Mr. Friendly scuffs my Barber.

Big Treble · Jun 24, 2018

Hit a new park in a tiny village yesterday. Nothing super exciting, but found a pocket with some deeper coins, 9 wheaties and a Barber which makes any hunt satisfying.

Anyway when I showed up, there was a guy that looked to be working on an 1800 store front across the street, he just nodded and looked away. About 2.5 hours later he met a person to survey damage to a monument. So I guessed he had something to do with the park as well. When they were done speaking, I happened to be digging a target. And he came up to talk and sat right down.

Assuming he had something to do with the park and a 1800's store, I gladly sat down and chatted, defiantly a nice guy. Anyway thinking I could work my way into his property, I showed him my Barber, he was so excited he rubbed it to get a better look, I got nauseous and my skin crawled, but I just smiled. Before I got around to ask, his phone rang and he was off.

I'll be back...but I may not let him handle the coins!

twizzlerlord · Jun 24, 2018

Congrats on that nice looking Barber and wheats!

rustyk1 · Jun 24, 2018

that was just a little love tap.

Captain Silver · Jun 24, 2018

Congrats on the Barber Dime and wheat harvest...nice hunt!

Big Treble · Jun 24, 2018

Captain Silver said:
Congrats on the Barber Dime and wheat harvest...nice hunt!

Actually I hate the wheaties, hoping for a smoothie instead. But deep coin retrieval is ok as long as it's not a zinc sent. Lol

HappyOgre · Jun 26, 2018

Congrats on a nice hunt!!

Vermonster · Jun 26, 2018

Too funny.....

congrats on the Barber!

Gauntlet · Jun 27, 2018

I would never admit (locally) to finding silver in a public area to someone in person.

Your story is exactly why.

Silversmith45 · Jun 27, 2018

I had just found a nice mercury dime and decided to show it to a park worker nearby. He was impressed and then dropped it in the grass. I had to find it all over again.

jkbemdavis · Jun 27, 2018

For me, good stuff goes in one pocket (and doesn't come out again till I'm home), clad or other interesting but non-valuable items go into another, and junk goes into a third. If anyone is super interested... they can see something from the second pocket.

diggin4clad · Jun 27, 2018

Nice Barber Coin…..

Mud-puppy · Jun 27, 2018

Oh Well..What are ya gonna do? That nice Barber laid under the dirt for a 100yrs or so, and in all this time, you were the first one to find it, and he was the first one who who rubbed it!....Nice finds there BT! I'd say any pre 1900 is a trophy!

Foragist · Jun 27, 2018

Good story. That nauseous, skin-crawly feeling you had; that was you learning something the hard way.
He better cough up some 1800s permission next time.

amc rulz · Jun 28, 2018

Nice haircut!

Dewsweeper894 · Jun 28, 2018

That's funny as heck ! The phone wrings...You sitting there

?
Don't let him look at your detector!!!
Great save !
,Dew

Usa · Jun 28, 2018

Big Treble said:
Actually I hate the wheaties, hoping for a smoothie instead. But deep coin retrieval is ok as long as it's not a zinc sent. Lol

If you hate the wheates, put em back in the hole. Most other detectorists would love to find a wheat field.

Big Treble · Jun 28, 2018

Usa said:
If you hate the wheates, put em back in the hole. Most other detectorists would love to find a wheat field.

Thanks for the tip, I will consider that.

LandOLincoln · Jun 28, 2018

Congrats on the barber! Im iffy on showing people my finds, depends, if it is a neighbor or friend no problem but random people i just tell em mostly trash and some change, which is ussually what I have anyways. If anyone asks what im looking for, I say I collect old wheat cents. Which really is what i am looking for, because thats ussually where the silver is.

Oldsjunkie · Jun 29, 2018

LandOLincoln said:
Congrats on the barber! Im iffy on showing people my finds, depends, if it is a neighbor or friend no problem but random people i just tell em mostly trash and some change, which is ussually what I have anyways. If anyone asks what im looking for, I say I collect old wheat cents. Which really is what i am looking for, because thats ussually where the silver is.

Yeah, I never show anything shiny to strangers either. "Mostly sharp pieces of can and a few pennies"...

Congrats on the nice Barber Big Treble. Really nice hunt there. :aok:

BRJ123 · Jun 29, 2018

jkbemdavis said:
For me, good stuff goes in one pocket (and doesn't come out again till I'm home), clad or other interesting but non-valuable items go into another, and junk goes into a third. If anyone is super interested... they can see something from the second pocket.

Second this! especially on the beach...

I've heard of people working in pairs where one asks if you found anything and maybe you show him the gold heart shaped ring you just found...

second person runs up to you later panicking....did you find a gold heart shaped ring anywhere around here?!?!

i very rarely show anyone anything at all

Mr. Friendly scuffs my Barber.

Big Treble

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