My first SLQ!!

[DKinPA]

Temp finally found it's way into the high 40's today in Central PA and I was chompin' at the bit to dig. Hunted an old picnic grove woods area that Jeff and I have hunted several times in the last year. The wooded area was not giving up any coins today but I did find the cap gun, which is marked "Hubley" on the right side and "Cowpoke" on the left side. I also found the Eagle 6 Lever lockset in the woods, looks like an antique to me, anyone have any info on the Eagle lock company? I also found the Motorola Razr cell phone in the wood, still in a belt case. Don't know if the phone was lost or tossed, battery and sim are still in it.

I left the woods after about 2½ hours and went to the ball field on the same property. I was about 4 hours into the hunt and about ready to quit when I started hitting wheats. I slowed down and started working back and forth in the corner of the field and the coins kept coming. I had about 9 wheats in the bag when I finally got the sweet sound of silver in my headphones. At about 6 inches I saw my first Standing Liberty Quarter laying in the hole.....I was excited to say the least!! A 1925 in well worn shape but she's mine!!

My take for the day ended up being 11 wheats (2-27's,1-3?,1-36,1-4?,1-41,1-45,1-50,2-53 and 1-56), 8 clad quarters,8 memorials,3 clad dimes and 1 Jefferson nickel. Also the phone, cap gun and padlock.

Felt good to finally have a day warm enough for a 5 hour hunt!! Thanks for lookin'!

Dave

 

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[mobile miner]

Very nice SLQ. WTG

 

[ModernMiner]

Sweet SLQ. Congrats!!!
That padlock is a great find too.
-MM-

 

[ewcoinhunter]

Cool finds, and congrats on the SLQ!

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

It's rare find a standing liberty quarter, it's awesome to find one with a date! Great find!

 

[Tuberale]

Congrats on the SLQ and the lock! I haven't found many locks yet, but that SLQ is certainly worth looking for.

The fact that you found all those wheats and the SLQ in the same part of the field suggests, at least to me, that that area hasn't really been hunted.

Try going back, working the same area in a different direction, and see what else turns up. I find that working a grid pattern N-S the first time, and E-W the second yields several hits I ignored or didn't even get the first time. Good Luck!

 

[CrustyClad]

 

[Mystro7]

Great assortment! I love days like that. The lock is far out man!

 

[garthbfan169]

Great hunt DK WTG on the SLQ and the lock is awesome!!

 

[texjim]

Way to go Dave.. That one is high on my list too.

 

[billpa]

Sweet SLQ,go get some caps for that gun

 

[MaineRelic]

Nice SLQ, I have never seen that particular lock before ! Nice finds

 

[djm of PA]

Sweet day out Dave, congrats on some very nice finds. The SLQ is very nice

 

[jeff of pa]

Very Nice Dave !

The Gun & The look are Cool !

& Congrats on your First SL 25cent