Huge Silver Flood from Park Field. Barber Half, Mercs, Rosies, Wheaties, Oh My!

[UnderMiner]

First find was this Guard Security lock:

Second find was this 1907 Barber Half Dollar:

Then four more silver coins followed for a total of 5 for the day:

Also found an old locket:

Tons of wheaties, and also some early Jefferson Nickles:

All the silver:

Everything worth keeping:

 

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[lenmac65]

Nice haul. Any mintmark on the 1916 Mercury? Congrats on all the finds.

 

[UnderMiner]

Nice haul. Any mintmark on the 1916 Mercury? Congrats on all the finds.

Thanks! It's a Philadelphia, one of 22,000,000 made. Still got me excited for a moment. 😄👍

 

[jewelerguy]

Dang, that's some good diggin' right there.

 

[robertk]

That's an outstanding hunt. Nicely dug.

 

[Nathan W]

Nice haul for sure

 

[pepperj]

Well done on the half.
You certainly had a great day of digging.

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Half dollars are far and few between!! Nice hunt

 

[UnderMiner]

Half dollars are far and few between!! Nice hunt

Yes, and it was only the second target of the day in a test hole in a field I wasn't even planning to dig. I was walking to a different location and just decided to hit that area on my way there. Ended up staying in that small forgotten field for 5 hours. Did some research since then and discovered that field was once the location of a bandstand in the early 1900's. Most of those coins likely fell from people's pockets while they were watching some sort of performances nearby. Nobody uses that field now because it is so small and out of the way, so there are hardly any beaver tails or bottle caps, very minimal modern trash overall, the bandstand must have been demolished before the advent of the pull tab.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

What a fantastic bunch of finds - well done !

 

[tamrock]

Truly! a successful hunt

 

[opee]

Yes, and it was only the second target of the day in a test hole in a field I wasn't even planning to dig. I was walking to a different location and just decided to hit that area on my way there. Ended up staying in that small forgotten field for 5 hours. Did some research since then and discovered that field was once the location of a bandstand in the early 1900's. Most of those coins likely fell from people's pockets while they were watching some sort of performances nearby. Nobody uses that field now because it is so small and out of the way, so there are hardly any beaver tails or bottle caps, very minimal modern trash overall, the bandstand must have been demolished before the advent of the pull tab.

I am thinking that,I'm going back there after a heavy rain. Great finds. Good luck.

 

[TORRERO]

First find was this Guard Security lock:
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Second find was this 1907 Barber Half Dollar:
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Then four more silver coins followed for a total of 5 for the day:View attachment 2203068
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Also found an old locket: View attachment 2203069
Tons of wheaties, and also some early Jefferson Nickles:
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All the silver:
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Everything worth keeping:
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Nothing like a barber half to make you shit your pants ...

 

[UnderMiner]

Nothing like a barber half to make you shit your pants ...

Oh yeah, especially when it's the first coin dug within 2 minutes of starting the hunt 😄. The crazy part is it's such a small seemingly insignificant field, but it has a long history. I went back yesterday and found more coins, all from around the turn of the 20th century. Oldest coin was an 1891 Portuguese 10 Ries. Hitting alot of the deeper low tones now, all old foil so far, but I'm sure there's a gold down there somewhere. This is the Portuguese coin fresh in the plug, no cleanup photos yet:

 

[oldmxrat]

You've stumbled on to quite the site, killer hunt!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Wow, what a great day. Congrats on some excellent finds, and all of the silver. I like that Barber Half.

 

[CreekSide]

Lots of quality finds

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great silver finds. That soil has not been kind to them, but it is still Silver!

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

First find was this Guard Security lock:
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Second find was this 1907 Barber Half Dollar:
View attachment 2203071
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Then four more silver coins followed for a total of 5 for the day:View attachment 2203068
View attachment 2203067
View attachment 2203065
View attachment 2203063
Also found an old locket: View attachment 2203069
Tons of wheaties, and also some early Jefferson Nickles:
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View attachment 2203064
All the silver:
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Everything worth keeping:
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oh my, great assortment of saves! looks like a blast