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A barber dime I dug up metal detecting

cosmos66cosmos66 Posts: 732
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I found this barber dime about 7" underground in an old lake bed here in New Joisey. All I did was wipe the dirt off with a soft cloth and some water and this is what I got. The scan does not do the coin justice.
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  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    nice find cosmos image
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  • kamehameha00kamehameha00 Posts: 2,077
    Pretty good for being in the ground image
  • GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085 ✭
    Say...I'll buy some of that mud pack coin preserver- image
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  • cosmos66cosmos66 Posts: 732
    Here is a 41 merc I found not too far from the barber. Unfortunately I hit it with my digging tool and scratched the obverse.

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  • moosesrmoosesr Posts: 1,966 ✭✭✭
    Nice finds image Had that part of the lake where you found he coins once been a swimming area?
  • cosmos66cosmos66 Posts: 732


    << <i>Nice finds image Had that part of the lake where you found he coins once been a swimming area? >>



    Yes I believe it was a swimming area. Sadly for me all the silver I find is of the 10 cent variety. I have found no silver quarters or buffalo nickels there. I have pulled 3 V nickels out of there but they were so badly deteriorated that I could barely tell what they were.
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  • kamehameha00kamehameha00 Posts: 2,077
    Ever find seated coinage?
  • cosmos66cosmos66 Posts: 732


    << <i>Ever find seated coinage? >>



    Nope ... no seated coinage. I do find a lot of IHC's though but of course they are in terrible shape after being in ground for 100 years or so.
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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭


    Hmmm...all the good coins are undergroundimage
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  • cosmos66cosmos66 Posts: 732
    I keep hoping for a 1913 V nickel ... what do you think my chances are? image
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  • BulldogBulldog Posts: 779
    Not bad, considering that you got it "DIRT" cheap.
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  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    cosmos- Nice finds!!

    What part of Jersey is the lake bet at?

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  • cosmos66cosmos66 Posts: 732


    << <i>What part of Jersey is the lake bet at? >>



    It is in a town called Collingswood near Camden and Cherry Hill. Are you a metal detectorist also? I would gladly take you to the park and show you where I find most of my coins.

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  • millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
    Hey...pretty neat finds!
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  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hey Paul!

    I just read your above post after I PM'ed you. That's quite a long ride for me but I do appreciate the offer! I do MD but never find the
    time to go as often as I'd like. I was just curious if you were in the northern area. Thanks again for the invite! image

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