Another First!

[MCollett]

We not out today with my brother and pounded our permission property for a few hours. I posted the two nickels the other day and today I hit a first for me!

Got a nice 22 signal on the Nox with the new 15in coil. Solid and steady showing over 10in down. Dug it and the signal got a little higher. And out popped this tiny silver beauty! A 1858 Seated Half Dime



Beautiful condition for 161 years old.

Had many hits all morning and pulled a lot of bullets. My brother pulled this piece and I am trying to figure out what it is. Looks like it has some leather or something in the round section and a nice design on the front. It dried up and cracked a piece off. Any guesses are welcome or if you can identify?



And as I was walking back to the car, I said to myself, "only time for one more nice signal dig". I got a solid 14 at about 8in down and out popped out another V Nickel! 1902 and some nice detail on the front but just the V on the back.



This property is just amazing and still producing coins. My brother hit 4 wheaties.

Thanks and happy hunting!

 

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[MCollett]

Oh and the V Nickel looks like someone tried to clip it. That was not me hitting it. You can see the starting of a cut on both sides.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Congratulations! Wow, Nice Finds!! Maybe part of a suspender or sling, hard to tell without a size reference

 

[MCollett]

Congratulations! Wow, Nice Finds!! Maybe part of a suspender or sling, hard to tell without a size reference

It is 2in long and paper thin.

 

[Digger RJ]

Sweet!!!! Congrats!!!

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Congrats. That's one sharp looking half dime.

 

[mddavis3]

That half dime is in awesome shape! Congrats on that find.

 

[MCollett]

Thanks everyone. The half dime is so small. It fits on my finger tip. It was my first time finding one and I was amazed that they used something that small back then. Easy to misplace!

 

[Wildcat1750]

Congratulations on finding that Liberty Seated Half Dime!
Did you actually have to dig 10 inches down to recover it?

 

[Tuberale]

I agree with mddavis3 that the half-dime is in really good shape. Looks like it was only in circulation for a short time. CONGRATS!

 

[MCollett]

Congratulations on finding that Liberty Seated Half Dime!
Did you actually have to dig 10 inches down to recover it?

I have a 12in long shovel head I dig with. Long and thin. I pulled a nice round plug and it was at the bottom at about the 10in level. It rang a 22 on the Nox 800 at first. It never went any lower or higher until I pulled the plug and checked it. It went up to a 23-24. It surprised me because it was so small and shiny!

 

[MCollett]

I agree with mddavis3 that the half-dime is in really good shape. Looks like it was only in circulation for a short time. CONGRATS!

That’s what I love about this permission. All of our silvers have come out looking almost uncirculated. It is amazing to say the least. I have a beautiful 1854 O Seated Dime (with arrows) I pulled out just down the hill from this one that looks like it just came out of the mint. The soil is nice to these coins!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice looking silver!

 

[3cylbill]

that's a beautiful 1858 half dime . look for the inverted date as your pic is not clear enough to see it...

 

[jewelerguy]

that half dime is beautiful

 

[Rookster]

Now we're metal detecting. Congratulations

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great looking Half Dime. That is one nice coin.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful half dime!

 

[xcopperstax]

That half dime looks like it was lost brand new! Amazing. It will be tough to find one better than that in the ground!!!!

 

[SanMan]

Outstanding half dime!

Beautiful condition!