Sweet ol' gal

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Got out today with Donnie B. again back to where he got the fugio last Sunday , we hit it last week for only a couple of hours . He definitely wanted to go back and I had eyed a particular field that I wanted to hit as I suspected it had goodies hiding around . There are two cellars at this place here is the larger one .



As soon as I got into the field I hit a target , this was strange because every time I stuck the pin pointer in the hole it went off but nothing was at the bottom of the hole then after a few confusing seconds I see it suspended on a tiny root :duh::lol: a watch winder


Now that Lodge Scent revealed my secret coil configuration :tongue: . I expect him and all of you to be digging more shoe buckles ! Here is the first one Jeff just a frame :grin:


Not far from away of the buckle I get another great signal and out pops trigger guard


The find of the day was this eye opener , while I have many dimes and half dimes this is my first seated quarter :shocked03::happydance01::happy:


My total finds with the items pictured another shoe buckle frame (relax Jeff this one is pretty twisted up and broken :yes a few buttons , a drawer pull plate , a brass kettle "lug" , couple of spoon bowls , a dropped musket ball and a 1947 dog tag license .


here is the cleaned up seated I added two sets of pictures , one to let you see it cleaned up and the other to show off the detail with a side light



and here is the reverse



I hope you all can still get out and swing , this might have been my last hunt due to a snow storm on the way here . Hopefully it won't be too many inches , stay warm my friends and thanks for reading.

Dan

 

[Isaac]

Great hunt Dan. Congrats on those lovely finds !

 

[Ill Digger]

Wowzers Dan!! That seated quarter is in AU!! [emoji15] [emoji15]
I've yet to get a seated quarter. Or a half dime.
Congrats on the seated!![emoji3]
The trigger guard is a great find too if you ask me. :yes:
Glad you got out too!! The storm you guys are about to get is here right now. So far we've got about 5 or 6 inches, and that's on top of the 5 we already had on the ground.



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[Lodge Scent]

That old silver is sharp Dan. Congrats! I like that trigger guard as well. Great hunt. Yes, I saw the buckle frame :yes:

 

[del]

Great hunt Dan. Congrats on those lovely finds !

Thanks Isaac , I heard you had a great day too!

Wowzers Dan!! That seated quarter is in AU!! [emoji15] [emoji15]
I've yet to get a seated quarter. Or a half dime.
Congrats on the seated!![emoji3]
The trigger guard is a great find too if you ask me. :yes:
Glad you got out too!! The storm you guys are about to get is here right now. So far we've got about 5 or 6 inches, and that's on top of the 5 we already had on the ground.


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Yuck :needadrink: 5 to 6 more inches verreaction:That is awful Tim , Thanks sir !

That old silver is sharp Dan. Congrats! I like that trigger guard as well. Great hunt. Yes, I saw the buckle frame :yes:

Thanks Jeff , I honestly don't know what it is with the shoe buckle frames :eyebrow:

 

[Full Metal Digger]

Wow, great finds but that quarter is a screamer! In very nice condition. Back in 1856 a laborer made 10 cents an hour on a 10-hour day so this represents a 1/4 of a day's wages. A bricklayer made 12 1/2 cents an hour so this would be 2-hours wages for him. Just imagine if we got paid for 2 hours work today with a single coin the size of a quarter! You would sure hate to drop it in the yard. Thanks for sharing and congrats on getting your first seated quarter! HH, Dave.

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Incredible finds, that seated is awesome! mg: You sure don't see those dug often, much less in that condition! That trigger guard is cool, but a pre-hung watch winder is unique first sure. :lol:
That storm dropped a lot more in Wisconsin, we got about 8 or 9 inches so far and it's still coming down. Trying to figure out how I'm going to get out swinging in the morning. Water maybe? Glad, and keep those finds coming

 

[OxShoeDrew]

A big congrats on the bucket lister,Dan... and it's stunning! I hope you didn't get much snow last night. :congrats:

 

[del]

Wow, great finds but that quarter is a screamer! In very nice condition. Back in 1856 a laborer made 10 cents an hour on a 10-hour day so this represents a 1/4 of a day's wages. A bricklayer made 12 1/2 cents an hour so this would be 2-hours wages for him. Just imagine if we got paid for 2 hours work today with a single coin the size of a quarter! You would sure hate to drop it in the yard. Thanks for sharing and congrats on getting your first seated quarter! HH, Dave.

