Bust Half!

BryanM362

BryanM362

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I am very excited! This is my oldest coin to date, and only my second half ever! Was able to get on an old farm today, was working around an old fruit tree and got a kind of jumpy signal on the etrac, couldn't believe it when this popped out!

Bust Half Front May '16.jpg

Bust half back May 16.jpg

Adding link to the video of the find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1uCG7muETU&feature=youtu.be
 

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BryanM362 said:
Maybe I was being overly sensistive. Just wondered why he wanted to see it dirty and then posted a pic of a silver coin in much worse condition.
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The reason we all like to see dirty pics is for 2 reasons.
#1 It just adds legitimacy to these incredible finds. There's been some issues with people planting coins that were never in the dirt then posting them as dug. It's very easy for some us to tell if a coin was recently buried in the dirt or if it's been buried for a couple of centuries.

#2 I also post dirty pics and cleaned pics because myself and others love seeing the before and afters. It helps others to learn what methods people used to clean them and how drastic the before and afters can look. All of my old silvers come out of the dirt very with very dark toning and almost a brownish tint after they are rinsed off. Some of us are ultra sensitive right now because others have lied about their "finds".
I ALWAYS encourage people to post the dirty pics. For one thing they are a great memory of how they looked fresh from the dirt which I prefer to remember over the cleaned pics. Also as I mentioned previously it just removed all doubt which unfortunately is extremely high right now due to the dishonesty of others. And it's a great learning tool for some to decide if they prefer your cleaning method over others. The before and afters are the only way to compare these cleaning methods. It's everybody's personal choice what pics they choose to post but for the above mentioned reasons I would encourage everyone to do so. Great coin btw
 

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She is a beautiful lady,congrats on a super find!
 

That's one beautiful old coin.
Big congrats on that one.
 

HomeGuardDan said:
Not implying anything about this coin, just in response to your statement, I've never dug a silver coin that clean and let's just say I've dug a few. But the air is in the soil too, even water silver tarnishes aftera few years. But soil can play a factor too. This is a nice coin.
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http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/59429-day-11-lucky-silver-eighteenpence.html
I dug quite a few silvers as well & the above came from a ploughed field - so what's your thoughts now?

I have no issue with this being a dug coin - it happens.
 

Cha-ching! That's what it's all about right there! :treasurechest::notworthy:
 

Congrats on a really killer coin. Wow and wow...
 

CRUSADER said:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/59429-day-11-lucky-silver-eighteenpence.html
I dug quite a few silvers as well & the above came from a ploughed field - so what's your thoughts now?

I have no issue with this being a dug coin - it happens.
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Cru - first off, i respect you and was treading lightly which is why I said it was not meant about this coin. It was in reference to the fella that said every coin comes out like that. I think you would agree that it is a rare thing to find an untarnished silver coin. Further more, like you said this is about educating. Just like before and after, folks should know how things like oxidation and toning work. For example, when someone says that oxygen only exists in wet soil or that because it is on a high hill water does not get in the soil i feel it is important to point out how ignorant the comment is (which I actually did not do until now). Air exists in soil and so does water. I'd bet 99.5% of the silver coins (old silver) that have been in the ground for more than 100 years has a toning change and tarnish. I have dug a couple of pristine coins as well, but the comment that every silver coin dug comes out looking like that is absurd.
 

HomeGuardDan said:
Cru - first off, i respect you and was treading lightly which is why I said it was not meant about this coin. It was in reference to the fella that said every coin comes out like that. I think you would agree that it is a rare thing to find an untarnished silver coin. Further more, like you said this is about educating. Just like before and after, folks should know how things like oxidation and toning work. For example, when someone says that oxygen only exists in wet soil or that because it is on a high hill water does not get in the soil i feel it is important to point out how ignorant the comment is (which I actually did not do until now). Air exists in soil and so does water. I'd bet 99.5% of the silver coins (old silver) that have been in the ground for more than 100 years has a toning change and tarnish. I have dug a couple of pristine coins as well, but the comment that every silver coin dug comes out looking like that is absurd.
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Firstly, I want to make it clear my comments are only based on the picture & I have not seen the Vid.

You are right most silver do come out tarnished but if anyone can explain how the below comes out of a field that's been ploughed for the 100+ years it was lost in it, then I can't!
 

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Wow...beautiful coin. Looks phenomenal for a dug coin. The bust half still alludes me. Congratulations!
 

Unbelievable detail on that half! Thanks for sharing.
 

Beautiful coin! I am always surprised at how many Bust Halves I see posted. Seems like everyone has dug them except me :laughing7:
 

That coin is awesome, I would love to find one. Might be my favorite coin.
 

Beautiful Bust Half! Congrats!
 

I'd hunt a thicket full of thorns, chiggers, ticks and yellow jackets if I knew one of those was in the area. That is one MONSTER find. I congratulate you!
 

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