The dog who ate a Barber

[Myownwings]

Earlier this week I found a 1912 Barber dime. As is my routine, I come home, clean my silvers in soap and water and then dry them and put them in 2x2's with their year, date I found them and location written in pen. I left this dime on the island in the kitchen. Well, my girlfriend came over tonight and was looking at it when Buddy, my dog, snatched it from her hand and proceeded to run off with it. By the time I caught up with the dog and pried the 2x2 from his vice grip, alligator type jars, the dime was gone. So, I guess tomorrow my etrac will be finding that Barber again, in much more 'difficult' ground.

The guilty party.

[MartinL]

Did you metal detect the dog for the coin signal? Seems like you'd get a hit. Be interesting to say the least. martin

[Tony Two-Cent]

Ha ha ha! I knew when I saw the title of this that it was going to be an interesting story! Reminds me a Cheech and Chong routine! I followed him around with a little baggie for three days! lol

I hope everything comes out OK! rofl

[JTGOLD]

must have been missing some silver in his diet,give him some X-LAX lol rofl

[coinnut]

How can you not love a face like that? lol Maybe your dog needs a detector too. But It will be an interesting adventure to say the least. rofl Couldn't he have just eaten a clad? I'm suggesting ground set to difficult, fast definitely on (no need to stay there any longer than needed), Trash density to low (unless he ate a lot of other things too) and a close pin for you Hope it all works out for you.

[Epi-hunter]

lol You might have to keep him restricted to a small area or room for the next couple of days. You don't want to miss anything lol

Actually, swinging the coil over the dog's stomach might be a good idea. You should hear the coin if it's there. Of course, that's assuming that he didn't swallow other metal objects as well. stretcher:

Are you sure he didn't drop it before you caught up with him? Seems like a 2X2 might be painful for a dog to swallow

[coinnut]

I think he got back the 2x2 but not the Barber. Smart dog lol Come on, run that machine over that puppy

[aloldstuff]

Well at least the recovery should be easy digging

[RobW]

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In guess everyone love Barbers

I agree...we need a little experimentation...run the detector over the dog..won't hurt him. Then we can make a medical break through for when/if kids swallow coins. Instead of an expensive x-ray, the doctors would have hand held Garrett's to see IF they swalled them. It would cut down on the cost of health care...not a lot, but it's a start!

[Hook]

LOL..the dog has good taste huh? lol
he's not the first dog to eat a coin, i once found 3 clad quarters in a dried up dog log. I took pics of them in the log, then cleaned the coins and posted it on another forum. i caught all kinds of flack for that one rofl rofl

[Myownwings]

All I needed was my Garrett Pro pointer and a needlenose pliers to recover the dime. Stomach acid had turned it black so it required the hot water, baking soda, salt and aluminum foil cleaning method.

[jkress]

lol Nice looking dog. I have had dogs a big portion of my life and can definitely agree these types of things happen.
Glad to hear the coin didn't cause problems for fido and I am happy you re-found the barber.
Congrats x 2

[Cheap Thrills]

I never thought a Barber could be considered a crappy find . Congrats on finding it twice . thumbsup01 thumbsup01
That's a great looking pup you have there glad everything came out ok .

[odave]

The journey an old Dime will make.. rofl rofl Great Story !! Beautiful Dog thumbsup01 thumbsup01
Congrats on both finds

[Tony Two-Cent]

All's well that ends well! thumbsup01

[leojack]

Yo Wings:Jack Leo from lansdale here.Just touching base,sent my V3i back to Whites two weeks ago for a little tune up,waiting for its return,been about 2 wks now.
I have been researching a defunct amusement park close to my home used extensively since the early 1900's.Googled the maps and it looks to me like there is
a good deal of ground available for a couple m/d ersthinkingabout:JAs I said just touching base seeing if you'd be interested in a hunt down this waythinkingabout: Jack