Draped Bust quarter and killer finds at local park!

Bartek

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Capped Bust quarter and killer finds at local park!

CORRECTED TITLE (CAPPED BUST QUARTER)

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I missed out on a week of detecting and had a major itch to get to the dirt. So in the afternoon I headed to my favorite local park that I've been pounding for the past 2 years.

I hit the same areas as usual ( the ones that have been good to me in the past) never expecting much, maybe an Indian it a merc that I missed on my previous hunts, never the less, today my deus and I were on fire, I first got the 1903 Indian, few minutes later I was on fire;

When I saw the silver disc pop out from the ground I was not expecting it to be more than a silver Washington quarter, then I saw the eagle back and was stoked that I pulled a seated, when I turned her over I saw it was even older, a CAPPED bust, 1834!! She made me work for it, the ground was extra hard, but she's worth every drop of sweat!

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The other finds include additional 5 silvers, 2 Indian cents (one being a 1909 non-S) a buffalo nickel which I have to gently clean, a stack of wheaties and 2 old buttons, one looks really old:

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In summary, this was one of my better days, and given that I already pulled a lot of history from this place, makes it even sweater!!

Happy hunting!
 

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BARKER

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Bartek

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Thanks for the info Barker!
Hi BARTEK; The BQ is a beauty. Now about the buttons. The one with the holes in is called the BEEHIVE Pattern button and dates to about 1810 ok. I did some button research a while back ok. PEACE:RONB
 

terpfan

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Nice work, those capped bust quarters don't turn up very often. My oldest quarter has been a seated one for the past ten years and counting!
 

pepperj

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It's kind of strange why a little hang nail hurts so bad, and a major itch one can scratch until you've dug a hole down to a rib and it feels so good to be scratching it. You dug a hole for sure scratching that major itch and it must feel really good as the results look great, congrats on the finds.
 

Erik in NJ

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Just saw this Bart...major congrats on the quarter, the buttons, and the rest of the finds there! Outstanding hunt brother :thumbsup:
 

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Wow! "You hit it out of the park" Congratulations! :occasion14:
 

Bill D. (VA)

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That quarter is a fantastic find! I've hunted hundreds of early sites here in eastern Va, and have only 2 bust coins to my credit - a dime and half dime. A bust quarter is not even on my radar at this point. I'm very impressed!
 

cjon455

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I found an capped bust dime and month ago, along with a cob and it did not make banner. Lol.

For the record I casted my vote for ya steve lol, should've been up top
 

Trezurehunter

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Wow, what a great hunt. That Capped Bust is worth getting excited over.
 

Vino

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Incredible, that is one coin that I have been hoping for.
Big congrats
 

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