Half Dollar #4 Fty!

[NCtoad]

I was getting a little depressed as I’ve no new sites that are very promising for silver.  I took yesterday afternoon off and went detecting to a site that has produced well in the past two years.  In fact a couple of weeks ago I dug a 1922 half crown (50% silver) from this site.  Well yesterday didn’t turn out like I would have liked it to, but I did end up with a model T hubcap and a 1900 crusty V nickel.  

This morning I hit a small site where I’ve pulled a walker and a merc along with quite a few wheaties.  Today was a bust for silver, but I did get a wheat, a buff and a tiny old toy car which I thought was really cool.  

This afternoon I went to a permission I have that has produced well but is really starting to slow down.  In fact after about mid summer it was too grown up to hunt.  The owner is clearing the land to build a new house but no new work had been done until about a week ago I noticed some guys with a track hoe are clearing it again.  The weeds have been cut and a lot of the trees have been pulled out.  I did go out there after work Thursday and got a deep wheatie that was 9” down and gave a very nice signal in my modified sensitive program.  That gave some hope that maybe there’s still some silver that I missed.  So this afternoon I hit what used to be an old dirt road on the property and got another model T hubcap.  I meandered along and went to a part of a field that’s at the opposite corner of the property where the old house stood. I had been over this section several times before but there was a tree that had fallen that I couldn’t get under before.  Now the tree has been cut and moved so, well working my way back to the car, I detected the bare ground under where the tree trunk had laid.  All of a sudden I get a real nice high tone reading 96-97.  I thought for sure a silver quarter, but about 5-6” down out comes a 1901 O barber half dollar. The hole was where my shovel is in the pic.  My first ever barber half and my fourth silver half of the year all others being walkers.  

My depression suddenly disappeared and I ended the hunt on that happy note!

[F350Platinum]

Wow, nice finds NC! I like the little toy car. I've found quite a few model T hubcaps, guess they didn't stay on well 😀 V nickel to boot, you got it all. 👍 

Pretty sure you're using the Deus, but not Silver Slayer. Modified relic or just general?

[strick]

Nice work Toad. Ive only ever got one Barber Half and it was stained pretty good. The one you got there looks to be in great shape. Liking that car as well. I keep the old antique toy cars..the modern ones go in the trash or give to a kid if there is one near by. Is that a ring in the photo as well? 

strick 

[dogodog]

Nice job NC, I just love Barber 1/2's!!!  I've found a few of those and each time my heart bumps and thumps pretty hard. I have a habit of detecting areas where large tree stumps were removed and always do well after the grinder cultivates the area. I'm happy for you, they are great finds for sure. It wont be your last.

[JCR]

Well that is neat. I dug my first Barber Half this afternoon. Also 1901. No mint mark & very worn. Also a 1888 S  Liberty Seated Dime in Good condition, No date Buffalo Nickel & 2 No date Wheats. Our shovels match too!

[NCtoad]

3 hours ago, strick said:

Nice work Toad. Ive only ever got one Barber Half and it was stained pretty good. The one you got there looks to be in great shape. Liking that car as well. I keep the old antique toy cars..the modern ones go in the trash or give to a kid if there is one near by. Is that a ring in the photo as well? 

strick 

Thanks Strick!  That thing that looks like a ring is (I think), a piece of an old odometer from a car or tractor.  

[NCtoad]

14 minutes ago, JCR said:

Well that is neat. I dug my first Barber Half this afternoon. Also 1901. No mint mark & very worn. Also a 1888 S  Liberty Seated Dime in Good condition, No date Buffalo Nickel & 2 No date Wheats. Our shovels match too!

Wow, that’s crazy!  The one I got has an O mint mark.  From what I could find out it’s a semi-key date.  I have yet to find a seated coin!

[fogrider]

That.s a really nice find! Congratulations on your persistence and timing.

[Cal_Cobra]

Nice job, persistence pays off in spades in this hobby!

For some odd reason a Barber half has eluded me.   I've dug a bust half, several seated halfs, several walkers, Franklin's , and a few Kennedy's.  Heck I've dug key date and semi key date barber dimes and quarters, but the dang half just doesn't want to show itself haha  Oh well, one of these days when I least expect it, it'll turn up.

[Valens Legacy]

Great finds and nice saves.

Seems like you find a lot of those cars when you are hunting.

Was that a ring I seen of something else as I could not make it out.

Good luck on your next hunt.