Barber Quarter and a few Flat Buttons

[Steve in PA]

I got out for a rain shortened hunt last Sunday. The plan was to explore the area where I left off last time in the house rubble mound. The house rubblee mound is a pile of bricks and rocks that slopes down to the cow pasture. Last summer, the farmer had scraped a small section down a few inches revealing several targets. Last time out, I pulled a suspender clip and a fancy Benedict & Burnham (1834-1843) flower button out of the same hole just before I left. Sunday I returned to the same spot and promptly dug a flat button right beside where I was last time. At this point I started removing dirt, bricks, and rocks to see what else might be under this rubble. I ended up with three buttons and a Barber quarter. So this makes 4 buttons, a suspender clip, and a barber quarter out of this little area. Since the surface hunting is drying up, I guess I will have to work a little harder.

Here are my diggings before I filled it in.


The Barber Quarter was under this rock which had a root growing over it.


When I located the quarter in the dirt beside my hole, this is what I saw. Most of the stuff from this site is mid-19th century, so I was hoping for a Seated or a Capped Bust.


No such luck. Darn Barber!


Sunday's take.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Not a seated but still a pretty looking silver. Had the exact same reaction last month- digging late 1700s flat buttons and out pops a silver...barber!

 

[Blueblood]

Super silver!

 

[park pirate]

Damn nice barber..

 

[Davers]

Nice finds Steve .
BUT
You will never hear me utter "Darn Barber" Anything.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

very good day for D tecting

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds Steve .
BUT
You will never hear me utter "Darn Barber" Anything.

I got quite a rush when I saw the silver rim. I have dug close to 200 flat buttons from this place that date from the War of 1812 to the 1850s. i have dug quite a few large cents and early date indian heads. But the only other piece of silver was a 1903 barber dime. I really thought I was about to pick up an earlier quarter about the age of the buttons I was finding all around it. So I was a little disappointed, but I'll take it. I have already taken it to work then put it through the washer and dryer later that night. LOL. Luckily the zip lock bag it was in protected it.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats, you certainly had to work for the barber.

 

[Old Dude]

Hope the site gives you an older silver Steve, but I wouldn't mind those buttons and a Barber.

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats on the barber

 

[Z.K.]

I can understand the feeling, but still a great hunt. Funny how things from different periods end up co-located...

 

[Steve in PA]

I can understand the feeling, but still a great hunt. Funny how things from different periods end up co-located...

I think the place was occupied until the 19teens. I have found two 1909 and two 1910 wheats there. Oldest coin was 1822 LC.

 

[Scrappy]

Steve I know what you mean about "Damn, Barber quarter". It's not that they're not nice, it's just when you're expecting something older upon seeing a silver edge at an old spot, it a bit of a let down.

Nice hunt and buttons

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on a good save.
That quarter would have made my day.
By the way, I PM-ed you my address.
You can send me that DARN BARBER!! lol

 

[VOL1266-X]

Steve, the Barber is nice! When i saw the first pic, I thought you had started digging CW hut sites-LOL. WTG, Q.

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on a good save.
That quarter would have made my day.
By the way, I PM-ed you my address.
You can send me that DARN BARBER!! lol

I'm starting to like it more now

 

[billpa]

That Barber Quarter is a great find.

 

[DigIron2]

Very nice looking Barber Steve.

 

[fishstick]

I bet seeing that silver rim had the ol' heart beating good!!! Still a nice one bud. CONGRATZ....