A century older than expected

[reednc]

I was out searching the curb strips again after work. I was almost back to the car and I had found 1 wheat penny and 59 cents in clad. I get a decent signal and see the reeded edge of a silver quarter in the plug. I am wondering what year Washington it will be. I brush off the back and much to my surprise it has the wrong eagle on it. It is a 1858 seated Liberty in nice condition! I went my first 9 months of detecting without finding any coins from the 1800's, now I have found 2 from the 1850's in the last week!

 

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[The Rebel]

SWEET Seated!

 

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[cti4sw]

I've noticed that people don't generally care about their curb strips, either - so long as you fill in your holes. Most anyone I know only uses the strip to put the garbage can on every week, so that is one part of a residential area I don't bother with asking permission for. Like reednc said, it's fair game. When people do come out to inquire, you can shift the conversation to your favor by asking if they've lost any jewelry you can look out for, and maybe work a yard request into it.

I plan on hitting every curb strip in my hometown as my resolution for 2013

 

[joesdigs]

Lovely find. Beautiful coin

 

[fishstick]

WTG Reed!! That's a BEAUT for sure.. CONGRATS.. HH