Digging the small signals.
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ghound
Elite Member
Sorry about that mate, but you do have nice old coin finds in some areas.
You are making us USA hunters sick. Sick sick sick . We can only dream of coins that old. And I love (oops, hate) the in-situ reveal pix !
q52
Junior Member
You are making us USA hunters sick. Sick sick sick . We can only dream of coins that old. And I love (oops, hate) the in-situ reveal pix !
At least American coins usually aren’t cut up into pieces.
ghound
Elite Member
Bluesguitar1
Full Member
That is some interesting historical information. It does make sense but I wonder what they used to actually cut it in half back then. Chisels? Or, did they have metal saw blades back in the day?
ghound
Elite Member
Probably had some sort of tin snips back then, they were quite evolved. They were made from a blank of silver between 2 dies and smacked with a hammer, hence the name 'hammered coins'.
A full coin is Dime size but about a third of the thickness, you can see how easily they were to lose, and no pockets to keep them in lol
A full coin is Dime size but about a third of the thickness, you can see how easily they were to lose, and no pockets to keep them in lol
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Bluesguitar1
Full Member
I can see that now
ghound
Elite Member
Cut quarters come in around 5-7, cut halfs 6-9, the Nox is excellent on low conductors.
Gimmie The Loot
Elite Member
Nice ollllld chopped coin! Really puts our history here in the US in perspective.
How did you get the barber dime if I may ask? Did you happen to find it in Ireland? Maybe an American lost his dime he was intending to spend on a pint of Guinness?
How did you get the barber dime if I may ask? Did you happen to find it in Ireland? Maybe an American lost his dime he was intending to spend on a pint of Guinness?
ghound
Elite Member
Yes I've found a few Barbers here, probably dropped by troops as many were stationed here in Northern Ireland WW2, there was no troops in Southern Ireland as they were neutral during the war.
Gimmie The Loot
Elite Member
A few barbers? That's more than I've found in 6 years of detecting in Texas! I've probably only found 10 barbers over-all from the various states I've lived in.
Congrats and have fun with the ancient stuff!
