A few more keepers today

[JJ]

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

 

[MikeO]

Nice finds and story.
Nice 05 Barber CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TwoRivers]

The two of you did well........good hunting!................................................................................John

 

[Eddie in Poulsbo]

Very good day indeed JJ. HH.

Eddie

 

[sgoss66]

Excellent, JJ...

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

Steve

 

[JJ]

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.

 

[sgoss66]

Thanks, JJ -- you gotcha a 10"-ish dime; great job digging that iffy...a gamble well worth taking, in this case!

Steve

 

[cladkiller]

Nice Digs JJ, Thanks for sharing

David

 

[grumpymedic]

Love that barber dime!! That's next on my list!! Congrats JJ!!