Buckeye Az Silver

[Cowkiller]

Got out today for a few hours at an old homestead in downtown buckeye arizona. In the past I have found a silver dime, old pesos, some old buttons and lots of wheat. Well today was the best day yet. As soon as I got it off the truck I got a 29, 30 on the nox 800. I expected trash or a clad but I got a good, old surprise. A 1894 barber half! It's in poor condition and isn't worth much but it's my best silver find yet. 

[Valens Legacy]

Great find in a short amount of time, and remember it isn't the quality of the find that is important, it's the hunt.

Good luck on your next hunt.

[Cal_Cobra]

Nice find, I’ll take a Barber half any day 👍

[GB_Amateur]

Any silver half dollar is an excellent find in my book.  (5 years of strike outs for me -- maybe 2021.)

Does it have a mintmark?  Unusual that the Philadelphia (no mintmark) is the lowest mintage of that year with -S (San Francisco) the highest.  The -O mintmark version (New Orleans mint) is in the middle.  Given the condition the value probably doesn't depend upon the mintmark, but still fun to see where it's from.

 

[Wendell Clark]

Congrats and great find..... finding big silver is always sweet and rare.

[Guest calabash digger]

That one is on my list! Congrats!

[Cowkiller]

Thanks for the replies guys. I can't see the mint mark if there is one. It may show up if I clean the coin good but I have no plans to do that lol