First silver half!

volksbeetle28 · Oct 16, 2019

Went back to the river a little downstream from where I got a mercury dime a few weeks ago. Old fishing spot so I was hitting a lot lead and other misc copper pieces. Also a lot of 60s clad/pennies. Finally got a wheat penny and the next signal was a 1944 dime. Got 2 more wheats and began to work my way back out. I was happy with another silver when I got a sold 34-35 on the Equinox. I thought for sure this was going to be another big piece of copper. So I started pulling out handfuls until the pinpointer stayed buzzing with what was in my hand. When I opened my hand a I saw big gray disc reverse side up among the rocks. Couldn’t believe I was holding my first silver half. 1911-s barber. It’s pretty worn but not in bad shape. I’m hoping to get back in there again soon but with cooler temps, the water is sure to be getting cold. I may need to invest in some waders. Anyway here are some pics. Before and after cleaning with baking soda/tinfoil. Pics may be out of order, but the black background pics are the before.

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Estima8tor · Oct 16, 2019

Congrats on that nice half! Old fishing spots have produced some nice finds for me as well.

FreeBirdTim · Oct 16, 2019

A Barber half is not a common find. My oldest half dollar find is a 1941 Walking Liberty. Congrats!

coin whisperer · Oct 16, 2019

Congrats! I’m still searching for my first barber half!!! I’ve been wanting to do some river hunting but I don’t know if any old swimming spots to look

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ToySoldier · Oct 16, 2019

volksbeetle28 said:
....It’s pretty worn but not in bad shape......

She looks great! Practically uncirculated compared to the raggedy, worn, stained one I found a few weeks ago. But, a half is a half!

Lil Worm6 · Oct 16, 2019

Man congrats on a beautiful half volks!!!

Thebigd81 · Oct 16, 2019

That's awesome! Nice save

cellrdwellr · Oct 16, 2019

Should be some old gold coming up in no time with all those old coins, congrats!

Mud-puppy · Oct 16, 2019

Thats a Beauty of a First Half! Congratulations! I bet theres some more treasure in that spot you found! Might be a Gold Coin even! :thumbsup:

RichieSoprano · Oct 16, 2019

Really super find, and it shows by your effort in seeking an excellent spot. Hard work does indeed pay off.

IDXMonster · Oct 16, 2019

If you’re going to find your first half, that one ain’t half bad to start with!

HUGE congrats Beetle, seeing silver that big is a sh-sh-SHOCKER!

woodbutcher · Oct 16, 2019

That's the one you want for your first half, barbers seem hard to come by..congrats on the finds!

yooper69 · Oct 16, 2019

Excellent job and a beauty of a coin. I pound that area inch by inch

Detectingman · Oct 16, 2019

Nice half there! Golds gotta be in the area!

Soil Surgeon · Oct 16, 2019

Congrats ! Awesome hunt !

metaladdict · Oct 17, 2019

volksbeetle28 said:
Went back to the river a little downstream from where I got a mercury dime a few weeks ago. Old fishing spot so I was hitting a lot lead and other misc copper pieces. Also a lot of 60s clad/pennies. Finally got a wheat penny and the next signal was a 1944 dime. Got 2 more wheats and began to work my way back out. I was happy with another silver when I got a sold 34-35 on the Equinox. I thought for sure this was going to be another big piece of copper. So I started pulling out handfuls until the pinpointer stayed buzzing with what was in my hand. When I opened my hand a I saw big gray disc reverse side up among the rocks. Couldn’t believe I was holding my first silver half. 1911-s barber. It’s pretty worn but not in bad shape. I’m hoping to get back in there again soon but with cooler temps, the water is sure to be getting cold. I may need to invest in some waders. Anyway here are some pics. Before and after cleaning with baking soda/tinfoil. Pics may be out of order, but the black background pics are the before.

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Congrats on that half, 1911 sure is a popular year for those! :shock:

volksbeetle28 · Oct 17, 2019

Estima8tor said:
Congrats on that nice half! Old fishing spots have produced some nice finds for me as well.

Thanks. I’m seeing the potential now in these sites. Wish I’d have been hitting them in the summer.

FreeBirdTim said:
A Barber half is not a common find. My oldest half dollar find is a 1941 Walking Liberty. Congrats!

Thank you. I always imagined if I found one, it would be a walking liberty.

coin whisperer said:
Congrats! I’m still searching for my first barber half!!! I’ve been wanting to do some river hunting but I don’t know if any old swimming spots to look

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Thanks. While searching for a potential river spot, I looked on some old maps where old bridges are/or used to be, and figured back in the day people probably just parked and fished within a few hundred yards of the bridge. As soon as I started finding old sinkers and beaver tails, I figured they had to lose some coins along the way.

ToySoldier said:
She looks great! Practically uncirculated compared to the raggedy, worn, stained one I found a few weeks ago. But, a half is a half!

Thanks. it didn’t look bad when I found it, and I was going to leave it as it was, but after seeing how well the dime cleaned up I couldn’t resist.

Lil Worm6 said:
Man congrats on a beautiful half volks!!!

Thebigd81 said:
That's awesome! Nice save

Thanks guys!

cellrdwellr said:
Should be some old gold coming up in no time with all those old coins, congrats!

Thanks. I don’t know what I’d do if I found a gold coin.

Mud-puppy said:
Thats a Beauty of a First Half! Congratulations! I bet theres some more treasure in that spot you found! Might be a Gold Coin even!

Thanks. I really need to look into some waders to prolong the river hunting.

RichieSoprano said:
Really super find, and it shows by your effort in seeking an excellent spot. Hard work does indeed pay off.

Thank you!

IDXMonster said:
If you’re going to find your first half, that one ain’t half bad to start with!
HUGE congrats Beetle, seeing silver that big is a sh-sh-SHOCKER!

Thanks. I still can’t believe I found it.

woodbutcher said:
That's the one you want for your first half, barbers seem hard to come by..congrats on the finds!

Thank you! I couldn’t be happier.

yooper69 said:
Excellent job and a beauty of a coin. I pound that area inch by inch

Oh yeah, I’ll definitely be back to work it some more. Thanks!

Detectingman said:
Nice half there! Golds gotta be in the area!

Thank you! I can only hope gold is there!

Soil Surgeon said:
Congrats ! Awesome hunt !

Thank you!

metaladdict said:
Congrats on that half, 1911 sure is a popular year for those!

Thank you!

LovestheShiny! · Oct 17, 2019

Very nice find, that is a good looking Barber Half! Not an easy pull anywhere, congrats!

Wolf-Dog · Oct 18, 2019

Congrats on the fantastic finds! The Barber half looks beautiful! :cool3:

Leave-No-Coins-Behind · Oct 18, 2019

Congrats on the big silver...it's a nice one!

First silver half!

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