What a way to start the year! Taking advantage of today's mild weather I took a drive to the park I had last worked this past December. When I arrived I saw that the park was mostly free of snow. The ground, though stiff, was relatively easy to dig into. I got to work, and less than an hour into the hunt I had my first silver.
I just love seeing the reeded edge of the larger silver coins while they are still in a clump of soil.
It turned out to be a beautiful 1892-S Barber quarter! There were 964,079 minted. A great find for sure!
Here it is after removing the sulfide.
A silver Roosevelt dime and several wheat cents later I hit on my third silver.
This one ended up being a 1920 Standing Liberty quarter. It's in great shape and with a full date.
Here are the rest of the coins, a 1952 Roosevelt dime, a 1944-P wartime silver nickel, and a good number of wheat cents.
If only this one had been with an S mintmark. 1909 VDB wheat.
The rest of the finds - a watch, which was actually my very first good target of the day, and a pocketknife.
Let's hope the good weather continues to hold.
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