1905 Barber Quarter....shes a beauty!!

93vector

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1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

My finds from this morning across the street....thought I had it hunted out, but I guess not (should know better)...glad I returned.
Surprisingly poor signal for this quarter, must have been sitting funny in the ground..almost didn't dig!!
Not my oldest quarter, but certainly my nicest one yet.

Top left is an old button, not sure what the oval shaped object is??
2 1946 wheaties
 

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Schrecky

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

Very nice quarter, congrat's
 

LI Tom

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

Very sweet Barber and a silver nickel.Nice!
 

Derek752

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

Beautiful Barber Quater !! :headbang:

Funny how a great coin target can give off a not so great detected ID !!!

Dig it all !!

HH :icon_sunny:

Derek
 

geodawn

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

Congrats! Beautiful condition!
 

smokedaddy

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

Nice Job Vector, I'll bet she looked real fine down in the dirt.
 

Admiral de Salee

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

You ain't lyin' in the title..

I want to find one of these just so I can look at that 'retro' Reverse. Lovely.

WTG.
 

hogge

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

That is a beauty! WTG I like those "hunted out" sites...don't you!? :wink:
 

JerV3

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

That barber looks great.

You can never hunt a site out. I've pulled barber quarters from sites I had pounded. You just never know.

HH Jer
 

cntrydncr1

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

That is gorgeous!! congrats.
 

kimsdad

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

That's one nice coin! Your story makes me wonder how many of those "phantom signals" I didn't dig should have been dug!
 

oddcoins

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

WOW wow WOW wow ~ I love that Barber Quarter! VERY NICE!!

I still have not dug a Barber quarter! I've got two Barber Halves ~ several Barber Dimes ~ but ZERO Barber Quarters! WHY?!!!
 

Getty

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Re: 1905 Barber Quarter....she's a beauty!!

Great digs!!! Youre right, "shes a beaut" all right! I think the oval thing might be one half of a button.I have dug a few of these and think it was the gromet side of a button that slid in and turned/twisted. I could be wrong but I remember seeing these fasteners in the 70s on girls coats mainly. Just my 2 cents worth. Sweet digs though!!!
 

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