I knew there was good stuff here amongst the heaps of trash!

[DiamondDan]

I haven't had a whole lot of time to go detecting lately. Been busy as hell with work and getting things done around the house during every spare second that I have. Well, had a couple stiff drinks last night and developed a wild hair to go detecting. Was completely dark out.

I live right across the street from a little city park that has been there since time immemorial. I knew there had to be good stuff in there cause there's just too much junk to not be masking things. I've been hitting it quite regularly and had only pulled a couple wheats and a war nickel, though.

Fired up the Etrac and started swinging. I've been experimenting with two-tone-ferrous lately, and although I don't believe it to be a miracle cure, it sure has its place. Not two feet after I started swinging I got a spotty high tone that was consistent in all directions. 11-44. Was expecting a clad dime. Dug down about 7 inches and saw the black coin. A BARBER!

Yep, my first signal in a stupendously trashy park, in the pitch black, while half-drunk was a 1914d Barber dime! I did scratch the back slightly, though. Bummer.

Thanks for reading my long winded story. I get carried away sometimes!

 

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[1637]

this is on the top of my list to find,cool find
brad

 

[ecmo]

Congrats on finding a barber in the dark. Sweet.

 

[JeffInMass]

Darkness, alcohol, NOTHING was stopping you from finding that beauty- Congrats on a seriously great effort!

 

[Silvermonkey]

I love your story! Hunting in the dark...after a couple cocktails....Sounds damn relaxing! Love that Barber dime. Well done!

 

[secondstar]

Trash, darkness, and booze are no match for you! Great find!

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[washingtonian]

Hahaha nice! Was just telling a friend I’ve never drunk detected before. Nice going!

 

[basque-man]

Not a darn thing wrong with her!!!!!

 

[Tuberale]

A pretty good 14D Barber.

 

[ConshyBoy]

Great story

 

[DirtDigginDan]

Very nice Barber, congrats! there must be more there too.

 

[Brendan75]

Hi, nice find Congrats

 

[RustyGold]

Congratulations on the cool Barber Brad. Great story!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your half drunk Barber Dime !

 

[ROIGuy]

Maybe I should start "lubricating" before my searches
Congrats!!

 

[South Padre Treasure]

Congratulations on a great find, hunting at night is sometimes much better, cooler and no people, also if the moon and earth are lined up the magnetic fields are enhanced to improve your detector abilities, if not it sounds like a good reason. But best of all if married wife wont know you snuck out of the house. More finds are overlooked because of sitting next to iron objects than you would ever mimic they were not someone else would have found them. Keep up the good work.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nicely done, congrats!

 

[Pick_axe]

Excellent! Maybe I should put a hip flask in with my search gear.

 

[RustyRelics]

You know what this means? Load up some Wild Turkey, and get night vision goggles, lol! Nice finds!