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    A little Research Paid Off

    I found an 1863 church that had a school next to it on the 1870 maps. I checked Google earth and found the church, but the spot where the school was is now a grassy field. I went out with my dad on Saturday and after a little searching, we found the owner of the property.
    It obviously has been hunted before, but they missed one and I found it.
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    Holy cow! That is a GORGEOUS Barber Quarter, Alec! Almost no wear at all, and no unsightly stains or blemishes. BEAUTIFUL!

    Congrats on the diligent research and the amazing find!

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    Great find and even better shape. Love those old Church sites. Congrats WD Hope theres a video to follow
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    WTG....what a beautiful Barber quarter.
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    Sweet find. Grats on picking up what the others missed.
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    Incredible Barber, congrats!
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    Nice to hear from you! A huge congrats on the beautiful coin!! Best one I've seen!
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    Wow Al that is a awesome looking quarter. It has no scratches so I know you dug it and not your dad! LOL Good job on the research and getting an amazing find. HH, Dave.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaddyDigger View Post
    Wow Al that is a awesome looking quarter. It has no scratches so I know you dug it and not your dad! LOL Good job on the research and getting an amazing find. HH, Dave.
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    Awesome find! Maybe they missed something else! Go get it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaddyDigger View Post
    It has no scratches so I know you dug it and not your dad! LOL
    That's funny

    Nice job on the research Alec! And it payed off!
    Sweet Barber quarter! She's in great shape!
    Congrats!
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    Beautiful barber! Congrats! Still looking for my first quarter

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    Awesome barber & looks like it was just minted yesterday!
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    Great coin Al , very crispy
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    Very nice find!


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    Congrats on a beautiful coin, WTG.


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