silverfreak
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It is the NICEST Barber quarter I've EVER dug. 
Soaking wet ground....nearly 5 hours with nothing but CRAP in the pouch
...then this shocking stunner out of nowhere.
I am still shaking and the Yeti is still smilin' too I'm sure.
This baby floored us both.
I got the slightest window of a sweet warble
...and I mean it was tiny. 
Anything more than a 4" coil wiggle from side to side...and the signal was gone. 
It almost shrieked in the warble like an aluminum can does
...but it was such a tiny window of a hit that I knew it was a small target. 
After digging a deep hole...I saw the bold clean rim peeking out and I knew it was going to be a sweetie.
It was absolutely STRAIGHT on edge at 8" deep...and I mean standing at attention....straight up.
I had no clue what it was...but thought it might be a standing Liberty 
.. until the Yeti fired up the laser beam goggles 
and verified the date of 1899 through the mud ....which dried by the time we got home.
You can even see where the tarnish streaks run through the back and drip down from it standing on edge for over 100 years in the cold dirt.
I can't explain what it was like to see that rim peeking through the murk from 8" on edge.
After I placed the pretty lady safely in my car...I went back and ran the coil over the now filled hole...and it was an absolute dead null...complete silence.
Now I know why the sweet warble was such a tiny window...deep iron was hiding this baby for over 100 years. 
I am glad the SE was able to sniff her cries through the iron riddled silence.
You've heard me say this 100's of times...but I'll say it again..."What a wonderful hobby".
Soaking wet ground....nearly 5 hours with nothing but CRAP in the pouch
...then this shocking stunner out of nowhere. I am still shaking and the Yeti is still smilin' too I'm sure.
This baby floored us both.
I got the slightest window of a sweet warble
...and I mean it was tiny. Anything more than a 4" coil wiggle from side to side...and the signal was gone. It almost shrieked in the warble like an aluminum can does
...but it was such a tiny window of a hit that I knew it was a small target. After digging a deep hole...I saw the bold clean rim peeking out and I knew it was going to be a sweetie.
It was absolutely STRAIGHT on edge at 8" deep
...and I mean standing at attention....straight up. I had no clue what it was
...but thought it might be a standing Liberty .. until the Yeti fired up the laser beam goggles and verified the date of 1899 through the mud ....which dried by the time we got home.You can even see where the tarnish streaks run through the back and drip down from it standing on edge for over 100 years in the cold dirt.
I can't explain what it was like to see that rim peeking through the murk from 8" on edge.
After I placed the pretty lady safely in my car...I went back and ran the coil over the now filled hole...and it was an absolute dead null
...complete silence. Now I know why the sweet warble was such a tiny window
...deep iron was hiding this baby for over 100 years. I am glad the SE was able to sniff her cries through the iron riddled silence.
You've heard me say this 100's of times...but I'll say it again..."What a wonderful hobby".
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Nice finds that coin is in wonderful shape!
