1832 Capped Half

[RelicRick]

The mild weather was calling me today. I hit one of my favorite spots and I am glad I did! Look what was staring me in the face!

Thanks for looking!

Relic Rick

 

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[jewelerguy]

whoa! that is a stunning find... congrats!

 

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[Bev]

Beautiful! Absolutely stunning! way to go!!!

 

[Metal Magnet]

Holy crap - an amazing coin that is still on my list and in freakin' great shape. WTG!

 

[shanegalang]

Man, some of you guys pull stuff out of the ground that looks much better than the stuff in my coin collection!! Congrats!!! Down here in south Louisiana stuff comes out of the ground looking like crap Shane

 

[TommNJ]

Awesome, congrats on the beautiful coin !

TommNJ

 

[RelicRick]

First and foremost, congratulations on a stellar find! That is one beautiful coin! Secondly: How dare you cheat us out of a good digging story? A find of this caliber is deserving of at least 10 lines of text. Not just a "got out today, found this, thanks for looking." It's a little too cold for me to hunt today, so I'm trying to get my digging fix by reading these posts. Spice it up a little next time.

HH!!
Cm2db

Sorry about the lousy narrative guys (and girls). When I first posted this, the sizing on the pictures was ridiculously large and I was trying to resize them so all of you could appreciate this coin. I wasn't really thinking about what I wrote...I just gave the short version. To be honest, there really isn't much of a story to tell.

Like many others here, I've been getting a bit of cabin fever lately plus a few recent family emergencies had me ready to get out by myself and hit the fields and woods to see what I could find and just clear my head. I am very fortunate in that I have two significant properties I routinely hunt that add up to approximately 1000 acres so I am never at a loss for places to go. I shot over to one of the places where I have found artifacts from the Revolutionary War all the way up to recent clad so it can get exciting when I get a strong signal because I never know which era the artifact is from. I was searching a normally tall grassy area that was flattened by a recent snowfall getting a few signals but nothing great. Near the edge of this area, my MXT rang out a solid 88 and produced a terrific "ping" in my ears. I dug my plug approximately 3-4" down and when I popped out the wedge I saw this beauty sitting on edge. My first thought was, "Damn, I wish I had my camera" followed quickly by, "Damn, I wish my hunting buddies were here with me to witness this".

This is a first for me so needless to say I am very pleased with this find! For a coin that is 180 years old, I think it's in pretty nice shape. So like I said, there isn't much of a story...just a lucky hit in a small section of 1000+ acres. This is the site that keeps giving! I'll try to post a photo of a Rev. War pin I found there tomorrow. Happy Hunting one and all!

Relic Rick

 

[RelicRick]

I need your help guys. Like Mountainman2 suggested, does anyone know if this is the large or small letter variety of this coin? Apparently it affects the value quite a bit. Thanks for your help!

HH

Relic Rick

 

[dirtdigger1581]

Gorgeous!!! Love the Bust coins. This is a fantastic save! Congrats!

 

[grasshopper]

Amazing find!!

I'm not sure about the small/large letters but based on what I've looked at it seems to be large. Either way my redbook says that both large/small letters are worth the same amount.

 

[azmetaldetector]

Is one of your favorite spots a coin shop?

Ouch that was cold!

 

[birdman]

Wow,amazing condition. It would be worth having it graded.

 

[HCW]

That is beautiful !!!
Banner for sure.

 

[nsdq]

sweeeeeeeeeeet

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

gorgeous coin! congrats man!

 

[djm of PA]

beautiful coin you got there

 

[VB Sanddigger]

Nice!

 

[JerV3]

Man that is a beauty.

Still on my wish list.

HH Jer

 

[Digginbingo]

awesome that out of 1000 acres your coil hit that!!! congrats...

 

[RelicRick]

Wow,amazing condition. It would be worth having it graded.

Thanks Birdman....I thought about having it graded, but if you take a close look, there is a ding in it just above the head which, correct me if I'm wrong, would remove a large part of the value. I'm still happy with the find though!

Happy Hunting!

Relic Rick

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great looking Half !!