SMS88
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1806 Bust Quarter... Oh Yeah!
Culinay Institute of America, NY
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Happy Saturday everyone! I decided to do some more hunting where I found the seated dime , shield nickel, and Indian head cent. I spotted a natural path and started hunting it. I started off a little rough, finding a bunch of canslaw, foil, a 78 memorial cent, and a half eaten zincoln. YUM ! However, after a while, my luck took a turn for the better. I got a solid 86-quarter signal on the dfx at 3.5". I was hoping for a nice barber or seated quarter and got...   an 1846 large cent with a nice, readable date. Kinda hoping for some silver, but a large cent is also really sweet. I guess this spot was older than I thought. I wandered around, digging up canslaw and nails and pulltabs and a few pieces of lead. Then I got another 86 quarter signal, just like the first. It sounded rather large for a coin, and I pushed the leaves away and breathed a sigh of relief. The signal was not getting any shallower than 3.5". It could be another large cent. I pinpointed and carefully dug around the target. I pulled out a few sharp pieces of pottery, which put a small hairline scratch on what I was about to dig. I pulled out a large cent sized coin that was almost completely covered in dirt. I did not scan a pic of the dirty coin, but thanks to the magic of a scanner and MS Paint, I'll show you the part I could read   It looked like a draped bust large cent, 1806. I figured I was done with the hunt for now, so I headed back to my dorm to gently rinse off my finds. That was the moment I truly discovered what I found   Eagles don't roost on large cents. They're on silver. The 1806 was actually a draped bust quarter! I haven't found a silver Q in 08 yet and the oldest quarter I have ever found was 1892. I flew right over seated and capped and went right to draped bust. I now had a wide mouthed smile and was so happy I was speechless. Even finding a 1.5 oz 14k gold bracelet last October wasn't as amazing as this. It's almost surreal. It's the best coin I have ever found! |
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Colonial KirkPA
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I held this smile for 15 minutes in 1850
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« Reply To This Topic #1 on: Mar 29, 2008, 01:50:33 PM » |
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BANNER   |
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hollowpointred
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« Reply To This Topic #2 on: Mar 29, 2008, 02:32:05 PM » |
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very very nice! in 1806 a quarter was a lot of money! someone wasnt happy to have lost that one!
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hogge
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Pittsfield Ma.
Detector used: Whites Prism IV
RUNNING TOTALS: 2008
Quarters: 5
Dimes: 7
Nickels: 2
Pennies: 18 1- 1847 Lg. cent 1800 Draped Bust LC 1802 Draped Bust LC
Wheat Pennies: 3
Other Silver Coins: 1892 Barber Quarter- 1859 Seated Q.
Keys: 1
Notable Relics: 2-bells, Musket sling buckle, Tomahawk blade
Gold Jewelry: 1-ring
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« Reply To This Topic #3 on: Mar 29, 2008, 02:35:11 PM » |
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UNREAL!!!!!!!!!! one of my dream finds.  |
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oldest coin-1787 Conn. Copper M-33-1-z-19 R-5 oldest silver- 1803 1-Reale
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JC dig's
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Culpeper,Va
Detector used: fisher 1236x / whites xlt / garret ace250
RUNNING TOTALS: 2008
Quarters: 13
Dimes: 22
Nickels: 7
Pennies: 116
Tokens: 4
Wheat Pennies: 1
Other Silver Coins: Barber Dime
Keys: 1
Notable Relics: 31
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« Reply To This Topic #4 on: Mar 29, 2008, 02:35:32 PM » |
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Awsome coins, good job way to weed through the slaw.....
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Evolution
So many colonial sites to hunt....so little time. I think I'll buy another DFX for my other arm and do some ambidextrous hunting.
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2008 clad count.....what is clad?
(Above) 1786 Vermont copper. Found August 2007
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« Reply To This Topic #5 on: Mar 29, 2008, 02:41:49 PM » |
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Large copper total for 2008 --5
1797 Draped Bust large cent
1809 Classic Head half cent
1787 New Jersey copper (Maris 63-s variety)
1845 Braided hair large cent (holed)
No detail coppers--1
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Lamont.Scraps
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SCRAP IS KING.
