halfdime
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A seat at my in-laws' table!
I couldn't stand the thought of watching another Pirates debacle this afternoon, so I found what I consider to be a suitable alternative: detecting! I was first truly inspired to get a detector years ago when I found an 1886 Indian head penny in my in-laws' yard while planting raspberries (By the way, they're ripening now and we enjoyed a few!). In the early days, many of my "firsts" came from their yard: an 1843 large cent, a Barber Half and I'm sure several more. I've done a pretty thorough job there, but conditions change and I tried the "Coins and Jewelry" setting on my XLT for a different approach. I managed to pluck lots of scrap and two memorial pennies, but the best find of the day was worth all the effort (not to mention missing the game)! I've found a handful of Seated Liberty coins (three half dimes, a couple dimes, three or four quarters) over the years, and today was very pleased to add this 1888 dime! Pirates, you want to blow a chance you haven't had in 20 years? Be my guest; I'm signing off!
I couldn't stand the thought of watching another Pirates debacle this afternoon, so I found what I consider to be a suitable alternative: detecting! I was first truly inspired to get a detector years ago when I found an 1886 Indian head penny in my in-laws' yard while planting raspberries (By the way, they're ripening now and we enjoyed a few!). In the early days, many of my "firsts" came from their yard: an 1843 large cent, a Barber Half and I'm sure several more. I've done a pretty thorough job there, but conditions change and I tried the "Coins and Jewelry" setting on my XLT for a different approach. I managed to pluck lots of scrap and two memorial pennies, but the best find of the day was worth all the effort (not to mention missing the game)! I've found a handful of Seated Liberty coins (three half dimes, a couple dimes, three or four quarters) over the years, and today was very pleased to add this 1888 dime! Pirates, you want to blow a chance you haven't had in 20 years? Be my guest; I'm signing off!
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