that's some great info Dave and really puts things into perspective doesn't it , thank you sir !:notworthy:

Incredible finds, that seated is awesome! mg: You sure don't see those dug often, much less in that condition! That trigger guard is cool, but a pre-hung watch winder is unique first sure. :lol:
That storm dropped a lot more in Wisconsin, we got about 8 or 9 inches so far and it's still coming down. Trying to figure out how I'm going to get out swinging in the morning. Water maybe? Glad, and keep those finds coming

Chris , I hope you can at least water hunt and thanks .

A big congrats on the bucket lister,Dan... and it's stunning! I hope you didn't get much snow last night. :congrats:

Thank you Drew , its raining right now but looks like we got about an inch , hopefully "we dodged a bullet" weather -wise !

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

That is a spectacular example of a Seated Quarter, Dan! One of the nicest I've seen! :wow:

The detail is amazing. No doubt that it was dropped in 1856 or soon after. Simply gorgeous! :loveit:

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[Donnie B]

It was a great day digging with you yesterday Danny! Your coil must still be smoking! It was on fire! Congrats on the sweet bucket lister Seated Quarter and it's in AU condition!

 

[Bucknut]

Wow that quarter is BEAUTIFUL!

 

[Digger Don]

:wow: That Seated Quarter is exquisite. Great job Dan!!

 

[del]

That is a spectacular example of a Seated Quarter, Dan! One of the nicest I've seen! :wow:

The detail is amazing. No doubt that it was dropped in 1856 or soon after. Simply gorgeous! :loveit:

erfect10:

Thank you very much Tony , to me it seems like the silver coins found at colonial sites are either very very worn or very crisp looking . I've got more that are one extreme or the other but few in between .

It was a great day digging with you yesterday Danny! Your coil must still be smoking! It was on fire! Congrats on the sweet bucket lister Seated Quarter and it's in AU condition!

It was quite a shocker Donnie , I'm glad you were there to share the excitement and day with ! Thanks

Wow that quarter is BEAUTIFUL!

Thank you sir , I admit I at first thought I hit it with my bowie knife . The roots were terrible and the relic shovel was having problems and getting sloppy glancing off many crisscrossing the hole trying to chop them. Just glad I didn't .

:wow: That Seated Quarter is exquisite. Great job Dan!!

Thank you very much Don .

 

[calabash digger]

WOW! What a coin thats a nice one. You killed it on that site.

 

[BTV Digger]

Great assortment of finds Dan and happy for your on your first seated Q! Way to go. You and Donnie B. are bringing each other some good luck recently! We're locked down currently with a solid snowpack. Perhaps we can get a mid-winter melt here at some point, but until then just some cleaning of the summer finds/electrolysis etc.

John

 

[SeabeeRon]

Sweet Ol' Gal indeed!!

 

[aloldstuff]

:congrats: on that seated quarter, it's a real beauty. Its also a coin that still eludes my collection. Are you going to leave the watchwinder on the root?

 

[del]

WOW! What a coin thats a nice one. You killed it on that site.

Yeah I had a great run of luck there , Thanks "cd"

Great assortment of finds Dan and happy for your on your first seated Q! Way to go. You and Donnie B. are bringing each other some good luck recently! We're locked down currently with a solid snowpack. Perhaps we can get a mid-winter melt here at some point, but until then just some cleaning of the summer finds/electrolysis etc.

John

John we just got about 5 inches of the "yucky stuff" so it may have been my last hunt of the year ! Thank you sir and stay warm up there :yes:

Sweet Ol' Gal indeed!!

Thanks Ron !

:congrats: on that seated quarter, it's a real beauty. Its also a coin that still eludes my collection. Are you going to leave the watchwinder on the root?

Al , I had to cut the root to fit the winder in my pouch but I thought the picture of it on the root was very odd ! Thanks

 

[MangoAve]

That's a nice find, Dan. Grats on finally getting a seated quarter after... 15 yr detecting?? I can no longer say that was one coin I had that you didn't. Lol... not to say it like its a competition... but to say that even tho I haven't made a huge name for myself yet, I could still say there are some milestones I have made that the big dogs haven't.