2 seated coins + skeleton keys

Bartek

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Howdy TNet, its been a while since I posted. I apologize.
So far I've been having a very good season. But last few weeks the heat wave hit and I've been staying away. That's until yesterday. I was going to do some solo morning detecting, but decided to check in on EastCoastHunter (good old Charlie). Right away, by his voice, I could tell he was also going through detecting withdrawals. After few minutes of pep talk I turned my car around and started driving in his direction.

We got into a section of woods that I am sure was detected many times over, but we never walked that way. The summer bramble is in its fullness, dense, full of spider webs and flying insects attacking u from every direction.

The ground was quiet besides the occasional shotgun shell. Then I got what almost would seem like a penny (small copper) sound on my deus. I dig about 3" and see the silver goodness.

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Smaller than a dime I had a good idea what it was.
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A long walk, and many shotgun shell later. The ground seemed to have changed, there was a thick patch of bramble and dirt under the feet looked different. As I dug one of the two skeleton keys I thought "home site"?

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I calls for Charlie and we began to work the immediate area. There was definitely some activity, I found few Indians and Charlie got a large crowned coin (trying to id it)
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As I'm working around what I believe is an old home site I get a quick but definite sweet tone in my earphones. I work the deus down the target, nice clean tone and smooth finish ...I think to myself "oh it's a coin, perhaps silver"! I dig down and pops out a silver quarter! I move some of the dirt, recognize what it is and drop it, calling for Charlie.
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It's one of those wish it and get it moments because an hour earlier we were talking about how seated Quarters are so elusive, and how sweet it would be to dig one up!

And there she is clean and prestige, probably the nicest condition quarter I've ever found:

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These are after a warm water and gentle soap wash

What a good day to be out there! Hopefully the heat won't keep us down too long. Thanks for looking and HH.
 

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Carolina Tom

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Congrats on your first seated quarter!

When I saw the pics yesterday, my jaw dropped. What a beautiful find.

Double seated is quite an accomplishment sir. Very well played.
 

Eastcoasthunter21

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Bartek. I don't know between you and scrappy.
I sure have learned a lot !!
One thing is DONT BRING THEM TO YOUR HONEY HOLE
they find all the good stuff !!!!

Great recovery. Funny. That morning we called an old quarter. !!
Hh gl
 

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Super hunt! Awesome Seated Quarter, definitely incredible condition. You won't forget that one for a while. Silver quarter signal in the old woods is the best feeling for sure, nothing like it. Huge congrats!
BTW, woods hunting in the summer, I've figured out how to deal with the insects, brambles and heat, but the spider webs, aargh I hate walking (looking down) right into one after the other...
 

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That is one pretty quarter. I have Seated Dimes, a seated half dime and a seated half dollar, but I just can't seem to find a Seated Quarter.
Congratulations
 

Z.K.

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Good gravy that is the nicest seated coin of any denomination I've ever seen come out of the ground. Add a second seated and some rad skeleton keys and you not only beat the summer doldrums, you kicked their arse 👍
 

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That seated quarter looks like a mint drop. As in it bounced out of a mint wagon. Excellent score!
 

Rubka888

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Killer day! That quarter is in unbelievable condition! So jealous
 

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Bartek

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That seated quarter looks like a mint drop. As in it bounced out of a mint wagon. Excellent score!

When do u have time to join us? That spot sure has more goodies and the bramble was not too bad.
 

Bitdrop

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Congratulations! I still have yet to find anything Seated, I have two Capped Busts though! - a 1825 dime and an 1837 half dollar...
 

DownNDirty

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Fantastic seated-congrats! The mystery copper looks Spanish to me; that's all I've got.
 

Gridwalker306

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Man that quarter is about as good as it gets! Congrats on a fine hunt with your buddy.
 

FreeBirdTim

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There's been a lot of seated dimes and half dimes posted here lately, but you have to show everyone up with a seated half dime AND a seated quarter! Nobody likes a showoff! LOL!
 

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Loco-Digger

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Awesome scores Bart. You double my seated totals in a single hunt.
 

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I can't fine ONE and you're finding them two at a time. Congrats, that quarter is awesome.
 

trdking

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I love it when they come out of the ground like this. Awesome condition!
 

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beautiful coins, brambles? oh you mean briars! we have them big time here with blackberries thrown in to grab you everywhere. they were all awesome finds but the two seated would cause my heart to stop! congrats
 

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wow! dug some great seateds! The copper coin feels Spanish but i'm not positive. Someone will know undoubtedly. Congrats bud!
 

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