Well, she's not in the best condition but as my first standing liberty and only the 2nd silver quarter i have ever found, She's a beauty...heh. My in-laws back yard is like a gift that keeps on giving.
I found my 1st SLQ last month. It was a bucket list find for me. The SLQ has to be one of the best designs for a coin ever. Congrats ! I took me a lot more silver quarters to find my 1st SLQ so nice work !!
A standing liberty on your second-ever silver quarter? That is fantastic, because SLQs are quite elusive coins to find. Keep hunting that site and you might come up with some more nice finds.
It's always my worst fear I'll end up digging a no date piece of awesomeness. About six weeks ago I dug my first SLQ, no date. Fortunately, I guess, I was able to date it. I thought I had a '16 because there were no stars under the eagle, but after posting it the experts steered me right that it was a '17 because they could still make out a mint mark. Beautiful coin, mine was much more worn and I still couldn't be happier that I finally found one
Nice.
Don't worry about the condition. It's silver, it's old and you've just doubled your silver quarter find tally. That may not happen again (but hopefully it will).
Also, when they're worn, it's a great reminder as to just how long that coin has been sitting there, patiently waiting decade after decade for YOU to find it. It was meant to be that way and today, you dug it out of the darkness.
That's what I always think about when old coins appear. I also think about who lost it, if they missed it, etc.
That's a great find and a great hunt any way you slice it.
I found a standing liberty once, but it was bootleg - made of lead.
Apparently it wasn't uncommon for people to make bootleg coins (slugs) back then to rip off the payphones.
hank you for all the positive comments I think i'll keep it...lol. Thinking about how things got to be where they are, when people like us find them, is high on the list of why and what i enjoy this MD'ing sport so much. Man, I wish we could make a career out this! HH!