silverfreak
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Best 2 hour hunt of my life. BIG 1800's SILVER...TWO BARBER HALVES...YIPPEE!
I am STILL shaking...seriously. I know half of you probably won't believe this...but I have been hunting for 30 years and NOT found one of these.
Now after an hour and 45 minute hunt...I have TWO of them. 
I honestly almost posted just one of them because I don't think I would believe this post myself...but I give you my word...it's true. 
I found BOTH of these Barber halves in less than 2 hours...and came home about an hour ago...EARLY . As a matter of fact I could STILL be hunting...but I sincerely needed to go home...as I am in shock...and just wanted to sit down and enjoy these beauties. 
If you read my last post a week or so ago...then you know about the crazy site that makes detectors go nuts because of all the interference. This makes 9 coins now that I have pulled from this site in the last 2 weeks... and the latest coin is the 1906 Barber half. This nutty site has given up the following coins in the last 2 hunts...NO wheaties...NO mercs...BUT 3 Barber dimes...3 Injuns...an 1897 5 cent piece...and now TWO Barber halves.
After 45 minutes...I got a pretty decent high silver hit..but with all the interference could not pinpoint. I dug a plug deep enough to park my Harley in
...then ran the probe in the hole. Popped out a big clod of mud and saw a big silver rim and thought I found a stinkin' screw cap. WRONG...upon closer inspection...saw the lines on the rim...yippee. Thought it was a Walker...but when I saw the big head...my mouth just got stuck...in WIDE open position. 
Been waitin' 30 years for one of these...a BARBER HALF...and what a beauty. Dipped it in the mud puddle and wiped it off with my finger...then saw the date. 1898...and FULL liberty visible along the head. Looks like a solid fine condition coin.
After staring at it for 15 minutes or so...I did my best to make mouth close...and stay in the closed position.
I then tried to gather myself as best as I could. I carried it to the car and set it on the seat...didn't even want to put it in my pouch. 
Made my way back to my spot I had gridded and started again. After another 40 minutes or so I got a nice...but very strange hit. To be 100% honest...had I not just dug my first Barber half ...I might have PASSED on this signal.... It did have a slight high silver tone...but then it jumped down towards pull tab...and the tone changed completely. Turn a little...and the slight high tone came back. I thought...Well...what the heck...the Barber half just popped out 30 feet from here... so I'm diggin' anything that beeps.
Again...no pinpointing because of the interference...and again a MONSTER plug. Ran the probe and got a nasty pulltab tone about 8" down. Popped out the old style tab 
...then ran the probe again...BINGO. I thought a silver dime would go nicely with the my first Barber half. I dug down another 2" or so and popped out a muddy clod ...and then couldn't even move to pick it up cause' I started shaking from what I saw. ANOTHER BIG SILVER RIM peeking out of the clod from about 10" down. 
NO WAY this is possible ...is what I thought. After 2 minutes or so...my trembling hands grabbed the clod and squished it. Out plopped a SECOND Barber half covered with crud and mud...but the date was clearly visible...1906o.
I couldn't even hunt any longer...I just wanted to come home because I was in complete shock.
I drove straight home... placed them on the scanner...never even cleaning the 1906o...and took the pics. I then ran cold water on it and it's actuallly NICER than the 1898. I then took more pics after it was rinsed. It has full liberty and full rim...FULL everything. The scan doesn't show the detail...but it looks like it might have a shot at VF! UNBELIEVABLE!
30 years and NEVER found one...then in LESS than 2 hours I have TWO...and they are BOTH very nice. The hunt of my life and I am STILL in shock... and my hands are still trembling as I type.
Thanks for sharing this with me and good luck to you on your next hunt.
I am STILL shaking...seriously. I know half of you probably won't believe this...but I have been hunting for 30 years and NOT found one of these.
Now after an hour and 45 minute hunt...I have TWO of them. I honestly almost posted just one of them because I don't think I would believe this post myself...but I give you my word...it's true. I found BOTH of these Barber halves in less than 2 hours...and came home about an hour ago...EARLY . As a matter of fact I could STILL be hunting...but I sincerely needed to go home...as I am in shock...and just wanted to sit down and enjoy these beauties. If you read my last post a week or so ago...then you know about the crazy site that makes detectors go nuts because of all the interference. This makes 9 coins now that I have pulled from this site in the last 2 weeks... and the latest coin is the 1906 Barber half. This nutty site has given up the following coins in the last 2 hunts...NO wheaties...NO mercs...BUT 3 Barber dimes...3 Injuns...an 1897 5 cent piece...and now TWO Barber halves.
After 45 minutes...I got a pretty decent high silver hit..but with all the interference could not pinpoint. I dug a plug deep enough to park my Harley in
...then ran the probe in the hole. Popped out a big clod of mud and saw a big silver rim and thought I found a stinkin' screw cap. WRONG...upon closer inspection...saw the lines on the rim...yippee. Thought it was a Walker...but when I saw the big head...my mouth just got stuck...in WIDE open position. Been waitin' 30 years for one of these...a BARBER HALF...and what a beauty. Dipped it in the mud puddle and wiped it off with my finger...then saw the date. 1898...and FULL liberty visible along the head. Looks like a solid fine condition coin. After staring at it for 15 minutes or so...I did my best to make mouth close...and stay in the closed position.
I then tried to gather myself as best as I could. I carried it to the car and set it on the seat...didn't even want to put it in my pouch. Made my way back to my spot I had gridded and started again. After another 40 minutes or so I got a nice...but very strange hit. To be 100% honest...had I not just dug my first Barber half ...I might have PASSED on this signal.... It did have a slight high silver tone...but then it jumped down towards pull tab...and the tone changed completely. Turn a little...and the slight high tone came back. I thought...Well...what the heck...the Barber half just popped out 30 feet from here... so I'm diggin' anything that beeps.
Again...no pinpointing because of the interference...and again a MONSTER plug. Ran the probe and got a nasty pulltab tone about 8" down. Popped out the old style tab ...then ran the probe again...BINGO. I thought a silver dime would go nicely with the my first Barber half. I dug down another 2" or so and popped out a muddy clod ...and then couldn't even move to pick it up cause' I started shaking from what I saw. ANOTHER BIG SILVER RIM peeking out of the clod from about 10" down. NO WAY this is possible ...is what I thought. After 2 minutes or so...my trembling hands grabbed the clod and squished it. Out plopped a SECOND Barber half covered with crud and mud...but the date was clearly visible...1906o. I couldn't even hunt any longer...I just wanted to come home because I was in complete shock.
I drove straight home... placed them on the scanner...never even cleaning the 1906o...and took the pics. I then ran cold water on it and it's actuallly NICER than the 1898. I then took more pics after it was rinsed. It has full liberty and full rim...FULL everything. The scan doesn't show the detail...but it looks like it might have a shot at VF! UNBELIEVABLE!
30 years and NEVER found one...then in LESS than 2 hours I have TWO...and they are BOTH very nice. The hunt of my life and I am STILL in shock... and my hands are still trembling as I type.
Thanks for sharing this with me and good luck to you on your next hunt.
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Incredible day you had. Congrats. 
