This Girl Is On Fire

Alicia Keys fans will recognize the song title, which is easier than recongnizing what I found today. I had a good quarter signal reading 8+ inches, first thing in the hole was a marble and then at the bottom was what looked like a silver disk that was blackened and had bumps on it. Felt like a silver quarter, right size, right weight but could not tell for sure. Turns out to be an 1892 Barber Quarter a Barber Quarter that went through a fire as Goes4ever quickly discerned. A Barber Quarter was on my wish list for this year since I had never dug one but when I was wishing I guess I made no requirements on the condition however I will take it! Cleaned up some so here are before and after. The before was after I washed it in soap and water.

Oh man! That's a sweet find but a bummer on the burns... I guess you are right; you should have wished a little more specifically. A first is still a first though. Makes you wonder how it got burnt like that - maybe a house fire? Or was someone just careless with what went into the trash fire? One way or another, congrats on a nice dig!

Hey, That find looks familiar :thinkingabout: I got a barber dime like that this year. An 1897. There must have been a lot of burning done in the late 1800's :dontknow: Congrats on your first Barber Quarter. The next one has to be better lol

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Now that you broke the barber quarter ice you'll find another soon.

nice find,wtg.

z118 link=topic=13430.msg142083#msg142083 date=1369966259 said:

Oh man! That's a sweet find but a bummer on the burns... I guess you are right; you should have wished a little more specifically. A first is still a first though. Makes you wonder how it got burnt like that - maybe a house fire? Or was someone just careless with what went into the trash fire? One way or another, congrats on a nice dig!

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One will never know, did not see any other evidence of a large fire...maybe this is what happened!

Wishes have to be specific.... :congrats: on your 1st Barber quarter.

Well Tony, now you get to set a secondary goal: To find a Barber Quarter that isn't burnt! lol

Hey, at least you found one! They aren't easy to come by. And oddly enough, the date is still very clear on that one. :yes:

I'm assuming the marble in the same hole wasn't melted or burnt? That is odd. Really makes you wonder what happened to that quarter.

Still a cool, interesting find! |:cheering:

That's why you shouldn't rub your silver coins! rofl Best wishes for a better looking Barber quarter next time! Dave.

That burnt coin is a cool find none the less :yes:

it really looks like you an Coinnut clean your coins the say way lol lol

seriouly ,congrats on the barber , i hope the next one is prestine. :yes: