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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The post wash n dry pic. I managed to kiss the obverse rim at 7 o’clock as half was on the edge of the hole. The large cent was was completely unidentifiable when I pulled it out. One can make out the date - 1848 when held at the right angle. The oldest wheatie (top middle) dates 1912.


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  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,543 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a very attractive Walker. I like the full rims on both sides of the coin and the overall appearance. From the picture I would guess a grade of VF 25 to EF 35. The obverse photo shows what may be fingerprints present on the coin adjacent to the motto. In hand does the obverse have finger prints.

  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SanctionII said:
    That is a very attractive Walker. I like the full rims on both sides of the coin and the overall appearance. From the picture I would guess a grade of VF 25 to EF 35. The obverse photo shows what may be fingerprints present on the coin adjacent to the motto. In hand does the obverse have finger prints.

    Good question re the fingerprints. Hard to tell what caused the markings that resemble them on the obverse. At different angles they look like they could be, but at others, they’re not visible at all.



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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Squeezed a few hours out this morning with what started as sunny skies, then turning cloudy. Lots of wheaties, some foreign copper, and a wee bit of silver.


    I love catching a first glimpse of things like this…

    To reveal something like this…

    It’s even better when it’s something like this…


    And to finish things off…


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  • Bayard1908Bayard1908 Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭✭

    Barber quarters are a very uncommon find. I've only found one, out of close to 600 silver coins total. They are much tougher to find than Barber dimes and slightly tougher to find than Barber halves.

  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Bayard1908 said:
    Barber quarters are a very uncommon find. I've only found one, out of close to 600 silver coins total. They are much tougher to find than Barber dimes and slightly tougher to find than Barber halves.

    I agree… definitely tougher to find than the dimes, and slightly more difficult to find than Walker halves also, at least as of lately.

    The final group shot… hard to tell if the scratch is from my shovel, or whether it’s been there all along… either way, still happy with the find.

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2025 12:59PM

    Spent some time over the last few days researching an old neighborhood park in a community that was built in the 1910’s and early 1920’s. The term “park” is used loosely as it’s mainly a city-maintained community common area, but has been used for social gatherings and events since the turn of the century. With knowledge gained from research and historical mapping in pocket, I was up and out early for about 4 hours this morning. Turned out to be an awesome day - among all the finds and sunny/breezy weather in the low-70’s.

    Washie

    Another Washie

    Merc

    President Kennedy makes an appearance

    Standing Lib

    That silvery glint…

    And it’s another Washie.

    And finally, some of Charles Barber’s handiwork showed up.


    The gang all together…

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,388 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You killed it!!

  • Bayard1908Bayard1908 Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2025 6:38PM

    Outstanding day, especially for public property. The 1927 Standing quarter is almost certainly the best coin in the group, especially if it has a mintmark.

  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 19, 2025 4:45PM

    @Bayard1908 said:
    Outstanding day, especially for public property. The 1927 Standing quarter is almost certainly the best coin in the group, especially if it has a mintmark.

    Nary a mint mark on any of the finds … all Philly product, but it’s all good. While it’s always a hoot finding a half dollar, I’ve yet to find a Franklin HD… still looking for that elusive Frankie. The Standing Lib quarter is in great shape, (I’m just happy it has a readable date) grades @ XF, and rivals a 1920 example I recovered in June 2023. It does have a number of hairlines though, from long-term entombment in the ground, and has a small rim hit @ 3 o’clock on the reverse. The Barber Dime grades @ Fine, which makes it one of the better ones I’ve recovered.


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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 27, 2025 3:22PM

    Made it out for just under 3 hours on a beautiful sunny Memorial Day morning -

    This popped out of the clod - Washie:

    Caught the glint of this one, thought it was another silver Washie… wrong!


    Finally, another Washie lodged in the bottom of the plug…

    Before the soak…

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭


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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A gorgeous day in the mid-Atlantic area to start June off after a very wet May. An early afternoon appointment gave me reason to get out and start swinging a little later in the morning than usual. Today, the silver finds included a dime, quarter, half trifecta - all obsolete designs. The half is the third Walker recovered within a month.

    First up Merc dime:

    Next, a Standing Lib:

    Finally, the Walker:

    A cool sight, seeing those sun rays peeking out at you…

    And roll call…

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Post soak n dry. Not a lot of wheats to go around this time.



    Plus:
    One clad Bi-cen Kennedy half
    $2.25 in clad quarters
    .50 clad dimes, &
    24 memorial coppers

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  • pcgsregistrycollectorpcgsregistrycollector Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭✭

    Nice finds! That half still has a lot of detail.

    God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️

  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    With rain expected most of this weekend, I decided to take a few hours off this afternoon for a relatively short hunt. Had to kiss a lot of frogs before finding a prince (while I’ll always prefer a princess), but that first one always the effort worthwhile…

    Popped the plug and caught the glint - Prince Roosevelt

    Closer look…


    Prince Washington:

    Roll call:

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Final muster:

    Plus clad & memorial copper:
    17 Qtrs
    12 dimes
    24 Lincolns

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The wx forecast all week and up to this morning was calling for rain much of the day today, but when I woke up this morning, the rain’s arrival was pushed back to 10am which gave me enough of a window to get out for a couple of hours. I managed to recover one Merc dime among the fray.


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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 10, 2025 2:59AM

    Final tally:

    Plus clad & copper memorials:
    12 Qtrs
    4 Dimes
    16 Cents

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,110 ✭✭✭✭✭

    silver coin is always good, congrats

  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 24, 2025 1:57PM

    Thought I’d test my endurance this afternoon amidst the 100-degree mid-Atlantic heat. I lasted short of two hours before I’d nearly exhausted my water and decided to throw in the towel. Managed to pull one silver and @ 10 or so wheaties


    The heat is no joke… stay hydrated out there!

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Final tally:

    Plus clad & memorial copper:
    10 Washies
    8 Rosies
    14 Lincolns

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Another morning hunt in the books…
    Washie

    Another Washie - had to pry this one from behind a root…

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Roll call:

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Final muster:

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,110 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CharlotteDude said:
    Final muster:

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    @CharlotteDude said:
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    Nice catch and worth it 👍

  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A recent trip to visit family at the beach in NC took me off the grid for over a week, but I did manage to pull off a quick hunt on a small piece of my dad’s farm. The finds were mostly clad, memorial copper and a few wheaties, but I was able to find one decent little guy.

    Little Rosie

    Returned home yesterday and ventured out this morning before a T-storm sporting a deluge of rain set in…
    This Merc popped out of a stubborn hole with lots of root growth around it…

    Moving away from the trees into a more grassy area, popped another Merc. Love it when the target is visible still intact in the dirt.

    And finally, a Washie peeks out from its decades-long resting place…


    Today’s roll call -

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