1814 Holed Capped Bust Dime!!!

[bookfisher]

Yesterday, after searching for about an hour at a passive park in one of the oldest sections of a nearby town, I almost fell over when I pulled this coin out of the ground from 5 inches. It is the oldest American silver coin I've found and was just as thrilling as when I found my first large cent (1807, March 2005) and my oldest large cent (1795, August 2005).

 

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[spotz]

WoW! Nice find. I'd be excited too.
Spotz

 

[j.d. in the usa]

awsome bud congrats!!!

 

[Klaatu]

That's extra nice. Congrats!

 

[bookfisher]

Also, what made it even more exciting, is that I'm not an expert on 19th century U.S. coins, and when I lifted it from the hole, I was looking at the eagle on the reverse. I initially thought I had a Seated Liberty Dime, because I know a Seated Liberty Quarter has an eagle on the reverse, so when I flipped it over and saw the Capped Bust and the 1814 date, I was floored again.

 

[bookfisher]

That's extra nice. Congrats!

Hello Klaatu,

By the way, I'm sorry for that rude post last night about the contractor's Capped Bust Half Dollar. I really didn't think you made the cleaning part up, but I did think you were passing on some misinformation about the story, since no where on the net, did it go into about the coin being cleaned. Again, sorry for the post. Also, very strange, because in the last 24 hrs I've thought about that 1817/14 Capped Bust half dollar a lot (and even showed my business partner the story on the net) and then today I dig up my first Capped Bust coin and it's an 1814 to boot. Weird.

 

[Mona Lisa]

Congratulations. How are you going to top that this year? You started out 2006 with a bang.

 

[Huntin' 59er]

W O W ! What a find ! I'm happy for you. Thanks for sharing with us.

Huntin' 59er

 

[Snee]

Very nice!!

curious....who would drill a hole in a coin? I punched a hole in a quarter once to attach a fishing line into it once (didn't use it, but I made it )...but I doubt that's why your coin has a hole in it!

 

[sweet home alabama]

nice coin, but i hate when you find one with hole in it.

 

[Klaatu]

Hello Klaatu,

By the way, I'm sorry for that rude post last night about the contractor's Capped Bust Half Dollar. I really didn't think you made the cleaning part up, but I did think you were passing on some misinformation about the story, since no where on the net, did it go into about the coin being cleaned. Again, sorry for the post.

No problem.

Now let that be a lesson. When you go accusing somebody of something that's not true you will turn right around and find a nearly 200 year old coin with a hole in it. So let that be your punishment.

(Who can I accuse of making up a story about a Dahlonega gold piece? 8) )

 

[rjnail]

great find u got there

 

[eric in ks]

Great find. Eric

 

[dave-enc]

very nice wtg
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dave+bobbie

 

[Diggincoinz]

Damn those holes! Still a nice find though (better than mine 'cause I don't have any Bust coins).
Congrats!

 

[bk]

Nice way to start off the year!
It can only get better from here, right?
Way to go!

 

[The Seeker]

Don't you just hate surprises.....Not when they look like that Great find...........Seeker

 

[Goot]

Cool find. If only that coin could talk. History, don't you just love it?


Goot

Ace 250

 

[Burdie]

You can just hear that coin saying "Come an get me! Come an get me! Congrats on the find hole and all. Stan

 

[beetle662]

VERY NICE!!!

Congrats!