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midas
11-24-2013, 10:00 AM
Got out on Saturday at a park for a 4 hour hunt before the arctic blast hits on Sunday. Temps were in the 30's, wind chill in the 20's. It's always amazing to me how people for centuries can walk over these coins without any knowledge of what they are stepping over.
Along with the usual clad, first real find of the day was an 1846 large cent at about 8 inches, next was a 1939 merc, a 1945 silver nickel, a 1941 s merc, 1943 merc, a no date buffalo nickel, a few wheats. By now my feet were getting cold, but one more deep signal should do it.
Walking back to the van, here it was. Dug 4 inches, Sunray probe said still deeper amidst iron. A few more inches, still deeper. My digger was up to the top of the handle. About 11 inches. Sunray probe said sweet silver tone. That's the great thing about the Sunray, it's an extension of your detector. Pulled this beauty from the bottom. A coin that evidently had been lost about 166 years ago.

Longhair
11-24-2013, 10:30 AM
Wow! What a beauty! Congratulations!

Ill Digger
11-24-2013, 10:45 AM
:shocked05:Defiantly worth a couple of shivers! :frozen: :yes:
Never found one of those yet. :envious:
Sweet find!
Congrats! :grin:

rsarge1
11-24-2013, 10:54 AM
:shocked05::clapping::congrats::perfect10:

milco
11-24-2013, 12:41 PM
That is a great lookin' coin! Congrats on the seated quarter!

del
11-24-2013, 02:05 PM
Great coin Midas :perfect10: which machine found this beauty though , the e-trac or the V3i ?? and what did the vdi numbers read??

Tony Two-Cent
11-24-2013, 06:51 PM
WOW! :omg:

There are no sufficient words to describe that gorgeous coin! :smitten:

Congrats on the incredible find, Midas! :notworthy:

Lodge Scent
11-25-2013, 07:23 PM
Beautiful coin :congrats:

Full Metal Digger
11-25-2013, 07:32 PM
Talk about a "banner-worthy" coin! (or is it sponge-worthy?) Congrats on one of the best coin finds I have seen this year. HH, Dave.

Digger Don
11-25-2013, 07:35 PM
That had to make your day.
gorgeous coin

Timewarpdigger
11-25-2013, 09:16 PM
Congrats on the great finds and I bet you got warmer with each find, I know I would have. lol

POKIE73
11-25-2013, 10:08 PM
what a great find the closet i have found to that was a 1853 quarter in my grandmothers yard over thirty years ago congrats on a great find you will be hard pressed to find a BETTER ONE DENNIS

Hook
11-26-2013, 06:46 AM
wow! thats a coin we would all love to find. sure dont see many of those in that kind of shape. congrats!! i would hurt myself doing the dance if i ever found something like that lol.

aloldstuff
11-26-2013, 04:08 PM
And to think that you found it on the way back to the van.....not the 1st time that has happened. What a great looking coin...:congrats:

Surely it was worth fighting the cold to be able to have that in your collection.

Thiltzy
11-26-2013, 05:17 PM
Awesome find! Seated quakers are hard to come by.:congrats:

giant056
11-26-2013, 05:23 PM
Awesome score on the beautiful seated quarter :thumbsup01:

:congrats:

OxShoeDrew
11-26-2013, 05:28 PM
That is one sweet looking coin! I congratulate you sir!

skribnodsister
11-26-2013, 07:28 PM
:wow::wow: What an awesome looking coin!!!! :congrats:

Fire Fighter 43
11-26-2013, 08:53 PM
Holy Smokes! That is a beauty, Congrats on a fantastic find.

CODY
11-27-2013, 07:26 AM
WOW! Beautiful. Congrats

The Rebel
11-27-2013, 07:57 AM
Just stunning! Love the detail!