Miss Liberty Walked over and was Standing in my hole

[lenmac65]

The snow has mostly melted and I had an hour before my kid's hockey, so I hit a nearby permission. I was loosely gridding an area where I think an outbuilding once stood, and was getting lots of iron signals. I cranked the recovery speed up to the maximum 8, which I rarely do. About 10 minutes in, I got a skipping high tone bouncing in the low thirties. I dug my hole and recovered this 1926 Standing Liberty quarter, my first with a complete date. I rescanned the hole and was still getting a chirpy high tone. I stuck my pinpointer in the hole and found this 1920 Liberty Walking half. Technically, I guess Miss Liberty was standing in my hole first and walked away, but that makes for a lousy title. Swung for another half hour or so and found no coins, but dug a few miscellaneous items and spotted this ox shoe on the surface. I don't know how old these shoes typically are, but I am hoping this means this property is older than I thought. I am really excited about these finds, and I am happy to see the snow disappearing . Thanks for checking out my post. Happy hunting!

 

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[mddavis3]

Nice pair of silver!

 

[Woodsy]

Very nice.

 

[Racso]

Congrats on the awesome Silva. It’s rare to see a walking liberty with a lower date, most I see are from the 40’s.

 

[Wildcat1750]

A couple of beauties there!

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Just lovely...especially the walking 1920 liberty...and your first readable date on the 1926 standing? Congratulations!

 

[Swaveab]

It's always nice to find silver, but to find the larger silver coins is a big plus. Congrats.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Congrats on the awesome Silva. It’s rare to see a walking liberty with a lower date, most I see are from the 40’s.

They made so many during WW2 that your chances are much better finding one of those as opposed to the earlier dates. Gary

 

[cmthunder]

Very nice finds in short time. Congrats

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

sweet! congrats on the silver and the other goodies. Thanks for posting

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice job on that excellent pair of silvers.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

You found two of the best looking coins they ever minted on one hunt - well done !

 

[pepperj]

Nice oxen shoe, which usually means old dirt.
BTW - The silver is top shelf in my books. Congrats

 

[thrifty76now]

Two great coin finds there.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Love your silver! Cool ox shoe, too. enjoyed seeing your great finds. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jewelerguy]

awesome silvers!

 

[JeffInMass]

Couple of awesome big silvers there! As a huge fan and collector of SLQ's, I always look forward to seeing them posted- Congrats!

 

[lenmac65]

You found two of the best looking coins they ever minted on one hunt - well done !

Thanks .. those are two of the most beautiful U.S. coins indeed. The obverse of the Walking Half and the reverse of the Standing Liberty are my favorites; wish they could have combined the two.

 

[lenmac65]

Nice oxen shoe, which usually means old dirt.
BTW - The silver is top shelf in my books. Congrats

Thanks. I am hoping the oxen shoe is a good sign. Unfortunately, this lot is being developed soon, so I won't have much time to find out.