A century older than expected

[reednc]

I was out searching the curb strips again after work. I was almost back to the car and I had found 1 wheat penny and 59 cents in clad. I get a decent signal and see the reeded edge of a silver quarter in the plug. I am wondering what year Washington it will be. I brush off the back and much to my surprise it has the wrong eagle on it. It is a 1858 seated Liberty in nice condition! I went my first 9 months of detecting without finding any coins from the 1800's, now I have found 2 from the 1850's in the last week!

 

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[jeffmrgan]

nice find

 

[Chug And Red]

I want to find One!!! Great find And HH Chug

 

[nsdq]

keep hitting that curb sweet find

 

[dgaughan]

Fantastic! congrats and hh

 

[AdDicted2Ag]

Curb strips can be silver honey holes.. You just gotta find the right area and search it quickly while you still can..

 

[reednc]

Of the 9 silver coins I have found this year, 7 of them have been along curb strips.

 

[adaminnh]

Looks like great condition too. Love it!

 

[wheatfinder13]

Looks great

 

[Sooper Dave]

Awesome Seated Quarter! Looks to be in great shape too! Congrats!

 

[Digginbingo]

Nice!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Aren't surprise finds wonderful!

Nice save!

HH!

 

[Gunrunner61]

Now thats a QUARTER for sure!.......................HH

 

[fano169]

That's how it is with this hobby of our , you get frustrated . Then bang you get a nice find to keep you going

 

[AnnieF]

Of the 9 silver coins I have found this year, 7 of them have been along curb strips.

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but by "curb strip" do you mean the little strips of land between streets or along sidewalks? That kind of thing? Because I've thought of hunting those too!

 

[screwynewy]

Awesome find Reed. You don't see that many Seated quarters posted. Great find for sure!

 

[leaker]

great find. Justin time for xmas.don't drink and drive you might spill your drink

 

[reednc]

Yep, I search the section between the sidewalk and the street curb. I don't bother if people have planted additional vegetation but anyplace that looks untended I consider fair game.

 

[BuckleBoy]

to my surprise it has the wrong eagle on it.

I think you mean "it had the RIGHT eagle on it" Nice find!

 

[Bad Wolf]

Great find--I'm looking to work some sidewalk strips myself. They seem like they hold much potential...