Virginia
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RUNNING TOTALS: 2008
Notable Relics: One Sword
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« Reply To This Topic #6 on: Mar 29, 2008, 02:46:12 PM » |
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Two really nice coins, wow, keep hitting that trail!
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SCRAP METAL = CASH MONEY.
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SteveJG
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1787 Connecticut Copper
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« Reply To This Topic #7 on: Mar 29, 2008, 02:49:39 PM » |
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NICE FIND!!!!
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tymcmurray
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Hagerstown, Maryland
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« Reply To This Topic #8 on: Mar 29, 2008, 03:03:10 PM » |
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TRULY Breathtaking!!!
I found myself just STARING at her.
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metalfinder
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« Reply To This Topic #9 on: Mar 29, 2008, 03:46:46 PM » |
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Insane finds!!! That quarter is beautiful!!! This is the nicest coin I have seen found in quite some time. Simply amazing. This needs to be on the banner. It is MORE than worthy!!!!
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davest
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st pete fla
Detector used: titan 3000xd
RUNNING TOTALS: 2008
Quarters: lost count
Dimes: haven't counted
Nickels: quite a few
Pennies: don't even count.
Tokens: a bunch, me and chuckie cheeze
Non-US Coins: a few
Wheat Pennies: 6
Mercury Dimes: 1
40% Silver Coins: 6 nickels
Gold Items: diamond/14K ring
Silver Items: 5 rings, some with stones, some without.
Silver Jewelry: 10 rings
Gold Jewelry: 2 rings
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« Reply To This Topic #10 on: Mar 29, 2008, 03:49:03 PM » |
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that is a beautiful coin and the scratch is hardly noticable. Congrats. |
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I luv this stuff.
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TreasurdiggrNY
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Manhattan
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« Reply To This Topic #11 on: Mar 29, 2008, 03:56:41 PM » |
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 Awesome finds, fantastic WTG Great job SMS88! What a great hunt. Glenn
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Colonial Silver Zeus
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1777 Half Reale + 1806 German VI Kreuzer
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Half Dollars: Hundreds
Quarters: Thousands
Dimes: Millions
Nickels: Billions
Pennies: Trillions
Tokens: Tens
Non-US Coins: Tens
Wheat Pennies: Googleplex
Buffalo Nickels: Hundreds
Mercury Dimes: Infinite
Other Silver Coins: Lotsa Lotsa
40% Silver Coins: Some
Gold Items: A few good ones
Silver Items: Uncountable
Keys: Yes
Notable Relics: Some
Silver Jewelry: Lots
Gold Jewelry: A little
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« Reply To This Topic #12 on: Mar 29, 2008, 03:58:56 PM » |
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What an amazing day brotha.
A day that will live in infamy
Congratulations
Chris
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lRandylInlOhiol
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Fact:There's more money lost than in circulation!
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RUNNING TOTALS: 2008
Wheat Pennies: 22
Mercury Dimes: 1
Other Silver Coins: 3 dimes
Notable Relics: ''civilwar'' 3 ring bullet / 2 small-buckles
Silver Jewelry: 1
Gold Jewelry: 1
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« Reply To This Topic #13 on: Mar 29, 2008, 04:12:42 PM » |
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Wowza!! Very nice finds,Dang i cant never find the good stuff  |
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LI Tom
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« Reply To This Topic #14 on: Mar 29, 2008, 04:29:14 PM » |
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Just awesome finds!!!You are not going to want to come back to LI after you graduate, after all the super finds up there.
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Evolution
So many colonial sites to hunt....so little time. I think I'll buy another DFX for my other arm and do some ambidextrous hunting.
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2008 clad count.....what is clad?
(Above) 1786 Vermont copper. Found August 2007
Detector used: Whites DFX/Whites coinmaster 6000 Di
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« Reply To This Topic #15 on: Mar 29, 2008, 04:34:22 PM » |
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I don't know how you feel about cleaning coins but that large cent looks like it might clean up pretty nicely with a hot peroxide bath. I say "might" because you never know how truly corroded a copper coin can be. The nice look of the surface of that coin might be hiding some corrosion underneath. One time I put a large cent under some running water and the green patina flaked away leaving a corroded mess that I could barely get a date from.
