show the 1897-O barber half dollar that I found after work this evening. It was along the sidewalk where the county tore down a bunch of houses in a small town.
Some better pics of the half:
I'm posting this from my phone so bear with me. I had to show the 1897-O barber half dollar that I found after work this evening. It was along the sidewalk where the county tore down a bunch of houses in a small town.
Some better pics of the half:
Last edited by Tony Two-Cent; 09-17-2015 at 07:07 AM.
Lifetime totals:
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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He's Back,Awesome finds Tony. What a feeling that must have been seeing that huge Silver in the hole. And from the 1800s too !!!
Nice job on the Indians as well.
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2024
Silver 5
Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1, barber qtr 1,
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Sweet find Tony!
Congrats!
A semi-key to boot!!
Some days you get the corn, some days you get the cob
Oldest coin: 70 B.C. "Harlow Flyer" gold qtr. Stater
Oldest U.S. coin: 1814 Capped Bust Dime
You're right, it is a semi-key date! I hadn't even looked it up yet. Only 632,000 were minted and it guides for $160 in G4 condition!
Lifetime totals:
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
YouTube Channel: Tony Two-Cent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmz...RlHTBIU42bUORg
nice slab of silver Tony
bet that made your night !!
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Great finds there Tony! It's pretty awesome to have in the collection!
Nice link to grading Barber halves: http://www.thecoinspot.com/grading/g50cBarber.html
Last edited by Digger_O'Dell; 09-15-2015 at 10:08 PM.
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Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
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WTG Tony, it's really amazing what you can find up against old sidewalks.
Nice going Tony !
Nice score Tony.Odd there were lincolns and IH, no intermediary wheats. Lucky you that the pics right from your phone were good. Mine show perfect in the phone gallery, but when I post them (mostly to FB) they are turned 90 degrees. An extra step to search the picture details to see the orientation. On here I have the option to transfer via USB and use MS pic 2010. Or laptop with picasa to edit first.
Great sidewalk hunt! You definitely don't see those Barber halves in real life very often, although there have been quite a few on AD recently. And it's a semi key date to boot!
Woozers what a nice big old silver you found! Congrats!
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Favorite finds I have made:
1,000+ silver coins
92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
My wife (probably should have started with that one)
Great find Tony! Love the IHs as well.
John
Vermont relic hunting, one swing at a time.
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No WAY!!!!
I always wonder how people can lose half dollars like that. That is an incredible find!!!! Congratulations!Still waiting for my first....
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Well that is the 2nd Barber half I saw this week. great finds as usual. Any chance of a video on that one. WD
Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 1 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 1 War Nickels - 1 Indian - 14 Wheats - $ 5.71 in clad
Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes
WOW! A key date Barber half, what a great find Tony, WTG.
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Again great find Tony!!
Some days you get the corn, some days you get the cob
Oldest coin: 70 B.C. "Harlow Flyer" gold qtr. Stater
Oldest U.S. coin: 1814 Capped Bust Dime
What a great find,,, congrats Tony!!
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2016 Totals
Oldest Coin= 1920 Wheat Cent
Silver Coins= 0
Rings= 1
Super find! Some nice IH's as well. I'll bet you're still on cloud nine.
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Congrats Tony on a key date barber half! Great looking pictures too!
Nice find with the half. Love those big silvers!!
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