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A few more keepers today
Posted by: JJ
Date: February 26, 2012 05:10PM
Today I returned to the property where I had found the barber quarter a few weeks ago. The snow is mostly melted and the ground was diggable in most places. My buddy and I gridded the area pretty slowly with not much to show. I dug zero coins in a few hours time and my buddy dug 2 or 3 clad. I think the area has been pounded and the barber quarter was missed by others in the heavy iron. So we knocked on a few door and got permission at nearby properties. The first yard was a bust. With little time left to hunt, the last yard came through. We ended up with 5 silver from one yard between us. I ended up with a roosie, washington quarter, and barber dime. The barber dime is (no joke) the deepest dime I have ever dug with the 6x8 sef coil, just shy of 1 full lesche digger length. (Sorry, I didn't get the tape measure out while digging but I did check it with the lesche.) At first I thought it was iron as it wasn't repeatable from any direction, but I could get intermittent high iron sounding tones from multiple directions so I decided to dig. The sunray probe told the real story as I got down deeper. It felt great to be out after a few weeks of cold weather. Here is a group shot and a few pics of my finds cleaned up. Thanks, JJ




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Re: A few more keepers today
Posted by: MikeO
Date: February 26, 2012 05:58PM
Nice finds and story.
Nice 05 Barber CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clapping:



Detecting since 1979
Findmall Member since 2000
Started out with a :bounty: 840 VLF/TR. Then I have owned a :whites: 5900, 6000Di, 6000Di Pro, XLT and a DFX, :fisher: CZ6 CZ6a, CZ7.
Started using :minelab: in 2000 with a XS . :thumbup: Then I have used and owned the XS-S, SE.
I currently still swing my XS-II I bought late 2002 and have a SE-Pro as a back-up. I also have some coils and use the Sun-Ray X1 probe and DetectorPro "Grey Ghost Originals"


Favorite find ever a 1834 Half Dime (14 years ago)
Oldest coin ever found a 1734 Real (10 years ago)

A yard that produced Seated, Two Center, SLQ and more.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,1799195,1799195
Oldest coin of 2012 hunting season a 1786 Real.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,1661614,1661614
An amazing day that scratched one of the bucket list with an 1857 Flying Eagle Cent.
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,1795264,1795264


Re: A few more keepers today
Posted by: TwoRivers
Date: February 26, 2012 06:29PM
The two of you did well........good hunting!................................................................................John

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Re: A few more keepers today
Posted by: Eddie in Poulsbo
Date: February 26, 2012 08:28PM
Very good day indeed JJ.:clapping: HH.

Eddie

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Re: A few more keepers today
Posted by: sgoss66
Date: February 29, 2012 11:47AM
Excellent, JJ...

Have you measured what "1 inch less than the digger" equates to yet? Just curious...

Steve



Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Fisher Gold Bug Pro (DP)
Garrett ProPointer
Lesche 38D "King of Spades"

Norman, OK

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Re: A few more keepers today
Posted by: JJ
Date: March 01, 2012 12:36AM
Thanks for all the replies. Sgoss66: To answer your question, No, I haven't really thought about it that much until you asked how deep is "just shy of one full lesche lenght"? My buddy watched me dig from a few feet away and asked how deep? I dropped the lesche in the hole and grabbed the top at ground level between my thumb and fore finger to show him. Measuring the lesche right now based on where I remember grabbing it, I put that dime at 10+ inches. Kinda crude, I know. But that's all I had on me at the time. At best, the dime was an iffy signal that I took a gamble on and it paid off. Nothing loud and clear about it. Thanks again for the replies, JJ.

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Re: A few more keepers today
Posted by: sgoss66
Date: March 01, 2012 10:15AM
Thanks, JJ -- you gotcha a 10"-ish dime; great job digging that iffy...a gamble well worth taking, in this case! :)

Steve



Minelab Explorer SE Pro, Fisher Gold Bug Pro (DP)
Garrett ProPointer
Lesche 38D "King of Spades"

Norman, OK

Re: A few more keepers today
Posted by: cladkiller
Date: March 01, 2012 07:54PM
Nice Digs JJ, Thanks for sharing:thumbup:

David

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Re: A few more keepers today
Posted by: grumpymedic
Date: March 01, 2012 08:09PM
Love that barber dime!! That's next on my list!! Congrats JJ!!

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