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Large copper total for 2008 --5
1797 Draped Bust large cent
1809 Classic Head half cent
1787 New Jersey copper (Maris 63-s variety)
1845 Braided hair large cent (holed)
No detail coppers--1
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« Reply To This Topic #16 on: Mar 29, 2008, 04:42:21 PM » |
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Wow,
Congrats on the Quarter. That is a very rare find. That grey really does a number on some old silver. That one is in great shape to.
HH Jer
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Green1
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silver is swell
Massachusetts
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« Reply To This Topic #17 on: Mar 29, 2008, 04:47:16 PM » |
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keenest hobby ever
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Captn_SE
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Long Beach, CA
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« Reply To This Topic #18 on: Mar 29, 2008, 04:58:07 PM » |
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Wow, that is a truly remarkable coin find!!  Just a little over 200,000 minted over 200 years ago! Yes, that is a BANNER FIND!! That place of yours continues to excite and amaze us all! Major congrats to you, SMS88 HH, CAPTN SE Dan |
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DANGLANGLEY
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GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.
Wartburg, Tennessee
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« Reply To This Topic #19 on: Mar 29, 2008, 05:21:26 PM » |
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That quarter is SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drool is about all I can do now....DANG, that's nice. Danglangley |
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Please pray for our troops that are fighting for freedom. Pray even if you don't agree about why they are fighting. It does make a difference.
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nebstater
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Grandkids are the greatest treasure of all!
Nebraska
Detector used: White's Prizm V and White's DFX
RUNNING TOTALS: 2008
Quarters: 115
Dimes: 143 including 1 silver Rosie
Nickels: 27
Pennies: 342
Tokens: 1 - 1994 Chucky Cheese
Non-US Coins: 1 - Syrian, 1 - English
Buffalo Nickels: 1
Silver Items: bracelet latch & a fob
Keys: 6
Notable Relics: 1 - Susan B. Anthony dollar & 1 Sacagawea Dollar
Silver Jewelry: 4 - rings
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« Reply To This Topic #20 on: Mar 29, 2008, 05:38:18 PM » |
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Outstanding finds. Besides being a supurb find, the joy of finding it will stay with you for a long long time. I agree with the others, in that it is a BANNER find. WTG
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halfdime
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My best coin yet
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« Reply To This Topic #21 on: Mar 29, 2008, 05:39:26 PM » |
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That is breathtaking! And fabulous, and spectacular, and incredible...Congrats on a great find!
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Silver farm 07-08: wheats 442, Indians 1, Buffs 19, V nickel 1, War nickels 10, Barber dimes 3, Mercs 32, Roseys 36, Canadian Ed VI dime 1, Barber quarters 2, Washington quarters 20, Walking Liberty Halves 6, Pittsburgh Railways tokens 9, 10k rings 2
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incajoe
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New England
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« Reply To This Topic #22 on: Mar 29, 2008, 05:41:14 PM » |
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Yes, BANNER!
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Colonial Zoyboy
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« Reply To This Topic #23 on: Mar 29, 2008, 05:44:37 PM » |
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Anyone who finds an 1806 Draped Bust quarter deserves a big metal datecting kiss!  So, with that being said, can I give you a big metal datecting kiss?   You rock, SM! Kyle |
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Question: Alien abduction or 100 coppas in one hole?
Answer: Alien abduction
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TXBLUZMAN
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« Reply To This Topic #24 on: Mar 29, 2008, 05:55:47 PM » |
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Awesome find. Congrats. |
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Michiganne
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Swing and dig!
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« Reply To This Topic #25 on: Mar 29, 2008, 06:51:12 PM » |
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Every single human being was drummed into this world by a woman, having listened to nine months of heart rhythms of their mother. - Connie Sauer
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« Reply To This Topic #26 on: Mar 29, 2008, 06:53:15 PM » |
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Wow! What an incredible and stupendous find! A Draped Bust Quarter! In my opinion one of the Holy Grail coins of MDing! A hearty congratulations to you!
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civilman1
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« Reply To This Topic #27 on: Mar 29, 2008, 06:59:13 PM » |
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That is breathtaking! And fabulous, and spectacular, and incredible...Congrats on a great find!
All them and more....Beautiful Find!!!!! |
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