Fooleeze
Senior Member
I don't really have any picture to share, but I'm happy to report that I FINALLY found a Silver GW Quarter today. I'm sure it's not a big deal for most of you, but for me this is a monkey that's been on my back for a while. And I'll tell you why. . .
I've been detecting for about 2 years now. I get out almost every weekend. My first silver was a SLQ. My second silver quarter was a 1906 Canadian Silver Quarter. My 3rd silver quarter was another SLQ. My fourth silver quarter was a Barber. No GW, which seemed really seemed strange. I've found a lot of good coins over these two years. . .
6 US large cents
1 morgan silver dollar
1 Barber half dollar
1 1856 Canadian Large cent
2 SLQs, 1 Barber Quarter
1 Barber Dime, 1 seated dime
maybe 10 merc's, and another ten silver rosies, even 1 1959 silver canadian dime
1 1887 canadian 5-cent silver
probably 100 wheaties
20 IHPs
two flying eagles
a 2-cent piece
10 v nickels
3 shield nickels
2 buffalo nickels
5 war nickels
Counterfeit 8 reale. . .
But after two years. . . no Silver GW quarter. Until today. I have no idea why it was so elusive, but I'm glad to have this monkey off my back.
Thanks for listening to my sob story. Hopefully there are plenty more silvers coming my way!
I've been detecting for about 2 years now. I get out almost every weekend. My first silver was a SLQ. My second silver quarter was a 1906 Canadian Silver Quarter. My 3rd silver quarter was another SLQ. My fourth silver quarter was a Barber. No GW, which seemed really seemed strange. I've found a lot of good coins over these two years. . .
6 US large cents
1 morgan silver dollar
1 Barber half dollar
1 1856 Canadian Large cent
2 SLQs, 1 Barber Quarter
1 Barber Dime, 1 seated dime
maybe 10 merc's, and another ten silver rosies, even 1 1959 silver canadian dime
1 1887 canadian 5-cent silver
probably 100 wheaties
20 IHPs
two flying eagles
a 2-cent piece
10 v nickels
3 shield nickels
2 buffalo nickels
5 war nickels
Counterfeit 8 reale. . .
But after two years. . . no Silver GW quarter. Until today. I have no idea why it was so elusive, but I'm glad to have this monkey off my back.
Thanks for listening to my sob story. Hopefully there are plenty more silvers coming my way!
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