2012 First Post: Art Deco Silver Trifecta... Walker, SLQ, Merc

[Chris(SoCenWI)]

Hello All,

First time posting this year. Been working too much and lamenting the grass already growing. This and late fall are the best times to detect. Only detected twice thus far and old worked out sites to boot. I got the Merc a few days ago. Then today tried to do a bit before the rain hit. It did, but not enough to stop me. Wasn't finding much and then tried a yard next to a bar that the snow had been plowed to for many years. Lots of clad quarters. I was hoping for silver and thought I had another clad quarter when I saw the half dollar in the hole; only a couple of inches deep. And right next to it another screaming silver(or perhaps clad quarter hit). That was the SLQ, equally shallow.

So three silver for the year, all the Art Deco types. Well, except the gold ones.

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Amazing how many SLQ's are so worn flat, even the later type with the recessed date. Anybody have a theory why? Walker is 1917-S on reverse, SLQ must be 1927, no idea of mint mark.

I wish I had done more research over the winter and had some field sites to detect before planting.

Chris

 

[MikeO]

Nice Silvers there for sure.
Love the WL they are such a blast to find. WTG

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Nice finds !!

So true about SLQ's being mostly worn .... it would seem that they passed hands more than any other denomination.

 

[drkp88]

Great stuff Chris - you did very well for a coulpe hunts.
Bruce

 

[Eddie in Poulsbo]

Nice finds Chris.

Eddie

 

[sgoss66]

Wow -- three great coins...I'd pass out if I found an SLQ and a Walker on the same hunt!

Steve