First Standing Liberty

[Kona Koma]

Took the Manticore out this morning and hunted a 1911 building site. My very first hit was a wheat cent. Just a foot from the wheat cent was the 1917 S Standing Liberty. It was approximately 7/8” deep and rang up as 91. It’s in really nice condition. It’s a first for me.

 

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[LandSeig]

Beautiful coin! Congratulations.

 

[miserman]

Very nice lightly circulated Type 2 Standing Liberty. Enjoy the moment, they don't come along that nice very often.

 

[Mackaydon]

Rare to find in that good a shape; congrats !!
Don in SoCal

 

[Almy]

In my experience with standing Liberty coins (which is considerable - some have been part of my collection for many years), they wear very easily and quickly. So a little circulation seems to wear off the detail, particularly of Liberty. Yours is exceptional in the detail it shows. Congratulations on a great find!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

What a fantastic find and its in great condition - congrats !
I do believe SLQ's are my favorite coins.

 

[jewelerguy]

you proved if you're going to do it, do it right. That one is spectacular on lots of levels.... it's your first, it's an early one, it's in superb condition, it's an 'S' mint, etc. etc. Congrats!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Finding a standing liberty with a clear date is a major accomplishment! I've only found one standing liberty in 10 years of detecting and the date was so smooth I had no chance to positively ID it.

 

[Jose The Goon]

Huge congrats on your find of a spectacular SLQ !!!!!!

 

[scruggs]

Fantastic, it's a BEAUTY!

 

[bottlebum]

Sweet SLQ. I vote Banner just because!

 

[ToddsPoint]

Amazing find! Congrats! For me, two things stand out on the SL quarter. The beading around the rim on the obverse is unlike any other US coin. Nice details. The other thing is the eagle. The wings on eagles are huge and never shown in correct proportion when they are pictured spread on other coins. The exception is the St. Gaudens $20. The SLQ is one of our true classics.

 

[Gare]

Great find thanks for sharing

 

[Bamasteve]

Awesome find with great details, congrats!

 

[7up2000]

Yours is in a lot better condition than my first(and only) one was. Congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Took the Manticore out this morning and hunted a 1911 building site. My very first hit was a wheat cent. Just a foot from the wheat cent was the 1917 S Standing Liberty. It was approximately 7/8” deep and rang up as 91. It’s in really nice condition. It’s a first for me.

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[mjb Mike]

very good shape

 

[CreekSide]

Awesome find

 

[oldmxrat]

I've found 3 so far, all dateless. Yours is on a whole other level, congrats!

 

[xr7ator]

Killer quarter. Grats and thanks for sharing.