Should have bought a lottery ticket today, Finally found an old Coin!

[luvmydfx]

Hey guys, I finally found an old coin.? It is a 1901 Barber dime, and I found it in a new park that I have been wanting to try out in my hometown that is adjacent to an elementary school.? I guarantee I will be back.? I did not think my hometown had the history in it to find a coin this old, but I guess I am wrong .? Surprisingly this is the only old coin I found in a couple of hours.? All of the letters in the liberty headband are visible, and I would say according to my redbook, it is a $60 coin.? I love the look of the old coins, and am very anxious to find some more.? I imagine whoever lost this in the early 1900's lost alot of money back then.? It is really hard to believe that the person that lost this is dead today.? I guess I just love the history of it? I also found a pen that looks like a big screw, a 22 caliber bullet, some buttons and a charm, and $1.30 in clad.? Anyways, hope you guys enjoy looking at it as much as I did finding it.? Happy Hunting everyone.

Loren Farrar
Founder http://www.easystopgiftshop.com

 

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[Klaatu]

I love the Barber dime. They come out of the ground as shiny as when they were lost. I found two in a yard a month or two back (1900 & 1904).

That's a cool pen. Haven't seen one like that. Is it a promo item?

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice finds!

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[JARMAN]

Very nice diggin,Love the Barber,AS klaatu said they come out so nice.I found one this week and it looked as if i pulled it from my pocket.Olmost makes you afrade to post it.

 

[omnicognic]

Wow great finds! Congrats!

I also found a pen that looks like a big screw,

Must have belonged to a lawyer!

HH omnicognic ?8)

 

[Floater]

The Party Line Phone is great. Congratulations on the Barber. :P That seems like a very good site.HH

 

[Vrent]

nice find.. Free is right the indians are hiding in there for you..HH Vrent

 

[luvmydfx]

Hey Pete, good to hear from you. ?This was actually found in a park that I have been wanting to detect for awhile in Billings. ?I could not believe it when I found it. ?It was at about 6.5 inches, and kept hitting between quarter dime and penny. ?Hope to talk to you soon. ?Have a good one!

 

[bigrig40]

great coin!barbers are so cool!wtg

peace,bigrig

 

[lonewolfe]

Was that the park we were at? Indian Heads can not be far behind! How deep was it? Later Pete

I agree with Pete, "IH's can't be far behind".

but one thing I notice from the pic above is -

all the metals you've found (except for the nickel) seem to be the type that are found while using moderate to higher discrimination,

IH's don't read like copper pennies, and you need to turn the disc. down to almost nothing to find them consistently (especially the older ones, and or the ones that have been buried a long time and or the deep ones).

a LOT of them will read in the iron/pulltab/gold range (or lower VDI's on mxt's - xlt's and dfx's). They also tend to jump in between iron, and copper and everything in between (the best you can do is, if you get a reading like that/this is to dig if it's strong & repeatable).

Use your instincts based on what you're hearing when looking for Indian heads, and do not rely on the VDI's and or visuals on screen so much!

Good luck, hit it hard,

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[root]

Nice find LUV....

Unless your dime is an '01 S,the average circulated value falls into the $.50-$5.00 range.

root

 

[comfyinvermont]

Great find, congrats. You have to love those barbers. Gets your heart beating faster.
Lance

 

[groundfisher]

Awesome find for your first old coin.I hope it's one of many for you.
Theres bound to be more where that came from.
You realy got screwed finding that pen though.

 

[buudman]

AS FAR AS IH GO LONEWOLF HIT IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD.

BUD

 

[Mona Lisa]

Great find, Luv. Finding a coin like that just fuels you up for more detecting.

Still looking for my first barber.

 

[floatcopper]

That's a very nice Barber dime and the other stuff is also great.

I still remember the thrill of my first Barber dime. How surprised I was to see it!

Now I'd really like to see a large cent

floatcopper

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Sweet, Sweet!!

 

[GunFarce]

Did you say you would be willing to trade for a lottery ticket?

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Congrats on the old silver and nice hunt! HH, Mike

 

[allen]

nice nice find !!!!! keep on digging !!!!