I am STILL shaking...seriously. I know half of you probably won't believe this...but I have been hunting for 30 years and NOT found one of these.
Now after an hour and 45 minute hunt...I have TWO of them.
I honestly almost posted just one of them because I don't think I would believe this post myself...but I give you my word...it's true.
I found BOTH of these Barber halves in less than 2 hours...and came home about an hour ago...EARLY . As a matter of fact I could STILL be hunting...but I sincerely needed to go home...as I am in shock...and just wanted to sit down and enjoy these beauties.
If you read my last post a week or so ago...then you know about the crazy site that makes detectors go nuts because of all the interference. This makes 9 coins now that I have pulled from this site in the last 2 weeks... and the latest coin is the 1906 Barber half. This nutty site has given up the following coins in the last 2 hunts...NO wheaties...NO mercs...BUT 3 Barber dimes...3 Injuns...an 1897 5 cent piece...and now TWO Barber halves. 
After 45 minutes...I got a pretty decent high silver hit..but with all the interference could not pinpoint. I dug a plug deep enough to park my Harley in
...then ran the probe in the hole. Popped out a big clod of mud and saw a big silver rim and thought I found a stinkin' screw cap.
WRONG...upon closer inspection...saw the lines on the rim...yippee.
Thought it was a Walker...but when I saw the big head...my mouth just got stuck...in WIDE open position.
Been waitin' 30 years for one of these...a BARBER HALF...and what a beauty. Dipped it in the mud puddle and wiped it off with my finger...then saw the date. 1898...and FULL liberty visible along the head. Looks like a solid fine condition coin.
After staring at it for 15 minutes or so...I did my best to make mouth close...and stay in the closed position.
I then tried to gather myself as best as I could. I carried it to the car and set it on the seat...didn't even want to put it in my pouch.
Made my way back to my spot I had gridded and started again. After another 40 minutes or so I got a nice...but very strange hit. To be 100% honest...had I not just dug my first Barber half ...I might have PASSED on this signal.... It did have a slight high silver tone...but then it jumped down towards pull tab...and the tone changed completely. Turn a little...and the slight high tone came back. I thought...Well...what the heck...the Barber half just popped out 30 feet from here... so I'm diggin' anything that beeps.
Again...no pinpointing because of the interference...and again a MONSTER plug. Ran the probe and got a nasty pulltab tone about 8" down. Popped out the old style tab
...then ran the probe again...BINGO. I thought a silver dime would go nicely with the my first Barber half. I dug down another 2" or so and popped out a muddy clod ...and then couldn't even move to pick it up cause' I started shaking from what I saw. ANOTHER BIG SILVER RIM peeking out of the clod from about 10" down. 
NO WAY this is possible ...is what I thought. After 2 minutes or so...my trembling hands grabbed the clod and squished it. Out plopped a SECOND Barber half covered with crud and mud...but the date was clearly visible...1906o. 
I couldn't even hunt any longer...I just wanted to come home because I was in complete shock.
I drove straight home... placed them on the scanner...never even cleaning the 1906o...and took the pics. I then ran cold water on it and it's actuallly NICER than the 1898. I then took more pics after it was rinsed. It has full liberty and full rim...FULL everything. The scan doesn't show the detail...but it looks like it might have a shot at VF! UNBELIEVABLE!
30 years and NEVER found one...then in LESS than 2 hours I have TWO...and they are BOTH very nice. The hunt of my life and I am STILL in shock... and my hands are still trembling as I type.
Thanks for sharing this with me and good luck to you on your next hunt.
Now after an hour and 45 minute hunt...I have TWO of them. I honestly almost posted just one of them because I don't think I would believe this post myself...but I give you my word...it's true. I found BOTH of these Barber halves in less than 2 hours...and came home about an hour ago...EARLY . As a matter of fact I could STILL be hunting...but I sincerely needed to go home...as I am in shock...and just wanted to sit down and enjoy these beauties.If you read my last post a week or so ago...then you know about the crazy site that makes detectors go nuts because of all the interference. This makes 9 coins now that I have pulled from this site in the last 2 weeks... and the latest coin is the 1906 Barber half. This nutty site has given up the following coins in the last 2 hunts...NO wheaties...NO mercs...BUT 3 Barber dimes...3 Injuns...an 1897 5 cent piece...and now TWO Barber halves.
After 45 minutes...I got a pretty decent high silver hit..but with all the interference could not pinpoint. I dug a plug deep enough to park my Harley in
...then ran the probe in the hole. Popped out a big clod of mud and saw a big silver rim and thought I found a stinkin' screw cap. WRONG...upon closer inspection...saw the lines on the rim...yippee. Thought it was a Walker...but when I saw the big head...my mouth just got stuck...in WIDE open position. Been waitin' 30 years for one of these...a BARBER HALF...and what a beauty. Dipped it in the mud puddle and wiped it off with my finger...then saw the date. 1898...and FULL liberty visible along the head. Looks like a solid fine condition coin. After staring at it for 15 minutes or so...I did my best to make mouth close...and stay in the closed position.
I then tried to gather myself as best as I could. I carried it to the car and set it on the seat...didn't even want to put it in my pouch.Made my way back to my spot I had gridded and started again. After another 40 minutes or so I got a nice...but very strange hit. To be 100% honest...had I not just dug my first Barber half ...I might have PASSED on this signal.... It did have a slight high silver tone...but then it jumped down towards pull tab...and the tone changed completely. Turn a little...and the slight high tone came back. I thought...Well...what the heck...the Barber half just popped out 30 feet from here... so I'm diggin' anything that beeps.
Again...no pinpointing because of the interference...and again a MONSTER plug. Ran the probe and got a nasty pulltab tone about 8" down. Popped out the old style tab ...then ran the probe again...BINGO. I thought a silver dime would go nicely with the my first Barber half. I dug down another 2" or so and popped out a muddy clod ...and then couldn't even move to pick it up cause' I started shaking from what I saw. ANOTHER BIG SILVER RIM peeking out of the clod from about 10" down. NO WAY this is possible ...is what I thought. After 2 minutes or so...my trembling hands grabbed the clod and squished it. Out plopped a SECOND Barber half covered with crud and mud...but the date was clearly visible...1906o. I couldn't even hunt any longer...I just wanted to come home because I was in complete shock.
I drove straight home... placed them on the scanner...never even cleaning the 1906o...and took the pics. I then ran cold water on it and it's actuallly NICER than the 1898. I then took more pics after it was rinsed. It has full liberty and full rim...FULL everything. The scan doesn't show the detail...but it looks like it might have a shot at VF! UNBELIEVABLE!
30 years and NEVER found one...then in LESS than 2 hours I have TWO...and they are BOTH very nice. The hunt of my life and I am STILL in shock... and my hands are still trembling as I type.
Thanks for sharing this with me and good luck to you on your next hunt.
I've been detecting for about that long and have never found the Barber Halves but did find a Seated Liberty Quarter while hunting a Civil War area! I was the only one who found silver that day and I was happy but was covered with dirt and sweat from wearing a long sleeved top and long pants to protect me from poison-ivy! Needless to day I was a mess! 