Internet is out at home for now so I'm posting this quick from work before I head home.
Tried to get out detecting on Wed. night but then it snowed before I could get off work. Tried last night and it started raining--at 33 degrees. Said hell with it and detected anyhow. Dug a clad quarter and found the ground frozen about 2-3" down but it seemed soft under that. Then dug what might be a smashed bullet a bit deeper a bit further off and found that the ground there was still frozen deeper yet. Moved off to try another area and got a pretty sweet signal that was mainly around 00-29 but occasionally bounced into the copper cent area. Was expecting (hoping) a Washington quarter but was pleasantly surprised. D***, that ground was hard. And it shows with the
gouge on the reverse. (The smaller gouge above the liberty cap is old.) Since I hit a Seated dime--also Carson City mint but 1876--before a Barber dime, I guess i'm now due for my first Barber quarter. I ain't arguin' at all. While trying to grade it I started thinking that perhaps it was a weak strike since it didn't make sense for such details in some areas and some to appear so worn--particularly the lower left on the reverse. With some quick googling this morning, I saw a number of other coins online with that year and mint that had the same pattern of weakness in the same area.
My fiance's daughter had her first child at 1:05 yesterday morning so there were some bright spots in the day.
Tried to get out detecting on Wed. night but then it snowed before I could get off work. Tried last night and it started raining--at 33 degrees. Said hell with it and detected anyhow. Dug a clad quarter and found the ground frozen about 2-3" down but it seemed soft under that. Then dug what might be a smashed bullet a bit deeper a bit further off and found that the ground there was still frozen deeper yet. Moved off to try another area and got a pretty sweet signal that was mainly around 00-29 but occasionally bounced into the copper cent area. Was expecting (hoping) a Washington quarter but was pleasantly surprised. D***, that ground was hard. And it shows with the
gouge on the reverse. (The smaller gouge above the liberty cap is old.) Since I hit a Seated dime--also Carson City mint but 1876--before a Barber dime, I guess i'm now due for my first Barber quarter. I ain't arguin' at all. While trying to grade it I started thinking that perhaps it was a weak strike since it didn't make sense for such details in some areas and some to appear so worn--particularly the lower left on the reverse. With some quick googling this morning, I saw a number of other coins online with that year and mint that had the same pattern of weakness in the same area. My fiance's daughter had her first child at 1:05 yesterday morning so there were some bright spots in the day.