A Little Surprise at the Beach!

[DrJoePrime]

I hit that "Swell" beach a couple more times and was thoroughly surprised by this:



I knew it was silver but when I saw the flying eagle ... I was stunned :bigsmile: . This is only my 2nd SLQ ( the last one was like 2011) and both came from wet sand at the beach!

Gotta Love this hobby!

 

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[excalIIuser]

Great quarter with outstanding detailing, I've found 4 since I've been hunting

but sure don't look as good as yours, very well preserved. Nice find. HH

I hit that "Swell" beach a couple more times and was thoroughly surprised by this:

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I knew it was silver but when I saw the flying eagle ... I was stunned :bigsmile: . This is only my 2nd SLQ ( the last one was like 2011) and both came from wet sand at the beach!

Gotta Love this hobby!

 

[Irishgoldhound]

Wow! Amazing how very old finds like that can resurface after being lost for so long.

 

[jbc465]

Very nice coin.

 

[OBN]

Very detailed...Nice catch...

 

[CASPER-2]

I'D GO BACK TO THAT SPOT AND WORK IT SLOW AND HARD - MIGHT BE SOME GOLD JUST AS OLD THERE

 

[detectahead]

That is a beauty! Sweet!

 

[lorraine]

WOW!! That 's in great condition for a beach sand find!

Very nice ; Get back there ....find the rest of them.

Lorraine

 

[Tired Rooster]

If that quarter could talk and tell of it's travels.........
I agree with others. Get back there and work it slow.

 

[BigWaveDave]

that's crazy. awesome find !

 

[hunting deer]

That's got a very clear date! Nice find!

 

[DrJoePrime]

That particular spot on the beach "opens up" when we have some large tides plus storms or swells.

I went back there three times this past week and got zip. But of course I keep that spot in mind always. The last time it opened up was in 2011 and I pulled out a few '60's silver and a ton of clad.

I am pretty lucky living so close to two main beaches (less than three miles)....and each beach has multiple zones that "open up" under varying conditions. My detecting life these past 6+ years has been trying to figure out which conditions and where to hunt.

 

[jws17]

Absolutely a great find!

 

[Showtime2385]

very cool Congrats!

 

[fongu]

Nice find on the SLQ and very good date. I've only found one in fresh water and the date was wore off.

 

[CSMPEREZ]

Great find!! Ray