Metal detecting finds yesterday!

[corky569]

Went out to some new sidewalk strips yesterday. Was pretty slow, and HOT! I found a wheat or two, and then the Merc. Sweet!! About fifteen feet later I hit an 8-47 and thought, "that's a weird quarter." It sounded good so I dug it. after about 3 prys with my Lesche, I popped up a silver half!! Awesome, I figured it was a Franklin, or maybe a Walker, (Most of my finds have been in the '40s.) nope it was a BARBER!!!! My oldest and biggest silver to date!!!! I couldn't believe it! If you would've told me there was ANY half there, I wouldn't of believed you, but a Barber c'mon! I found the little silver ring a couple of blocks over, it rang 12-40, I thought it was a screw cap!

[Morsecode]

That's very cool. Thanks for posting

There seem to be a lot of members metal detecting...maybe need a new category..?

[bman]

Nice!!!!

[John Reich]

Those are some really cool coins! Thanks for sharing the story & the photos.

[Sheba]

There seem to be a lot of members metal detecting...maybe need a new category..?

Personally, I would love to see a thread (or whatever they are called) on metal detecting. It sounds really interesting to me as a side hobby, but I know absolutely nothing about how to start, where to metal detect, equipment needed, etc., etc., etc. Would love to see something somewhere on this forum devoted to that.

[bman]

have you guys been reading the metal detecting thread in the tracking section?

http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=10829

[creshka46]

That's a NICE half dollar! So sidewalks are a good place to detect? What is the reasoning for that? Just because people have been walking along the same path for decades? What are other good places to detect?

[kagarise]

haha yup thats why you dig everything.
got a nice 10k opal ring off a chicago beach this week and have a big hunt planned this weekend

[NHsorter]

By sidewalk strip are you talking about the grass section between the sidewalk and the road? I never thought about detecting there.

That is a nice looking half for coming out of the ground. Great find!

[kagarise]

yeah side walk strips in old towns are always fun to hunt. try and find where the bus stops or phone booths used to be those are good hunting too

[NHsorter]

Oh boy, nice! Got a few good ideas now. Lots of old towns in New England baby!

[baggerman]

Very nice! As already mentioned there is a metal detecting thread in the tracking section. I try to hunt 2-4 times a week.

[Chief]

Very cool half and dime!

[HPMBTT]

Awesome finds! Congrats. I love mercs too; I just found a 1942 Merc today in some CWR dimes.

I have considered buying a metal detector myself, but wouldn't know where to start, what to buy and so on. Perhaps I should get on it and do some research.

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

NICE SILVER!!!!!!

[OtusLotus]

Awesome finds. We call those "sidewalk strips" in NJ "tree lawns" I assume that are one in the same.

What type of machine are you using?

[Numis Pam]

Sweet!!

[corky569]

Awesome finds. We call those "sidewalk strips" in NJ "tree lawns" I assume that are one in the same.

What type of machine are you using?

I'm using a Minelab E-Trac.

[AGCoinHunter]

Awesome find! Congrats.

[Saabman]

That's some awesome old silver there!!! Congrats!!!!

[pennypicker]

It must be a nice adrenaline rush when your eyes first lay sight on the Barber half.

[mflugher]

Thats really good condition on the barber thats been outdoors for what 50 years at least I figure... better than any barber half I've come across outside a coin shop...

[corky569]

It must be a nice adrenaline rush when your eyes first lay sight on the Barber half.

It is insane. I put it in my pocket, and tried to keep hunting, but I had to go in my car to look at it!

[mishra142]

Awesome find. I've just got into detecting myself. Looking forward to finding my first coins. I've found a lot of nails and a key so far. But like anything else im sure it takes some practice and a little bit of luck. Thanks for the post.