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Hi all,
I did not get out over the holiday because we were entertaining mother-in-law, but today I had a special meeting for work up in Evanston and on my way back I stopped at 'Barber woods North'. Which is essentially north of Barber woods.
In my Quicker, I first ran across a 1890 IH. Then in that same area a 1901 V-nickel (up to 7 now for 2011). A little later I found a really deep signal that screamed wheatie, and it was -- maybe 9 inches down. I could only make out at the time that it was a teens. It ended up being a 1910. That was all and good, but I came for some shiney. I went to another area in this massive expanse of overgrowth and to a little flood plain area. I hit would have sworn would have been junk, if not that a shallow memorial cent. It was a 12-44 to 12-45 but screaming way too loud I thought to be silver, but I dug it and saw it was silver -- number #28. I could not get a date off it there - it was really encrusted and neither my water spray nor acetone helped.
When I got home, the sonicator revealed to me 1921 -- KEY DATE! Unfortunately from being in the ground the coin got some surface damage particularly on the obverse -- that wasn't me rubbing it. But still in G-4 its a $65 coin. I don't know how it would net grade but I'd guess at least VG-8 to F-12. The reverse is decent.
First the other things...
Now what you probably opened this for:
I did not get out over the holiday because we were entertaining mother-in-law, but today I had a special meeting for work up in Evanston and on my way back I stopped at 'Barber woods North'. Which is essentially north of Barber woods.
In my Quicker, I first ran across a 1890 IH. Then in that same area a 1901 V-nickel (up to 7 now for 2011). A little later I found a really deep signal that screamed wheatie, and it was -- maybe 9 inches down. I could only make out at the time that it was a teens. It ended up being a 1910. That was all and good, but I came for some shiney. I went to another area in this massive expanse of overgrowth and to a little flood plain area. I hit would have sworn would have been junk, if not that a shallow memorial cent. It was a 12-44 to 12-45 but screaming way too loud I thought to be silver, but I dug it and saw it was silver -- number #28. I could not get a date off it there - it was really encrusted and neither my water spray nor acetone helped.
When I got home, the sonicator revealed to me 1921 -- KEY DATE! Unfortunately from being in the ground the coin got some surface damage particularly on the obverse -- that wasn't me rubbing it. But still in G-4 its a $65 coin. I don't know how it would net grade but I'd guess at least VG-8 to F-12. The reverse is decent.
First the other things...
Now what you probably opened this for:
