5/9/20 Snow and Silver

[xcopperstax]

Yes it snowed in Boston on Saturday. I'm still in disbelief. I've lived in Mass my whole life and I've never seen snow in May! Anyway I had a very small window of time to detect. So I thought about it: Should I go where I've detected and beat my head against the wall or should I try something new? There was a park near my apt that had the right age for silver. I had detected it for a couple minutes in the past and gave up after a couple bottle caps. My mentality has changed a bit since then. The park had probably been renovated a few times and graded but I thought I'd try this series of hills that probably saw little landscaping or grading over the years. Sure enough I found this nicely worn SLQ within about 5 minutes of turning on my detector. It was next to a tree that had to be at least 70 years old... What a find for me! I haven't found silver in a couple months so it felt as good as you could imagine! It's funny the worn SLQ's give off the appearance of the liberty figure holding a musket or long gun at her side... at least that's what it looks like to me. Great coins to find. If this coin could talk it looks like it was in circulation for a long time.

So I kept detecting. The place was super trashy. There was a retaining wall that had fallen down and allowed the dirt it was holding back to erode down the hill. This dirt was either fill or contained the trash from houses up from it. There was a lot of broken china mixed in which gives it some kind of age. I went on to find a couple Wheaties and this nice medallion marked sterling. You can tell that it's on the bigger side. The date on it is not a date for the age of it that's when somebody saw an apparition of Mary. It was a great short hunt and I will be sure to go back and give it some more tries as I think this can't be the only stuff there. Thanks for reading and thanks to the treasure gods for quenching my treasure thirst... for now!!!!

 

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[A2coins]

I love thos SLQ Ive only found on either a 16 or 17 I love that pendant those are some of my favorite things to find Good job I find lots of pull tabs at my parks but after clearing those out which I hate theres goodies in there. We got snow sunday here in MI whazupwiddat

 

[lenmac65]

I love those quarters, especially the reverse. Too bad they were so prone to wear, as it is such a beautiful design. As for the medal, you are spot on. It is officially called the Miraculous Medal, the design of which was originated by Saint Catherine Labouré following her apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rue du Bac, Paris. I found one of those when I first started this hobby, though it had an older look to it and was entirely in French. Congrats on some nice finds. The snow didn't stop you, but this lightning might!

 

[Tuberale]

Congrats on the SLQ and the medallion.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds, congrats!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Snowed up here this past weekend too, but it wasn’t that cold and melted quickly.

Congrats on the finds, love those SLQ’s!

 

[lairmo]

Nice!!!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very nice !

 

[Silvermonkey]

Great finds! SLQ are a favorite of mine. I'm with you for opting for a new site to detect. That's been one of my goals for this season...to explore and detect 20 new locations. So far, its paid off very nicely.
Good luck on future hunts, and layer up! It's gotta get warmer around here at some point.

 

[xcopperstax]

I love thos SLQ Ive only found on either a 16 or 17 I love that pendant those are some of my favorite things to find Good job I find lots of pull tabs at my parks but after clearing those out which I hate theres goodies in there. We got snow sunday here in MI whazupwiddat

Tommy whadizupwiddis snow! Crazy that you got snow too! We are having a tough year and I wouldn't be surprised if we got snow in June too! I'm going to hammer this place and see what else lies within the garbage. The early SLQ's are the best to find. I haven't done it yet!

 

[xcopperstax]

I love those quarters, especially the reverse. Too bad they were so prone to wear, as it is such a beautiful design. As for the medal, you are spot on. It is officially called the Miraculous Medal, the design of which was originated by Saint Catherine Labouré following her apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Rue du Bac, Paris. I found one of those when I first started this hobby, though it had an older look to it and was entirely in French. Congrats on some nice finds. The snow didn't stop you, but this lightning might!

Lenmac unfortunately I did not see any lightning yest. That might stop me... the old Ben Franklin kite routine has me thinking it's best to avoid the lightning while detecting. I'm going to look up that story about the Miraculous Medal. Sounds like you found a really good one! It's interesting how if someone saw an apparition back in the day it could become a really big deal. These days people who see apparitions are generally ignored and labeled as crazy! The SLQ quarter wear is interesting as it makes everyone unique and even more special if you get a date on one when you find it!

 

[xcopperstax]

Congrats on the SLQ and the medallion.

Thanks!

 

[xcopperstax]

Nice finds, congrats!

Thanks Prof!

 

[xcopperstax]

Snowed up here this past weekend too, but it wasn’t that cold and melted quickly.

Congrats on the finds, love those SLQ’s!

Thanks J. Cache. This could be a year without summer who knows. Find any SLQ's up there? I read a story that Canada had a big problem with too much US silver invading the economy years back. Makes it no surprise that you guys find US coins up there a lot! I still haven't found any Canadian silver but I'm patient.

 

[xcopperstax]

Great finds! SLQ are a favorite of mine. I'm with you for opting for a new site to detect. That's been one of my goals for this season...to explore and detect 20 new locations. So far, its paid off very nicely.
Good luck on future hunts, and layer up! It's gotta get warmer around here at some point.

Thanks Silver Monkey! 20 new location sounds like an awesome goal! It's been a slow year for me with the pandemic plus I don't get out much because I have an 11 month old son keeping me busy when I'm not at work!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Thanks J. Cache. This could be a year without summer who knows. Find any SLQ's up there? I read a story that Canada had a big problem with too much US silver invading the economy years back. Makes it no surprise that you guys find US coins up there a lot! I still haven't found any Canadian silver but I'm patient.

I actually have found two SLQ’s, a beautiful 1929 and a dateless. I live so close to the border that I find a good mix of Can/US coinage. Adds another layer of excitement for sure.

I hope you find a big old Canadian silver sometime[emoji41]

 

[xcopperstax]

I actually have found two SLQ’s, a beautiful 1929 and a dateless. I live so close to the border that I find a good mix of Can/US coinage. Adds another layer of excitement for sure.

I hope you find a big old Canadian silver sometime[emoji41]

Thanks I'll be on the look out for it! I'd be super stoked to find any Canadian silver but the 1800's would be awesome.