Metal Detecting - 1894 Barber Half Dollar - S Mint

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  1. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Attention -
    This is not my detected coin     :wideyed:

    Hello everyone,
    Today I want to share an amazing find one of our Detecting Club members found yesterday at Hunter Island in the Bronx NYC..

    1894 S Mint Barber Half Dollar -
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    He also detected a Mercury dime and a busted gold ring..
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    It was detected by my buddy Carlos on the right..
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  3. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

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  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    My second detecting hunt I did at St. Mary's park again on Sunday did not yield any silver.. Some neat items though..
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  5. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    Now that is a seriously classic Batmobile!
     
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  6. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    I knew I dropped that half somewhere. Glad you guys found it. I'll send along my address so you can mail it back to me. Thanks!
     
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  7. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Thanks for posting ! Nice Haul ,:)
     
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  8. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    Always wanted to take a ride in and have my pic taken in that baby. Sounds goofy but oh so cool.
     
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  9. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Very nice and what a great find for Carlos. That batmobile looks like it was lost yesterday. Great finds again Paddy!
     
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  10. Robert Ransom

    Robert Ransom Well-Known Member

    Do you always bring good luck to your pals? More buckles...the next hobby? :cool:
     
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  11. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    Nice finds.

    Those belt buckles look very dated. Any clues on age?
     
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  13. Bradley Trotter

    Bradley Trotter Well-Known Member

    "Unsearched roll," pigs flying is certainly a much more realistic and plausible outcome.
     
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  14. jb10000lakes

    jb10000lakes Well-Known Member

    I got that Batmobile for Christmas as a kid! Shot little orange pegs out the launcher in the back.
     
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  15. Numiser

    Numiser Well-Known Member

    I like the Batmobile!
     
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  16. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Somehow I get the feeling that the batmobile is more liked and worth more than all your other finds that day. o_O
     
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  17. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    The one and only Barber half I ever dug was an 1894-O, but it's lower grade than that one (like AG-ish). Still the kind of find that makes you gasp when it pops out of the plug, as you can imagine.
     
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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    No clue here- those could be 19th or 20th century, I reckon. But he posted a buckle (likely a shoe buckle) in another thread that looks colonial-era to me- or very early 19th century at the latest.
     
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  19. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    I would post my freinds YouTube video but they curse way too much. Not appropriate :facepalm:
    The guy was totally surprised!
     
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  20. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Modern. Just dirty.

    Yep.. Modern

    Here is my true relic find!
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  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Oh, yeah. Popping a silver half - any silver half- outta the dirt will cause one to blurt out all sorts of things in surprise. I was on the side of a hill when I dug my 1894-O Barber half. I shouted to my buddies, and then rolled down the hill like a little kid.

    You should've seen me when I dug a 1926 Oregon Trail half once, on a shallow "quarter" signal!
     
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