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    I got one too!

    I hit a fairgrounds near me that is dated from the mid 1880's the other night. This place the last couple years has been good to me but I know it could be much much better. Unfortunately 80% of it has been regraded and then topped with asphalt grindings for parking. But I came across a fairly deep and consistent 21 signal that I was hoping was an indian. After widening the hole and pulling out some rusty wire I found a crusty indian. Resweeping I still got a low 20s VDI. widening the hole even more resulted in more rusty wire and a hole that resembled a bird bath! But I looked at the back end of my dirt pile and saw a silver quarter!

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    An 1899 Barber quarter!

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    I bathed the Indians in boiling hydrogen peroxide and one is 1883 and the other is an 188X.

    Thanks for looking! Jared
    Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
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    1,000+ silver coins
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    (probably should have started with that one)

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    Beautiful Barber Quarter! And it's from the 1800s too. That's awesome!

    I wonder if the little car is an old Cracker Jack prize?

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    Last edited by Tony Two-Cent; 09-30-2021 at 02:55 PM.
    Lifetime totals:
    9 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Congrats on a great hunt ! Nice Barber !

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    Excellent recovery! Congrats on a real beauty 1800s silver.
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    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
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    Congrats on the Barber. I could use some of that Karma tomorrow, but I'll settle for any silver. WD
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
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    A lot of detail left on that beauty! Great job Jared
    Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny


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    Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1,

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    Beautiful Barber, and lots of detail too-congrats!
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    2023 Silver: 1 Gold: 0

    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
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    Atta boy Jared. Congrats on the finds. All the fairgrounds near me are the same or they moved consistently throughout the years and now are parking lots or buildings on them.

    I know all of us have thought this... I wish we could go in a time machine with our detectors and detect about 120 years ago. That is all I think about if I watch an old Western movie. For you guys out East it might be longer....lol
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    Excellent, Jared! Hole the "size of a birdbath"
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