Two Hunting Buddies...Two Barber Dimes!!!

Cool Hand Fluke

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In the Heart of Wine Country in Northern Californi
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Fisher CZ6, CZ5, Coinstrike, Fisher CZ20, Fisher 1235X, Tesoro Conquistador, Whites Surfmaster P.I. ,
, Garrett Pro Pointer
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Metal Detecting
Took a drive out to the coast with my hunting partner Reid and found this old abandoned building that looked like it was built in the late 1800's. Both of us started out finding the usual clads on the front of the building. I worked my way to the south side and received a perfect 4 inch hit. Out pops a 1898-P Barber Dime! It turned out to be the only old coin in the area?

Our second place to hunt was an old empty lot surrounded be Victorian houses. After about one hour of hunting Reid digs out a 1900-S Barber Dime! (He took it home so I don't have pics.) :'(

Our third empty lot near by offered up a silver ring and a US Army collar pin. It is dome shaped so I think it dates to WW1!
Both of only had two wheat pennies, so the 2 Barber Dimes made our day!
 

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Really nice digs CHF, really like the korea ring, is it silver? wish could go back to the old haunts back home and dig the areas I know of, you know what I mean. HH, Gunner.
 

naviegunner said:
Really nice digs CHF, really like the korea ring, is it silver? wish could go back to the old haunts back home and dig the areas I know of, you know what I mean. HH, Gunner.

The ring is definitely silver. I used silver polish to bring it back. I was gray and black after being in the ground for probably many years.

The 1900-S barber dime that Reid found was almost identical to the one I found in its condition. Not sure of the reason for the super black oxidation on the silver coins we found. Perhaps the acidic soil or the salty air. We were only a half mile from the ocean.
 

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