Hi folks. Just got back from a weekend in Wildwood, NJ. Had a big high school reunion that I attended there. Great time. I actually found the 1807 quarter in January of this year. I was in between ski trips to Utah. Anyway, the winter is my favorite time to go metal detecting. I love to hunt in the woods especially in winter when the weeds and bushes have dried up and the deer ticks have hibernated. A lot of people don't realize that the ground doesn't freeze in the woods. A layer of fallen leaves helps keep the ground warm enough usually, at least in this area (Southeastern PA). It was pretty cold that day, but my old ski clothes keep me warm enough. I was hunting in a wooded area on the side of a hill and there was an old bridle path traversing the hill. There had been some good things found in the area, including a couple large cents and some early 20th century silver. I wasn't finding much that day, but I did manage to pluck a late date mercury dime and a couple of wheaties. I was working my way down this hill below the bridle path when I got a really beautiful signal at about four inches. You get to know the sweet sound of silver on a Minelab Explorer. The target crosshairs where in the upper right hand corner. I swore it was a silver half, it sounded so good. I dug a circle around the target and flipped it over and saw a grey disc flip out of the hole. It was caked in brown dirt, so I couldn't tell exactly what it was. But I could see the curls at the top of liberty's hair and I knew I had something good. When I got home I ran some warm water over it and the dirt came right off. I could see what a beauty it really is. It's amazing how nice it was after being in the ground for almost 200 years. There were just a couple light scratches on the surface. I had a coin dealer submit the coin to ANACS for certification and grading. It came back graded as "AU details, scrached, net grade EF 45." Coin Values Magazine puts a price of $1700 on the coin in EF-40 grade. I'm still trying to get the reverse picture reduced in size enough so I can post it and I'm trying to get a good picture of the coin in the ANACS holder. I'll figure it out sometime. Thanks gang.
