Found last week but wanted to share this 1899 Barber Quarter

testing123

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John_Deere

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That looks really nice! Congrats and HH!
 

Evolution

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The barber coins are sweet and it looks like you got a nice one in good condition. Congrats! Plus...seeing that "18" instead of the "19" is priceless. :thumbsup:
 

mr helton

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That's in such great shape congrats on the find!
 

Argentium

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Great coin , Strong VF I should think ! I've only found Barber dimes - and no 1800's silver yet .
 

Maniac Detector

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Nice! I would agree with very fine. Go back to that spot and grid it off, then hit it in a difernt direction.
 

Tin Foil

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Great find testing123! Can you tell us a litte about the site (park, private home, ect)? Thanks and HH!
 

CMDiamonddawg

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one that is not smoother than a babies butt is a gift from Heaven above ,

she is purdy nice 8-) & never saw too much circulation ,

good one for sure !!

:skullflag: dawg
 

jewelerguy

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not too often they are found with full Liberty on the headband. that is beautiful :icon_thumright:
 

Trezurehunter

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That's one nice looking Barber. Most come out of the ground a lot smoother looking than yours.
 

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testing123

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Nice! I would agree with very fine. Go back to that spot and grid it off, then hit it in a difernt direction.
Great find testing123! Can you tell us a litte about the site (park, private home, ect)? Thanks and HH!

Thanks everyone! It was found at a park that was new to me. The problem is there are bottle caps and zincolns/copper lincolns everywhere, seems like two to four every swing. It'll probably take 10 trips to make a dent in all the junk. It's actually kind of de-motivating thinking about all that junk, but there could be more good stuff there. In fact, after the quarter was extracted, I scanned the plug after I put it back, and the detector nulled. So, I'm thinking the winter may have shifted the quarter enough away from the iron to be picked up. Probably why other detectorists missed it in the past.
 

Emperor Findus Cladius

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Solid VF+ (details). A little less wear on the tips of the wings on the reverse and it would grade XF (details)
 

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