information and value? 1902 and 1901 coin.

[spookshow2000]

today i found two coins from the early 19th century in my back yard and have been searcxhing for the valua and some information on them if you know anything that would help. i appreciate it! thank you. from left to right we have the 1902 front then the 1902 back then we have the 1901 back concluding with the 1901 front.

 

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[adaminnh]

Not sure of the value but they're nice finds. I think that a 1901 s is a key date but I dont see a mint mark on yours making it a philly.

 

[spookshow2000]

thanks for your help. wheres a good place to go hunting at in urban area?

 

[Argentium]

Nice Barber Quarters ! Named after the designer Charles Barber - the series ran from 1892-1916 (your coins are actually early 20th century)
You might enjoy a copy of the "Red Book" a guide book of United States Coins - by R.S.Yeoman Argentium.

 

[Gunrunner61]

Nice Barber Quarters ! Named after the designer Charles Barber - the series ran from 1892-1916 (your coins are actually early 20th century)
You might enjoy a copy of the "Red Book" a guide book of United States Coins - by R.S.Yeoman Argentium.

And you can pick up a copy of the 2012 edition in Books a Million for about 4-5 bucks...............................HH

 

[cti4sw]

thanks for your help. wheres a good place to go hunting at in urban area?

You gotta do your research on your area... if you're only looking to find money and jewelry, then anywhere there's congregating people traffic - parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, etc. If you're looking to do artifact and older coinage, then I'd say backyards in the historic district and anywhere you find in your history research. Where are you from, anyway?

EDIT: Just answered my own question. Let's see here...

According to Wikipedia, yours is not what I'd call "urban" in any sense. I'm not even sure I'd call it a suburb, although I guess it could be one of Scranton's suburbs. Wiki also mentions that it was a logging town for a long time, so if I was you, I'd research logging camps. I also happen to know that up north there in the mountains there was quite a bit of mining, so you might try thinking of local hiking trails that follow/cross old railroad grades. You should also research the Wyoming Massacre of 1788 (Revolutionary War). This one site says that most of your town was cultivated fields before anything was built, so that means to me that any parks or fields might contain relics or coins dropped by farm workers. By 1910, there were 8 single-room schoolhouses scattered around town - you might look up their former locations and hunt there.

Just my 2c... HH

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

1902 G-VG $7.50
1901 ABT G about $10.oo