Pounded Out Farm Spits Out A Beautiful 1914 Barber

crazyjarhead

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Hello everyone,

Was inside all day on the computer looking for work. After diner I decided to go back to the pounded old farm site which dates from the early 1900's. I was feeling good and in the mood to take it nice and easy. Within the first few digs out pops a 44 Wheatie. Then I found a belt buckle that I know isn't real old. Brass with a rusty hole keeper. It was getting late and decided to hit an area that I haven't pounded real hard. I dug all signals in the coin mode with sensitivity 1 bar from max. I have learned that even if you get one blimp one way just keep working in a circle until you get a good reading (if you can even get one). Well it worked for my next find. At 5 inches I spied a glimpse or silver. Merc I bet, I thought to myself. To my surprise out pops a 1914 barber. I didn't rub it like I normally do until I got home and ran some water on it. It was a nice 1914 which has very good detail. It was lost early on. I was happy. I have to admit that the detail is nearly mint. Even the Liberty is clearly visable. This is 2 Barber dimes in 2 days. Finally I got another signal which ended up being a shot shell bottom. The pictures were taken in early spring, not today .Thanks for looking, Ron

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If you look at the trees in the front yard and to the far left it's the one in front at the far left. This is where I found the Barber.
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Thank you for not rubbing it in the field. That is indeed a very nice dime! Congrats :thumbsup:
 

Re: Pounded Out Farm Spits Out A Very Nice Barber

Nate in Ohio said:
Wow; you don't see them looking like that very often. Not much wear at all. Congrats on a great coin. Make sure all that turf in the picture gets hunted pretty good! :icon_pirat: Good luck! By the way I'm sure there were plenty of seated coins in circulation at the time that that barber was dropped.

Thanks Nate. The front yard is where most of my good finds have came from. This makes silver #7 from here. I also found my oldest coin here, the 1829 seated dime which I found back in April
 

Very very nice Barber :icon_thumleft: Looks like a great place to hunt and thanks for the tip on the Ace. :icon_sunny:
 

MiniMe said:
Very very nice Barber :icon_thumleft: Looks like a great place to hunt and thanks for the tip on the Ace. :icon_sunny:

Thanks, any time. Just some things I have learned. The good thing about this place it is trash free. I can max the sensitivity out but get false signals.
 

WTG, Ron! A beautiful Barber!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

You might want to try keeping a pill bottle with water in it in your pouch. When I find a silver, It goes right in the water and the dirt falls away.
 

Kimsdad said:
WTG, Ron! A beautiful Barber!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

You might want to try keeping a pill bottle with water in it in your pouch. When I find a silver, It goes right in the water and the dirt falls away.

Thanks Neil for the advice. I used to rub them but since I recently got scolded by another member it made me stop and think. Don't rub silver coins. It's like sandpaper
 

Re: Pounded Out Farm Spits Out A Very Nice Barber

MaineRelic said:
ron jar !! That is the prettiest !! Barber dime I have seen posted on here !! :headbang: :hello2: :icon_sunny: :thumbsup: MaineRelic.

Thanks MR
 

:hello2: Man O Man Ron, that place looks rather familliar to me. ::) I'm glad you found that Barber dime 'cause I just can't resist that urge to rub off the dirt to check for the date and mintmark. But now that I look at that coin and think about all my little scratches on my coins, well maybe I've learned a lesson. :dontknow: :laughing7:
 

daytondigger said:
:hello2: Man O Man Ron, that place looks rather familliar to me. ::) I'm glad you found that Barber dime 'cause I just can't resist that urge to rub off the dirt to check for the date and mintmark. But now that I look at that coin and think about all my little scratches on my coins, well maybe I've learned a lesson. :dontknow: :laughing7:

You missed it and I missed it a whole bunch of times. Going back over there after dinner and see what else I can find
 

crazyjarhead said:
daytondigger said:
:hello2: Man O Man Ron, that place looks rather familliar to me. ::) I'm glad you found that Barber dime 'cause I just can't resist that urge to rub off the dirt to check for the date and mintmark. But now that I look at that coin and think about all my little scratches on my coins, well maybe I've learned a lesson. :dontknow: :laughing7:

You missed it and I missed it a whole bunch of times. Going back over there after dinner and see what else I can find
Good luck! I need to get me some local after dinner hunt sites.
 

that barber is simply awesome! great find
 

That barber dime looks like a million bucks to me!! WTG!!
 

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