Life Is Good And Some Silver

[dogodog]

It's been a while since I last posted and I have been busy with work and the yard. Not that I have not been out a few times, But today was something I had to take the time to share with everyone.  I had the day off and wanted to go out early and see what the day would bring me. 5:00 am I decided to get dressed for the day and found a new T shirt that the wife had bought me, It said life is good. It had a dog holding an american flag in its mouth. I thought to myself this might bring me some good luck. Well I think it did. My first three hours were at a spot I hunted a few times. Its loaded with clad and I decided to hunt for quarters and dimes. After a few dollars in clad, I hit a 1945 Washington, (good start) A few more Quarters and I changed spots, Hunting an old horseshoe pit. No luck so I moved a few hundred feet and got a 24-25 on the 800. Out pops a ring that was pretty neat looking but seemed odd and silver plated, But it turned out to be  sterling stamped ring made by Unca Co. in the mid 1900's. This morning is turning out pretty good. More clad and I decided to go back to the washington find and go a little slower. With in a minute I got a bouncy on edge tone that produced a very worn Denver mint standing liberty with no date. Sadly I had to go mow the lawn, But being greedy I needed to go back out to another spot. I called my buddy and we went to an old farm house that we hit once a month ago. The last trip yielded a capped bust, large cent, silver broach, pocket watch and an really early buckle. Today I had lower expectations. Well that didn't quite turn out that way. It started out a little slow but ended in a great way. My first good hit was a 1918 merc. Followed by a bunch of wheaties, 9 I think. My buddy hit a large cent and I followed up with a really nice 1914 barber quarter and a KG 3. He ended his day with a nice 1915 barber quarter. LIFE IS GOOD !!!!!!!

[kac]

The KG has some descent detail for an old copper great finds.

Did you leave anything behind for future generations? 🙂

[Chase Goldman]

Fantastic finds.  Congrats!  That Barber quarter is in fantastic shape.

[F350Platinum]

Dog, that is a killer hunt. 👍 Great stuff!

Beautiful possible KG3 ya got there. 🥳 Anything on the reverse?

[Joe D.]

Hey Dog,

   I feel ya on the house and yard work! It's been taking waaayy too much of my time lately! 

   But man, when you get out, you really hit some homer's! Your "Life Is Good", you  lucky devil you!! 👍👍

[Valens Legacy]

I would say that was a great day in any book!

I really need to get back out there again, but I have so much work to do around grandmothers house I just don't get a break.

Good luck on your next outing.

[dogodog]

The Barber is by far one the best I have seen come out of the ground. It is now resting in a protective coin holder. The KG is paper thin and and has a little detail on the reverse but that one is in nice shape for my area.

[phrunt]

Outstanding hunt, it doesn't get much better than that, I bet you had an absolute ball, thanks for the post.

[PimentoUK]

A great story, and some hunts you'll remember.
But as a Brit, I have to correct you on your "KG3" identification. It's actually a William 3rd, it clearly reads GVLIELMVS TERTIVS ( Gulielmus tertius ), and based on the diameter it's a halfpenny. And so that dates it to approx 1700, considerably earlier than the George 3rd coins.
Tony Clayton's halfpenny page:

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/halfp.html#w3

 

[dogodog]

Pimento, Thanks for the clarification. I'll check out the site.