Last minute saves
There's nothing better than hunting for hours and then getting down to the wire and finding the shiny before heading home.
That was my hunt today. With just minutes until I had to head home, I was able to find the Barber dime (1912-D) and the Buff. That was after almost 6 hours of nothing!
Thanks for looking.
Metal Detector: Teknetics Omega 8000
Congrats on your finds. That Barber Dime looks to be in very good condition.
I usually experience the exact opposite, I find a good coin in the 1st 15 minutes, then nothing for hours.
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 15
Indian 13, Buff 3, V Nik 2, Rosie 3, Barber Dime 5, SLQ 2, barber qtr 1, wash 3, war nik 1,
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Looks in nice condition Chris! The buff dateless? I'm glad you were able to sneak one in before quitting time
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congrats on the barber Chris , i've actually experience both ...
sometimes going all day only to find something at the end of a long hunt or find the nice item in the first ten minutes and then go a whole rest of the day without a find. Rarely is it a steady consistent day of items .
"Honesty is an expensive gift ,
so don't expect it from cheap people"
XP Deus II , DFX ,TDI sl -
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Nice! That Barber looks to be in decent shape too! I did that this morning before work...spent about an hour plus with nothing and then I got a sweet tone that ended up being a Washington Q from 1960...then checked the time and realized I was going to be 5 minutes late to work.
Congrats!
Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
Favorite finds I have made:
1,000+ silver coins
104pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
My wife (probably should have started with that one)
Very nice! Always good when you can salvage a hunt at the last minute.
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
"He who would search for pearls must dive below."
I tell myself that everytime as my time is running out. "Don't get discouraged, you'll find something right at the end". It never works out that way, but that thought keeps me swinging,,,
Nice looking Barber!!
Primary machine= Teknetics T2
2016 Totals
Oldest Coin= 1920 Wheat Cent
Silver Coins= 0
Rings= 1
Looks like she will clean up well. Nice Barber.
Nice surprise ending.
Land of Two Seasons - Snow and Fire Danger.
How many times does that happen? Just when you are getting ready to quite, bingo!
Happened to me also. 13 hour hunt, third site of the day and getting dark Swinging away headed towards the car and got a signal. Found a silver Rosie-one of only a handful of coins and the only silver of the day!
Equipment:
Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
You Tube: Rediscovering America
Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!
I usually dig the first target I find after ground balancing just to check my VDI's. On one occasion I dug a gold ring and on another a Barber dime. Not so much on the end of the hunt. Congrats on saving a couple of nice coins.
Ron
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Whites VX3 with Sunray Probe, 10x12 SEF, 8x6 SEF, 10dd, 6x10Eclipse, 4x6 Eclipse, Lesche digger and Garrett Pro Pointer.
I, like some of the others, have been on that same hunt.
4-5-6-7 hours into a hunt, and "the last target",.... Wham!!! Keeper!
Makes it all worth it!!
Sharpe Barber!
Congrats on the keepers Christian !!
Some days you get the corn, some days you get the cob
Oldest coin: 70 B.C. "Harlow Flyer" gold qtr. Stater
Oldest U.S. coin: 1814 Capped Bust Dime
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