What a morning! SLQ and a *supposedly* gold-plated medallion.

[DiamondDan]

I decided to get out early and hit a fairly old spot a few miles from my house. It's very trashy there and I spent a couple hours going low and slow picking through the junk. I found an 1896 Indian Head there yesterday, so I had high hopes, but I was getting a bit impatient and was about to leave when I got a really weird signal.

It was very deep with high, bouncy ferrous numbers, but it was repeatable all around and in the silver range so I decided to dig it. Well, after pulling THREE completely rusted nails out of the hole I finally found it: A 1928 Standing Liberty! My first silver quarter. I couldn't believe it. The bugger was every bit of eight inches, and under iron too. My Etrac just keeps getting better and better the more I use it. What a beast.

Then, not two feet away I got another deep signal. Penny range. Pulled out this Minnesota state seal medallion. It says 14k plated. Maybe at one time, but I dunno.... It's a bit dubious. Pretty cool anyway. Thanks for looking!

Dan

 

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[SD51]

Congrats Dan on your first silver quarter! Bonus that there's a date on it too!

 

[King Ghidorah]

that is a cool medallion

 

[Cantstopdigging]

Bastion Bros Co. made fobs like that one. Cool finds! Congrats!

 

[Jim in Idaho]

That's some serious detecting skill, Dan...hanging in there to get past the nails! Love that medallion.
Jim

 

[DiamondDan]

Bastion Bros Co. made fobs like that one. Cool finds! Congrats!

Thanks for the info! Found a couple others online that do indeed look gold plated.

 

[A2coins]

Awesome SLQ those are some good looking coins I only have 1 that medal is really cool too!!!!!!! that was your day good job

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is a pair of nice finds. Congrats on your first silver quarter, and that nice medallion.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on you first SLQ!

 

[JeffInMass]

What a way to find your first silver quarter, an SLQ WITH a date- that's just awesome- Congrats!

 

[WannaDig3687]

Those are some awesome finds! Congratulations!

 

[DiamondDan]

Thanks, everybody. I was pretty excited. These things always happen on the way back to the car, for some reason.