August 6, 2012: This is definitely his scrap: 1857 Seated Liberty Quarter...
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...that I managed to scratch, ugh. Actually made me sick seeing the reverse. I don't think the shovel did it, but I think it's because I was running my fingers through the dirt as I didn't think there was any chance it would be a silver coin, ugh.
Got back to scraps park. I know Guy #1 was in this area, and supposedly this is where he found the 1836 dime. I think his detector may have been nulled due to a piece of junk metal being close. We both had to pick and choose what to dig... there's a bunch of new coins "littering" the surface. That will be a project for another day to dig all of those... and they may just be hiding deeper coins.
So, back to the quarter, right after the piece of junk metal, I got a quarter signal. It took a couple of seconds to zone in on it, but it was solid, but only about 3 inches deep. It has to be clad, right?? It was in the initial plug....ran my fingers in the dirt and a silver disc falls into the hole. The reverse was showing - is that an SLQ? What's that eagle? Wait, it's SEATED! Upon rinsing it off in a puddle I could see some scratches in the reverse, ugh. Why do I have to scratch seated coins?
Also got a '37 and a dateless buffalo, and a 1912 V nickel. That rink is junk, but it was right on top of the ground, on top of a dried up puddle area. Just picked it up - not sure the detector even registered it.
I guess a scratched seated is better than no seated at all, right?
Got back to scraps park. I know Guy #1 was in this area, and supposedly this is where he found the 1836 dime. I think his detector may have been nulled due to a piece of junk metal being close. We both had to pick and choose what to dig... there's a bunch of new coins "littering" the surface. That will be a project for another day to dig all of those... and they may just be hiding deeper coins.
So, back to the quarter, right after the piece of junk metal, I got a quarter signal. It took a couple of seconds to zone in on it, but it was solid, but only about 3 inches deep. It has to be clad, right?? It was in the initial plug....ran my fingers in the dirt and a silver disc falls into the hole. The reverse was showing - is that an SLQ? What's that eagle? Wait, it's SEATED! Upon rinsing it off in a puddle I could see some scratches in the reverse, ugh. Why do I have to scratch seated coins?
Also got a '37 and a dateless buffalo, and a 1912 V nickel. That rink is junk, but it was right on top of the ground, on top of a dried up puddle area. Just picked it up - not sure the detector even registered it.
I guess a scratched seated is better than no seated at all, right?
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I dug a nice looking 1916-D Barber quarter, once. My initial hole wasn't dead on target. I saw the edge of the coin hanging from the side of the hole. So I pulled it out. Sadly, the coin was resting on top of a rock. (This was in NC- we don't have rocks in the soil here in coastal GA). I put a scratch across the eagle and his shield when I pulled the coin out. At least I didn't damage it with my digger. I've done that a few times, but fortunately it's been mostly on modern junk coins and maybe a common Wheat or two. One early digging tool error I made was putting a nasty scratch across the reverse of a 1913 Canadian large cent I dug, though. (Also in NC. Canadian coins are found here in the South, but probably not as often as you encounter them up there. That was my first older Canadian piece. I've since found others.)
Nice work Rob!