My first New Orleans mint coin.

[Dirty Digger Doug]

Got this great barber quarter. From a site that has been pounded. My first New Orleans mint coin ever.

 

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[miserman]

Nice one. Any silver quarter in a pounded site is a great hunt.

 

[robertk]

Any silver quarter anywhere is a great hunt, IMO. I've never found one yet.

 

[xr7ator]

Nice coin!

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Got this great barber quarter. From a site that has been pounded. My first New Orleans mint coin ever.

Nice find! Thank you for posting the coin.

Would you be willing to share the type of site - carnival ground, camp meeting, racetrack, school yard, old farm, or? Obviously, I wouldn't ask where - just what.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[Mackaydon]

It's a beauty; congrats !!
Don in SoCal

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A great looking coin - congrats !

 

[lenmac65]

That’s a beauty… congrats!

 

[oldmxrat]

Very nice catch, congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your Barber Quarter and your first O mint mark.

 

[JohnnyW]

Got this great barber quarter. From a site that has been pounded. My first New Orleans mint coin ever.

Very nice!

 

[Dirty Digger Doug]

Old buckaroo. This is a county park that has been since the early 1900's.

 

[sibbley]

Outstanding!

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Old buckaroo. This is a county park that has been since the early 1900's.

Thank you very much! I asked because that is helpful information - particularly for those new to the hobby. I've written it here more than once - where a person hunts has more to do with success than the machine used or the skill of the operator.

Those are important, of course. A skilled hunter with an old machine will probably be more successful than a novice with the latest and greatest. And two equally experienced th'ers - one with the new detector and one swinging an older model - will probably have different results working the same site.

But, in the end, the place matters the most.

Again - thank you for sharing the photo and the information about where you found that nice coin!

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats for knocking the "O" mintmarked coin off your bucket list!! For me, "hunted out" sites are an obsession. You proved they're rarely ever, truly hunted out. Well done!

 

[cajundetector]

Got this great barber quarter. From a site that has been pounded. My first New Orleans mint coin ever.

Wow what a find👍!!

 

[Bucket Lister]

Sweet find, DDD!

Any silver quarter anywhere is a great hunt, IMO. I've never found one yet.

+1 Any "O" mint mark anywhere is a great hunt too!
I've never (yet, gotta stay positive) found either, but everything's on my bucket list!

 

[mindcrime1988]

Sweet quarter find.

 

[Bucket Lister]

Sweet find, DDD!

+1 Any "O" mint mark anywhere is a great hunt too!
I've never (yet, gotta stay positive) found either, but everything's on my bucket list!

I just found an interesting article on mint marks on the US Mint website.

Mint Marks | U.S. Mint

Learn about mint marks on U.S. coins. Mint marks are letters that identify coins stamped at each of the Mint facilities.

www.usmint.gov

There are a couple I'd never heard of, let alone seen.

C=Charlotte, NC​

D=Dahlonega (GA) 1838-1861​

W=West Point (NY) 1984-present​

​

More Bucket List Items! 😊

 

[rayoh]

Got this great barber quarter. From a site that has been pounded. My first New Orleans mint coin ever.

Great looking Barber. Yours is exceptional!