Farm Hunt Cont... Colonial Silver, Barber Quarter, and silver jewelry...

[FooserPaul]

Hello all!


The hunt continuted this am... but I needed 2 more layers on top and a knit hat to keep me warm... It was mid to upper 40's, but windy, grey, and sprinked all am...


I had recovered 3.25 coppers, ball, buttons, buckle parts, etc... I wanted to find some silver... spanish... PUH-LEASE


In in the first thirty minutes I only had one signal... a small button... Then... 9/30 10/31 11/30... and it was not a bang bang signal, but I knew it was a target and thought it was a thicker button, or copper projectile casing... I recovered the target and it was small and thin... still looked like a button as it had dark color layer from the farm field... I wiped it... SILVER !!


I could see the 1772 right off... and oh-boy it is thin... and worn... I fished my Wish !!

Rain, Cold, pfffffttt... Who cares now


20 minutes later.... solid 12/41 @ 2"


Mystery object.. I don't see a makers mark or hallmark... but it is pretty twisted up...

The final silver object was a solid 12/46 @ 5"... After yesterday hitting that Cap Liberty... I was oh so carefull to pin point and dig it like it was colonial


Its a beautiful 1904 Barber Quarter....

I swung for another 30 minutes... 3 hours in.. I was cold and wet and had a 3.5 hour drive home... But it was a drive home with a smile on my face...


Paul

 

[Goes4ever]

man nice finds, that barber is a stunner

 

[GunnarMN]

Nice finds,

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Wow cool finds !!!!!

 

[ronfin]

Amazing digs. Congrats!

 

[banditicey]

OUTSTANDING

A 1772 SILVER

Major Congrats

 

[iskirkra]

Outstanding is right!! Congratulations.

 

[NebTrac]

Way to go on the finds Paul! Thanks for the pictures and the "play-by-play".

NebTrac

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Wow ... 1772 Silver - fantastic - congrats on the Barber and other find too !

 

[FooserPaul]

Going through the finds... one of the buttons is not a button

I have a 2nd 1/2 reale... Working on turning it from crappy black back to something more recognisable...

Its in rough shape... but still Spanish Silver !! Two for the weekend...

P.S. Pictures coming soon...

 

[steelheadwill]

Great stuff! 2 spanish and a Beautiful Quarter! Congrats !!

 

[FooserPaul]

Great stuff! 2 spanish and a Beautiful Quarter! Congrats !!

And I got 3.25 (Cut large for .25) coppers in the two previous day... was an amazing weekend

 

[FooserPaul]

** UPDATE:

While going through the finds... Turns out that one of the buttons was not a button... Exactly the same sizer as a half reale... and lots of boiling water and baking soda on tin foil... and some TLC cleaning.... Looks like a 2nd undated half reale...

Thanks for looking...
Paul

 

[badjim]

great job very sweet barber