Some Cold Weather Finds - Barber Half and Other Big Silver

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Jeff. I was surprised to even get a coin that old at this site as the original school was built in 1922.
Somebody lost alot of money back then.
Dave

Very nice Dave, getting close to the seated on your halves!
HH Jeff

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks, Yes, I am pretty dedicated with my research and weekend time I put into it.
It is a great hobby whether a person hunts for one hour or 10.

Those are amazing finds and 16 silver halves this year is amazing!!!!
283 silver coins is unreal!!!
I’m trying to get to 50…. Need one more.
Those finds you keep making inspire me to keep at it…

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks. When you say the ground is too difficult for E Trac, are you meaning
too full of iron or mineralization?

You are always producing! 283 is a lot of silver (122 was my best ever 9 years ago).

Finds like that is why I will never get rid of my E_Trac, but the ground where I hunt now is too difficult for the E-Trac.

I hope it thaws soon for you!

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks Ron, It was tough sledding last weekend around here. If I do another hunt this year it would have to be a few hundred miles further south.
Dave

Nice!!!!! Been snowy and cold here with colder temps coming at us so cant really get out per se. Hoping for a couple of old home sites to say yes but it will take a bit of thawing to get to. You are lucky you’re still out, Im jealous!!!

 

[floodplaindetector]

Thanks. Appreciate you looking Jimmy!

Outstanding finds Dave!! and 283 silvers is super impressive!!

 

[Jeff (or)]

All the finds shown are finds pulled with my Minelab E-trac since my last post. All these finds were pulled from public researched sites in North and South Dakota.
The 1892s Barber half is my oldest Half ever. It is my 16th Silver Half Dollar for the year. I am currently sitting at 283 silver coins for the year.
The Triple A "National Award" Bumper Guard was a completely unexpected find in a small city park. I first dug an old sardine container which exposed a 02-45 signal which turned out to be this bumper/license guard.
It cleaned up nicely. I believe it to be 1955-60.

I figured it was about time to hang it up today when I snapped my Whites hand digger right at the handle because of semi-frozen ground. This is my 3rd Whites digger I have snapped at the handle over the years.

Thanks for Looking!
Dave

Coin Finds
1892s Barber Half, 1968 Kennedy Half
1902 0 Barber Quarter, 1940,1946 Washington Quarters
1945,48 Silver dimes
2 Silver War Nickels
1926 Buffalo, Couple 1950s Jefferson
1893 Indian Head Penny
17 Wheat pennies back to 1919
1998 Clad Half

Other Finds
1955-60 Triple A Bumper or License Plate Guard
25 Cent Brass Cigar Token
1950 Uncle Sam Play Nickel
Small Old Pin with white background (about 8 inches deep)
Diamond shaped piece of jewelry. I believe it is silver. Maybe top of a ring.
Terryville Key
Old Nail with "29" stamp on head
Misc bullets, etc.
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very nice ! thanks for sharing.
jeff

 

[Tenspeed]

Thanks. When you say the ground is too difficult for E Trac, are you meaning
too full of iron or mineralization?

Yes, that was what I was saying. The Equinox processor is so much faster and the recover is fast enough that I am rehunting areas that had been hunted by me and others with E-Tracs to find more silver at home in town.

I am hunting in heavily mineralized and iron on farm areas of South Carolina and the response time for the E-Trac is too slow to use (I have tried using it at these sites since I love the display and tones).

My wish would be to get a new version of the E-Trac with a faster processor and give me the ferrous number and the tones.

I used the E-Trac for 11 years and waited for two years before I swapped to the Equinox. I do like the Equinox, but it doesn't give me as much information before I dig.

 

[KenB]

The Etrac is a silver killer - if you have silver still left in your area to find! Nice job on the finds. Does 9-46 mean anything to you? lol