Couple V Nickels and a Barber Quarter, Relics

Since the days are getting longer I now have a couple of hours to hunt after work. Yesterday I got permission at an old farm house just down the road from us. The owners told me that somebody had detected there a few times before.

I could tell that the previous detectorist had hit it pretty hard as targets were few and I didn't find any pennies. Most of my finds were the results of iffy signals.

Nevertheless, I did find a few old coins and relics including a surprise Barber Quarter that was in the same hole with a V Nickel. The signal was somewhat mixed, which is perhaps why the previous guy didn't dig it.





I liked this old suspender clip.





The small town I live in is named Trimble, after the family that founded it. The old farm I detected is owned by the Trimble family. I strongly suspect that this item once belonged to a member of this family. I will offer to return it to the property owners. I'm not sure what it is exactly. Maybe the lid off of a match case? I'm also not sure if it's silver as it isn't marked anywhere. The initials C.T.T. are engraved on it.




Thanks for looking and happy hunting! :beerbuddy:

Nice digs Tony! There's nothing like pulling a Barber quarter out of a hunted out yard :lolsign:
Nice V's as well.:congrats:

Congrats on getting those iffy signals out of the ground. Kudos for offering to return the silver case to the owners. I think its part of a cigarette case.

Unfortunately the Sterling stamp is probably on the bottom piece that's missing.
You still managed to snag a couple of nice keepers there Tony! A Barbie-Q is always a welcome addition to the finds bag!🖒
Congrats on the keepers!

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Great results from a hunted spot!

Nice digs Tony! If anyone can pull finds from a hunted out spot it is you my friend! I think the IAA (aka Illinois Farm Bureau) suspender clip is actually a name badge from a convention or something. Probably had a ribbon and the name of the local branch or something like that. Was the quarter with the 1899 nickel or the 1902? Great finds and HH, Dave.

Very nice! The nickels are cool, I've only ever found 1 of those.

DaddyDigger said:

Was the quarter with the 1899 nickel or the 1902?

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The 1902 quarter was with the 1902 V Nickel.

Same year Barber Quarter as mine for the year. Nice going. Got some yards to hit this weekend that I know were hunted once. But hey. If you can do it so can I, LOL!! :hystericallaugh:

Very nice Tony! Love hitting goodies in "hunted out" areas. That chotgun headstamp also dates from around 1902-1928. Nice save with the engraved silver lid, very nice!

Great finds Tony. Your "V"'s are a touch better looking than the one I found today. Any day with a Barber is a great day. Nice finds

Iffy signals are sometimes the best stuff. Nice work pulling that quarter out of the non-virgin yard.

Very nice Tony, congrats on the Barber 25.