99 Year Old Dime

[Louisiana Ken]

Went back out to that circa 1820's house last night and found another old dime. It's a 1902 barber dime from Philadelphia. Just like the last one, I found this in an area I searched many times. It read 12-44 on the ETrac and was face up approximately 4 inches down. Another EASY one I missed somehow. I'm using TTF and decided to dig everything deeper than an inch. If the sound was good and it was deep I dug it up. Of course I looked at some of the crazy numbers displayed like 20-41, 9-49 and the ones that kept jumping around. Well I ended up digging a lot of aluminum can pieces, pull tabs, shotgun shell ends, a weird looking lead disk, 5 wheats (1911, 34, 38, 41, and 55D) and other junk. I'll let you all know if I find something else good.

Good luck at your sites,

Kenny

 

[John - Maryland]

That Lead Disk is a weight that was sewn into the bottom lining in dresses back in the old days to keep them flat and wind from blowing them up.

 

[mikeothmer]

Might want to have someone check your Math?

 

[Myownwings]

109 year old dime..gratz.

 

[Louisiana Ken]

Never was too good at math! Wow 109 years old. Thanks for the correction!

Kenny

 

[tnvarmint]

I never doubted your math...of course I read through the entire post and wondered why you never mentioned the 1912 dime.

Congrats on the finds and thanks for the story.

 

[Goes4ever]

great finds, keep digging crazy numbers and you get the goods!

 

[mike4663]

Congrats on the dime.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Barber's are always a GREAT find !

 

[NebTrac]

Way to go Ken! Thanks for the pictures.

NebTrac

 

[niterider_58]

Nice hunt

 

[mikeothmer]

Great job by the way! I have yet to pull any silver. Although I have found some war nickels. It will happen just got to keep the coil to the soil and my butt out of the chair.