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Beat up Jax Co. park spits Big silver!

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Posted Nov 20, 2009, 12:18:19 pm

  As much as I dislike hunting the county parks here, I thought I might get out today for a bit.  Decided to hunt a tiny county park where several silver dimes have surfaced in the past.
  Five minutes in, I swung the coil over a hard silver hit. Didn't think much of it as it could have been a clad quarter at 5-6" or so.  Dug the plug and caught a glimpse of a large silver rim. "Nuts!, not another alum token", I thought to myself.
  Wow, what a shock!  1903-0 Barber half.  How in the world has this thing been missed for so many years?
  Had to do a bit of cleaning on this one, as the reverse was heavily tarnished and the few silvers I've dug here have been tarnished real bad, one side of this coin was actually copper-colored and I gave up on the cleaning at a point.  The soil in this park is junky and has a rich layer of iron in it.
  HH all, still time to get out!        FFD
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 20, 2009, 12:37:50 pm

NICE find!!  Better then pulling a clad quarter eh?    Grin
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 20, 2009, 01:37:20 pm

Nice nab Duane.  Congrats on the big hunk of old silver.  It all depends on the conditions of the ground.  You swear that you have cleaned a place out then go back after a few months or years and find some stuff in spots you swear you covered.  Fun stuff.

Ya never know until ya go.
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 20, 2009, 07:02:49 pm

nice job D!! way to sniff one out  thumbsup  that stuff is still there, if its a jax co. park, I've prolly been sniffin near it before.  glad you got out and scored some silver, very nice  hello2   
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 05:44:47 am

Beauty of a Barber there ffd! hello2  Way to be persistent!

HH

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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 05:50:52 am

Nice score on the silvah thumbsup
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 06:37:33 pm

Congrats on that Big Beautiful Barber, Sweet! thumbsup

Good luck,
HH.
Mike from MI

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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Nov 21, 2009, 07:31:08 pm

Nice find! I think i would pay that place another visit! Smiley

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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Nov 23, 2009, 03:35:37 am

Awesome score on the barber half thumbsup
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Nov 23, 2009, 07:54:36 pm

you continue to dismay me Rambler...wish I had more time, more talent, better equipment...and lived closer to Jackson  laughing7
seriously, nice big silver...again!  Take care, Jim

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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Nov 24, 2009, 06:00:35 am

Nice Find!
Pulling that out of a hole would sure wake me up!

Congrats & Good Luck,
Mark
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Nov 24, 2009, 09:30:42 am

Big Congrats on the Big Silver!!   icon_thumleft
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