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multigraincracker

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6. My best find with a metal detector was a

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 10:07 PM

Dec 20

1921 D Standing Liberty quarter on Belle Island in Detroit. I found it in 1982 and still have it. It is in very good condition.

Haven’t done any metal detecting in years. I’ll have to get it out next spring and try some more.

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Any coin collectors here? [View all] LuckyCharms Dec 20 OP

Good Luck, Mr. Charms. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #1

I wouldn't need luck if... LuckyCharms Dec 20 #2

Please don't wait up all night for Santa to deliver. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #7

My husband has a 1916 quarter (Similar the above) chouchou Dec 20 #3

Nice! 1916 was the first year of the Standing liberty, and the last year of the Barber quarter. LuckyCharms Dec 20 #4

I really like two and three cent pieces CanonRay Dec 20 #5

My best find with a metal detector was a multigraincracker Dec 20 #6

Just a personal favorite, the Morgan dollar.. Permanut Dec 20 #8

I have a question for you. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #9

It didn't leave the mint like that... LuckyCharms Dec 20 #10

Thanks LC...awesome link. Exactly what I had, in a jar that got buried when my farmhouse burned down, OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #11

I heard from one of coin sellers on TV a doc03 Dec 20 #12

I collected coins in my teens and early 20s LogDog75 Dec 21 #13