First Silver Washington quarter/1 wheat/ and a sad 41 nickle

BandB1 · Aug 19, 2008

First Silver Washington quarter/1 wheat/ and a sad 41' nickle

Hello, SE Michigan here.

Found my first silver washington quarter at the park today. The picture shows it basically

as it came out of the ground ( didnt even rinse it with water.) I've only found

4 silvers so far, but am beginning to notice that they are affected by the soil

differently than clad, and are obviously silver. (Although my first silver rosie

60', I didnt realize I had till I got home. Would like to thank JimC. for suggesting

that I clean silver, using moist baking soda and rubbing with fingers

, I did this on my 46' and 64' that I found yesterday and was

very pleased with the results, the pictures that I posted don't do em justice.

Also found a 41' nickle that is in horrible shape, can barely make out date and can't

make out the mint mark.

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HH

fistfulladirt · Aug 20, 2008

Re: First Silver Washington quarter/1 wheat/ and a sad 41' nickle

Nice quarter. I've yet to find one. They were probably easy pickens in the 70's/80's silver boom. Hard to find. AMC

U.P. Northwoods · Aug 20, 2008

Re: First Silver Washington quarter/1 wheat/ and a sad 41' nickle

Nice quarter! I have yet to pull any myself. But just getting back into it. Although last night at the school yard I pulled a 1943 Nickel. It hasabout 35% silver in it and came out very clean from about 3" down. Congrats again on your find and continued luck! :thumbsup: