Had to keep pace with L4S (My first silver quarter ever!!!!)

[p2c]

Hi all,
Was not planning to get out today. I have felt a little frustrated for a while over not pulling any silver quarters. This morning in my morning prayers I mentioned to the big guy that I'd like to find a silver Washington sometime soon (don't normally pray for such trivial wants, but I did today, and I'll give the big man his dues for a timely answer!) . I wasn't going to go out today thinking it'd be stormy all day, but when I saw it cleared, I had to go out! Work was just a bunch of paper work and stuff, I can do that tonight.

So I had a long 3.5 hours of only getting 1 Wheat, which was real jumpy (between iron and wheat, but I dug it) -- a 55-d. I had forgotten my water, and was getting hot (heavy sweats just don't do it in this near 60 stuff). I was tired and frustrated. I tried 1 other area, just before I was going to leave -- there it was a text book quarter signal on the Etrac and only 2 inches deep. I was afraid it was going to be trash, but when I saw it laying flat, it was so shiny I knew it was silver without a date or reeds. Then as I was washing in a nearby stream, I laughed when I saw a 6 and then a 4 -- just got it, a 64-d. BTW, they kept minting 1964 silver coins through january of 1966, you can look it up, but it is a fact.





I know its not a full liberty barber or a barber quarter, but I am stoked that it is my first silver quarter ever (I still have 1 week till my 1 year anniversary of MD'ing.

 

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[kimsdad]

WTG, Jon!!!

Congrats on your first quarter! You don't need to make excuses for old George. Silver George has a special place in my heart. Took me a long time to find my first one.

I still get surprised by depth on certain coins. Last year I found a '35 only 3 inches down in a grass front yard. I thought for sure I was digging a clad. I guess you never know...

 

[marinedad]

wow thats a nice one, not in circulation long, hardly any wear.

 

[twistidd]

A beautiful '64 George, dear comrad. I haven't ever found a '64 George but if I do I would be stoked too.

My first silvers ever were twin dateless standing liberties in 1995. Between then and 2005, I only found a meager handful of silvers. I found that once I knew what to listen for (and after upgrading of course), they all began to pile up over time.

I'm not sure about the Etrac, but a lot of silver quarters ring up kinda funky on my machine. I was watching some of Vidslayer's movies on Youtube (one of my favorite guys on there!), and it seems he digs a lot of iffy quarters too. A few of my silver quarters last year were all over the place. You just gotta dig em all.

Here's to some Barbers or Seated quarters for you this year, buuuuuddy

Joe

 

[watercolor]

WTG Jon!

Silver George's have always been VERY elusive for me. . .

My first was in a backyard right down the street from where
DS Silver Bob lives. . . he "silver-tongued" permission on a
piece of property down the street from where he lived )

 

[justdigging50]

Congrats on your First Washington! It is in great shape. I looked at the silver tally I thought you found silver and were on board already.

 

[p2c]

Congrats on your First Washington! It is in great shape. I looked at the silver tally I thought you found silver and were on board already.

Already on the board, but this first was a first silver quarter, many dimes and silver nickels here-to-fore

 

[Pocket Spill]

Congratulations on your first silver quarter! Barber or SLQ is next!

 

[TreasureGuy25]

Great lookin quarter! Still lookin for my first silver quarter...besides the one I got in change from dunkin donuts a few weeks ago, haha! Nice work!

 

[DPBOB]

sweet.

Congrats...

love that bigger silver...

 

[Lookn4Seated]

Congrats! Because of your post, I had to get out for 2 hours today and find a '42 Merc and a silver chain.

Can't wait to hit some of the parks we left off at last year.

 

[p2c]

Congrats! Because of your post, I had to get out for 2 hours today and find a '42 Merc and a silver chain.

Can't wait to hit some of the parks we left off at last year.

The silver chain does not count. I went out for 1.5 hours today, b/c I thought you'd go out, but I could only pull a v-nickel.

 

[Lookn4Seated]

Congrats! Because of your post, I had to get out for 2 hours today and find a '42 Merc and a silver chain.

Can't wait to hit some of the parks we left off at last year.

The silver chain does not count. I went out for 1.5 hours today, b/c I thought you'd go out, but I could only pull a v-nickel.

LoL! I'm not counting the chain, don't worry, just the coin. The chain was just a nice icing on the cake.

A V-Nickel is good too. Theres gotta be some silver nearby. Thats how I found that nice barber dime the other day. Fund it about 20 feet away from where I found my V.

 

[litefire56]

WTG, Nice silver!

 

[makton]

Jon. Great job bud. You are tearing it up with that new machine. Makton

 

[d-dub]

Great job, Jon. That's one great looking George you got there.

 

[outlaw007]

congrats ON YOUR FIRST SILVER QUARTER,WTG!