1857 Seated Quarter

[SD51]

Hit the permission site today where I had previously found two 1942 Mercs, a Buff nickel, some Tootsie toy cars and a 1942 New Zealand penny.

I immediately found another Tootsie toy car in the same area where the others were...



After finding just two new pennies and a clad quarter, I decided to try another spot I hadn't tried before. I got a good signal and thought I found a ring, but it looks like a sliding ring from an old flyrod reel seat...



I got a quarter reading and this thing comes out of the hole. Looks like it's an old tape measure...



Another reasonable signal and I pulled out this old bullet casing. The only mark on the casing is an "18" so not sure of the age...



Now for the best find of the day! I get a jumpy quarter signal and the E-TRAC shows it's at a depth of 10". I dug a huge plug and tipped the plug out and the pinpointer showed it was still deep in the hole. I carefully dug around the target and this beauty showed it's pretty face...





My first Seated! Looks like it's from the Philadelphia mint!

 

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[IDXMonster]

That’s what I’m talking about! For a coin hunter in the States it’s tough to get better than that! It does happen but seeing a coin that old in that condition is not common. That should be fuel to keep going for awhile...

 

[Louie D]

Wow!

 

[RJGMC]

Holy cow! That is awesome! RJGMC

 

[trdking]

Oh Yeah! Thats what keeps us going Thats mighty purdy

 

[dirtlooter]

awesome coin, great detail too! Sweet!

 

[SD51]

Thanks guys, it did give me a huge shot of energy. First I didn't believe what I had found but I didn't rub the dirt off so I didn't know what the date was. Washed it off carefully when I got home and then saw the date. I couldn't remember when the Carson City mint started operation but found out from my coin book they started minting quarters in 1870.

 

[Johncoho]

That is one fine looking Seated quarter.

 

[the_mad_cladder]

That’s a heckuva seated quarter find! It’s likely that was dropped not long after it was minted cause it’s in really good condition. My first seated coin was a 1957 quarter but mine has a hole in it. Nice find.

 

[mddavis3]

That coin is awesome!

 

[mindcrime1988]

Amazing detail on that quarter. Excellent find. Those Tootsie toy cars are a fun find as well.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Awesome looking quarter! Congrats

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!! Amazing Detail!!!

 

[Inspector]

That's an awesome seated, probably the nicest I've seen, congrats on all

 

[Out-Diggin]

That is awesome

 

[wildcarrot]

That is a beautiful quarter. It should grade Extra Fine if not AU all day long. The fields are so clean with no corrosion.
I would never guess that it came out of the ground.......Fantastic Find!

 

[washingtonian]

Omg this thing is pristine! That’s your first Seated? Gonna be hard to ever top that!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful seated quarter recovery!

 

[MetalArchSC]

That’s a beauty!

 

[ToddsPoint]

Coins are so hard to find where I live if I found that I'd probably retire from detecting. That would be a hard one to top. Congrats! Pic of your coin going in my files. Gary