2 hours of hunting a 1930s house. First silver quarter!

[Noah_D]

I'm not usually a poster on the todays finds section, and this is definitely not my best hunt of the year but I thought I would post anyways. I was helping my dad out at a side job he was doing and I brought my metal detector along. Got an hour in throughout the day during breaktimes and an hour afterward. The first hour wasn't super great, found two wheat pennies and a memorial, THEN I went to the front yard where I found 3 wheaties, two clad quarters, two more memorials (one of which was bent weird) and best of all my FIRST silver quarter. I have been waiting for this one for a while, in the process I have found coins more than a century older than the silver quarter but this one has evaded me all year.

I'd say a pretty good hunt for only 2 hours at a house that only dated back to the late 1930s. I didn't think I would be able to get out again this year because of business and the cold but I am hoping to get out once or twice more this year before winter comes. Thanks for lookin and happy hunting!

 

[RVRoamer76]

Nice going on digging your first Silver quarter. Those are always a welcome sight and a great find. Congrats!

 

[vpnavy]

 

[Greastart]

He's in good shape too! Congrats

 

[bologna321]

A silver quarter is my white whale currently, nice going!

 

[Rookster]

Congratulations. Nice hunt

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Tuberale]

Noah D: Check the quarter carefully. It may be a double die obverse (usually shortened to DDO).

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the first silver quarter!

 

[Noah_D]

Thanks all! I guess even a quick hunt at a newer house is a treat for me... I have been hunting the same site for most of the summer and the good finds are dwindling. I am going to start exploring some of the older houses (and long gone sites) in my area. I'm already gathering a list of goals for 2020! Happy hunting and thanks for all of your kind replies.

 

[washingtonian]

Seeing a big silver rim always gets your blood pumping. Way to go on a great first!

 

[Noah_D]

Thanks Washingtonian! It definitely gets your blood pumping to find big silver! I'm happy to see any coin in the hole... I'm getting desperate digging all the absolute garbage at my one of my old sites so its nice to freshen things up.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first silver quarter. I hope many more follow.

 

[Noah_D]

Thanks! I hope so too!

 

[l2hunt]

nice finds! took me seven years to find a silver quarter, found silver halves and dimes but the silver quarter eluded me hahaha HH

 

[Clad2Silver]

Congrats on finding your first silver quarter. It appears to be in almost mint condition !

 

[Noah_D]

Congrats on finding your first silver quarter. It appears to be in almost mint condition !

Thanks Clad2Silver! It is in pretty good condition... thats one thing I like about detecting. I have had a lot of luck getting coins that are in pretty nice condition.

nice finds! took me seven years to find a silver quarter, found silver halves and dimes but the silver quarter eluded me hahaha HH

Wow! Seven years? Thats quite a long time.

 

[silverfreak]

Nice hunt, and congrats on your first silver quarter. Big silver is a blast to see pop out!

 

[A2coins]

Congrats on your first quarter glad you posted it . Hope theres many more in the future. Tommy

 

[Noah_D]

Thanks Silverfreak! Thanks Tommy, I hope there'll be more too! if all goes well I'll post again on Saturday or Sunday. If I can get permission I am going to spend a few hours at an 1860 house on Friday and hopefully get some permission at a few 1830s and 40s houses I've got my eye on. My uncle, aunt and I are going on a most of the day detecting trip.