p2c
Bronze Member
- Apr 14, 2009
- 1,356
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Etrac and Grey Ghost NDT; Garrett Pointer Pro
Hi all,
Got out today for a good hunt. Within the first 20 minutes I pulled my first silver, a 1941 -D Washington. (I thought only 2 more and I will at least tie my 2010 total of 47 -- had you told me Dec 1, when I only had 33 on the year that I could tie last year, I would not have believed it the way things have gone for me this year -- December has been great!)
About midway into my 3 hour hunt, I pulled a nickel, checked it, silver! Now I only needed 1 to tie. Pulled a couple of wheats. Then near the end, I got something close to a quarter signal. It ended up being a compass which at first I thought may have been a pocket watch.
I had probably hiked a round trip of over 3 miles during the hunt and I was heading back. Amazingly, probably only about 150 feet at most from where I pulled my first quarter, I got a quarter signal. It was weak and deep, but I knew it was a silver quarter. Perfect sound on the Etrac ...
I popped it out, it was probably 9-10 inches deep. It was covered with sticky clay. I managed after several rinses in my pill bottle to see that it was an SLQ -- A FIRST for me. I have been wanting to find one bad since I started detecting 2.75 years ago. It was tops on my list. Granted I have found better coins and older coins than the SLQ and also granted I'd probably be happier finding a Seated, still, the SLQ topped my list and now finally I found one. Now a Seated Quarter (I've found dimes) tops that list.
I managed to pull myself up to 47 which ties last year -- south of I-80 you know... anyway this may be my last hunt for '11.
It appears to me, although this is smooth, that its a 1924. In the larger picture (before I scaled it down) there was what looked like a "1" where the terminal digit should be. Eyeball it definitely looks like a 4. Though, if any of you out there can tell a pedestal date from a recessed date on a worn SLQ, please let me know...
It also appears as if Liberty has changed genders on this coin...
HAppy Hunting and Merry Christmas!
Got out today for a good hunt. Within the first 20 minutes I pulled my first silver, a 1941 -D Washington. (I thought only 2 more and I will at least tie my 2010 total of 47 -- had you told me Dec 1, when I only had 33 on the year that I could tie last year, I would not have believed it the way things have gone for me this year -- December has been great!)
About midway into my 3 hour hunt, I pulled a nickel, checked it, silver! Now I only needed 1 to tie. Pulled a couple of wheats. Then near the end, I got something close to a quarter signal. It ended up being a compass which at first I thought may have been a pocket watch.
I had probably hiked a round trip of over 3 miles during the hunt and I was heading back. Amazingly, probably only about 150 feet at most from where I pulled my first quarter, I got a quarter signal. It was weak and deep, but I knew it was a silver quarter. Perfect sound on the Etrac ...
I popped it out, it was probably 9-10 inches deep. It was covered with sticky clay. I managed after several rinses in my pill bottle to see that it was an SLQ -- A FIRST for me. I have been wanting to find one bad since I started detecting 2.75 years ago. It was tops on my list. Granted I have found better coins and older coins than the SLQ and also granted I'd probably be happier finding a Seated, still, the SLQ topped my list and now finally I found one. Now a Seated Quarter (I've found dimes) tops that list.
I managed to pull myself up to 47 which ties last year -- south of I-80 you know... anyway this may be my last hunt for '11.
It appears to me, although this is smooth, that its a 1924. In the larger picture (before I scaled it down) there was what looked like a "1" where the terminal digit should be. Eyeball it definitely looks like a 4. Though, if any of you out there can tell a pedestal date from a recessed date on a worn SLQ, please let me know...
It also appears as if Liberty has changed genders on this coin...
HAppy Hunting and Merry Christmas!
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