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Hello folks, sorry for the long post
I had the best day detecting in a long time today. We got a late start, but I promised my brother I'd take him detecting this weekend. It was about 6:00 when we got to the site. It looks like an old road went through the area, and there are remains of foundations. The area was recently cleared and with the recent rain, it is starting to grow back already. I've detected here before with little luck, but I knew there had to be something there and wanted to check again. There is a lot of trash, so this time I took the 12.5" sunray coil off and put the stock 8" coil on. My first target was the worn out merc. It looks like it is a 192?
Excited about finding silver here, I focused on the hunt and popped out a nice 1917 wheat. Not long after, I found the 1902 O barber dime in good condition. I was pumped. I don't find barbers often.
A little later, I got a loud hit and dug a tiny hole and out popped this dirty chrome disk. It looked too shiny to be silver. I wiped some dirt off and couldn't believe I had my first barber quarter!!! Look at the detail! Every feather and hairs within the feathers on the eagle! The detail is so crisp that the coin feels rough or kinda sharp at the edges where the reeding is. My books shows a decent amount for this quarter (1906 O) in fine condition like this. Any guesses as to it's value/grade?
Lastly, I got a big can sounding hit, and figured it was more trash (this area was used by vagrants and drunks when it was grown over). I popped out a big crusty watch fob. I could make out the eagle, but little else. I got it home and cleaned it up and was surprised to see the markings "Golden Eagle Buggy Co. Atlanta Ga."
On the back it says "GOLDEN EAGLE VEHICLES are sold direct to users and in no other way. Write for our new catalog no 100. Mailed free." Then in tiny letters at the bottom, I had to use a loupe to read "The golden duck co, Chicago".
My brother has had a bounty hunter machine for some time now, but hadn't found an old coin yet. He is handicapped, and using a detector has taken a long time for him to get the hang of. Sometimes I find a target and call him over to find for himself, and I did that a bit today, but he found one on his own and sat there and dug for probably a good 10-15 minutes. Then he stood up and started my way. I met him halfway and he said, "I got something". I said, "what'd ya find?". He said, "I dunno" and plopped the little coin in my hand. I saw the words one cent in the middle and said "Allright Bud!!...you finally found a wheat penny!". He grinned, stuck it in his pocket, and went back to swingin that bounty hunter. When we got home, we cleaned it up. It is a 1909, but no VDB or S. I hope he finds some silver one day. That'll make his day.
I hope you enjoy the post and pics, and thanks for looking!
I had the best day detecting in a long time today. We got a late start, but I promised my brother I'd take him detecting this weekend. It was about 6:00 when we got to the site. It looks like an old road went through the area, and there are remains of foundations. The area was recently cleared and with the recent rain, it is starting to grow back already. I've detected here before with little luck, but I knew there had to be something there and wanted to check again. There is a lot of trash, so this time I took the 12.5" sunray coil off and put the stock 8" coil on. My first target was the worn out merc. It looks like it is a 192?
Excited about finding silver here, I focused on the hunt and popped out a nice 1917 wheat. Not long after, I found the 1902 O barber dime in good condition. I was pumped. I don't find barbers often.
A little later, I got a loud hit and dug a tiny hole and out popped this dirty chrome disk. It looked too shiny to be silver. I wiped some dirt off and couldn't believe I had my first barber quarter!!! Look at the detail! Every feather and hairs within the feathers on the eagle! The detail is so crisp that the coin feels rough or kinda sharp at the edges where the reeding is. My books shows a decent amount for this quarter (1906 O) in fine condition like this. Any guesses as to it's value/grade?
Lastly, I got a big can sounding hit, and figured it was more trash (this area was used by vagrants and drunks when it was grown over). I popped out a big crusty watch fob. I could make out the eagle, but little else. I got it home and cleaned it up and was surprised to see the markings "Golden Eagle Buggy Co. Atlanta Ga."
On the back it says "GOLDEN EAGLE VEHICLES are sold direct to users and in no other way. Write for our new catalog no 100. Mailed free." Then in tiny letters at the bottom, I had to use a loupe to read "The golden duck co, Chicago".
My brother has had a bounty hunter machine for some time now, but hadn't found an old coin yet. He is handicapped, and using a detector has taken a long time for him to get the hang of. Sometimes I find a target and call him over to find for himself, and I did that a bit today, but he found one on his own and sat there and dug for probably a good 10-15 minutes. Then he stood up and started my way. I met him halfway and he said, "I got something". I said, "what'd ya find?". He said, "I dunno" and plopped the little coin in my hand. I saw the words one cent in the middle and said "Allright Bud!!...you finally found a wheat penny!". He grinned, stuck it in his pocket, and went back to swingin that bounty hunter. When we got home, we cleaned it up. It is a 1909, but no VDB or S. I hope he finds some silver one day. That'll make his day.
I hope you enjoy the post and pics, and thanks for looking!
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