Nice!! My first Barber quarter was an 1898, which was interesting...bcoz I had dug enough clad quarters to purchase my first Pro Pointer and was slobbering for my first silver one. Note that I'd spent my first hunting season in parks, schools etc learning my machine so not much chance for older silver. Got the opportunity to hunt an 1850's house on my road, and got a scratchy, jumpy signal. 6" down I pulled my first, a 1939 Washington. Filled in my hole and raced home to show the wife...missing, gone! Tore the car apart-nowhere. Went back to the old house, fired the rig up and swung the plug, idk, maybe I dropped it back in the hole. Now..to my surprise, I have a clear 90, 91. So, 1-WHY did I put that Washington back in the hole and 2- why is it now ringing up high and clear!? On my knees, something shiny catches my eye..it's the '39 Washington!, 2 feet from the hole. Ok, so I remove prior dug plug, shove my pinpointer in, and remove an 1898 Barber quarter. Talk about 1sts, 1st silver quarter, 1st silver quarter spill, 1st Barber, 1st sub 1900 coin...whew! Lol sorry detectorben, not trying to hijack the thread, but that close-up of your '98 Barber took me immediately back...congrats, it's a beautiful coin, Ddf.
