12/23/11 A First for me, standing and cold with 3 silvers

[p2c]

Hi all,
Got out today for a good hunt. Within the first 20 minutes I pulled my first silver, a 1941 -D Washington. (I thought only 2 more and I will at least tie my 2010 total of 47 -- had you told me Dec 1, when I only had 33 on the year that I could tie last year, I would not have believed it the way things have gone for me this year -- December has been great!)

About midway into my 3 hour hunt, I pulled a nickel, checked it, silver! Now I only needed 1 to tie. Pulled a couple of wheats. Then near the end, I got something close to a quarter signal. It ended up being a compass which at first I thought may have been a pocket watch.

I had probably hiked a round trip of over 3 miles during the hunt and I was heading back. Amazingly, probably only about 150 feet at most from where I pulled my first quarter, I got a quarter signal. It was weak and deep, but I knew it was a silver quarter. Perfect sound on the Etrac ...

I popped it out, it was probably 9-10 inches deep. It was covered with sticky clay. I managed after several rinses in my pill bottle to see that it was an SLQ -- A FIRST for me. I have been wanting to find one bad since I started detecting 2.75 years ago. It was tops on my list. Granted I have found better coins and older coins than the SLQ and also granted I'd probably be happier finding a Seated, still, the SLQ topped my list and now finally I found one. Now a Seated Quarter (I've found dimes) tops that list.

I managed to pull myself up to 47 which ties last year -- south of I-80 you know... anyway this may be my last hunt for '11.


It appears to me, although this is smooth, that its a 1924. In the larger picture (before I scaled it down) there was what looked like a "1" where the terminal digit should be. Eyeball it definitely looks like a 4. Though, if any of you out there can tell a pedestal date from a recessed date on a worn SLQ, please let me know...

It also appears as if Liberty has changed genders on this coin...



HAppy Hunting and Merry Christmas!

[rob.s]

Wow!!!Awesome hunt Jon and congrats on the first SLQ

[needle n haystack]

Great finds, I've been wanting a SLQ never found one. The one park I always think I'll get one from never gives one up. all other coins from that era but not SLQ

[p2c]

Great finds, I've been wanting a SLQ never found one. The one park I always think I'll get one from never gives one up. all other coins from that era but not SLQ

As you know location dictates, but statistically for me, throw in the 2+ years I've been detecting and it took 105 silver for me to get it. 2009-- 11 silver (0 quarters) 2010 - 47 silver (8 quarter -- 5 Barber/3 Georges); 2011 47 silver (8 quarters (1 barber/ 6 Georges/ 1 SLQ). Or my quarter ration was 1/16 for SLQ. I see a lot of them posted but they don't seem too common. I guess they were only made a little over a decade and then replaced by a hideously ugly coin...

It's a good coin to be waiting on... good luck finding one... (though those seated dimes you've been pulling are )

[limegoldconvertible68]

What a great way to wind down the year! Its just a shame that the dates come off so easy.

[Gimmie The Loot]

Great way to close out the year! The SLQ almost says "In COD We Trust".

[marinedad]

great hunt jon.

[Tuberale]

You may have found more than you think.

Please post additional photos front and back of the 1941 D quarter. Looks like doubled motto on the first photo.

[DPBOB]

nice digs Jon