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    Barbers and wheats

    Good evening folks. I made it out for another quick hunt after work tonight.
    Sure wish all my hunts yielded this ratio of keepers per hour.
    I shifted over a few feet from the area I did last time and walked a line out and back.
    Five keepers in this zone.

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    2 Barbers lol Nice old silver score Joe
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    COOL!!!! happydance02
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    Wow! That site is going to yield untold items yet I believe. Congrats on those Barbers and wheat, that 1905 looks very detailed.
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    Congrats on the Barber twins..well there a year apart. Seems to be a great spot for future hunts. Best of luck. Happy Hunting!!
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    Two barbers -- congrats on another fine hunt
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    Another sweet hunt Joe!
    This is going to be pretty entertaining... :-> :-> :->
    Nice barbers!
    Congrats
    I'm still looking for Barber #1 for the year crying01
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    Thats a great site Joe , you should take me there thumbsup01 just kidding my friend
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    stretcher: great quick hunt Joe
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    happydance02 happydance02 happydance02

    Excellent hunting!!! So this makes 4 silvers from this site?
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    Great finds, big congrats bud. Best of luck and HH. Mike
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    Those are some sweet digs, and I must say you always take some excellent pictures of your finds. What is that background exactly? Whatever it is silver looks great on it. Congrats!
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    One line in and one line out.....fantastic hunt. Congrats
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    NICE! Love the Barber Dimes! Those had to be fun to find. Mercs are nice but there is an extra thrill that comes with finding Barbers!

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    Sweet!!!!!!! thumbsup01

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    Barbers are my favorite thumbsup01
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    Congrats on the barbers and wheats.
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    Thanks again folks.

    Quote Originally Posted by z118 link=topic=6242.msg73319#msg73319 date=1308913532
    What is that background exactly?
    A big iron plate I found metal detecting. lol





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