First silver of the year and my first Barber dime!

[OkieDigger]

I decided to take a day off work since it was going to be so nice out. I did a lot of research over the winter and went to one of my new spots for the first time today. The ground was very very mineralized where I was hunting. I found the 1942 D wheat first and knew that I found a spot with some potential. When I found the 1926 wheat I started to really pay attention to the DFX. Soon afterwards I got a VDI of 80 on the screen and got a little excited I wasn't finding ANY new change and only iron trash which was telling me this probably wasn't a clad dime. I dug down and pulled out a silver dime. I was expecting to see a Merc and my eyes couldn't believe what I was seeing, a 1912 D Barber dime! Sweet! I detected for another 45 minutes and found a 1944 S wheat. I think I'll be going back when I get some more time

[booker]

Congrats on the dime

[angellionel]

Nice! Those high VDI numbers sure do get the adrenaline flowing when they come up at such sites. That's a good looking Barber.

The wheats are in surprisingly good condition. The soil out here is very harsh on them, so they generally don't hold up too well.

[DougF]

Very nice dime and the wheats are in great shape. The soil must be kind to coins there. Way to start the year!

[SteveMN]

Nice going on your first Barber dime OD! I had the same suprise when I dug my first last fall. Actually thought it was probably a penny before I dug it and got quite a suprise.

[Florida Tabdigger]

I think your going to miss a few more days of work. Do you feel an illness coming on... Tell your boss its detectitis and it is very contagous.

[FelixtheCat]

Very nice quality coins there!

[Treasurekidd]

Nice Barber OD! The wheats look sweet too! Looks like you've got a good spot there! Hope you find alot more!

[CyberSage]

Way to go Okie!

Sweet find. Makes ya get that good feeling inside. It is going to be a great year.

Jack

[ne_seeker]

Very nice, hopefully more to come from that site!

[TerryETex]

Congratulations OD. Yeah, I would say a return trip is in order.

[steve in so az]

See - it paid to take a day off work Research usually does pay off. Good luck on the return, Steve in so az

[brooklynct2003]

Excellent find on the dime!! Congrats. Nothing puts a smaile on your face more than finding a silver coin(except maybe Gold )

In CT I'm still dealing with surface collection only and a max digging depth of about a half inch . Even at the beach, you can only get down about 3-4 inches of sand before you hit the frost line.

Hopefully I'll be sharing some silver finds again soon.

[hoser]

WTG BUDDY! That place should produce a lot more finds for you, so hit it hard.

[spittfire]

Very nice finds

[bugguy]

wow thats a nice one great find , i only have one but hes in smooth shape