Finally ... My First Seated Coin ... Woohoo!!!

[JimBeHuntin']

Got out on Sunday for about 3 hours to hunt an old farmstead site I researched last year. I've hunted it two or three times in the past but its been plowed, planted in corn, and harvested since I was there last. I decided to work an area on the edge of the spot where I have always concentrated my efforts. Turned on the 750 walked about ten steps and bam ... a nice dime signal at 2-3 inches. I dug the plug and saw the hint of silver in it. As I removed the coin and gently removed the dirt I could barely believe my eyes as the first thing I saw was the date ~ 1876! I thought to myself ... I have just dug my first seated coin after 4 years of detecting ... Hallelujah I finally accomplished that goal and she's in pretty decent shape as well aside from being holed! I finally calmed down and got back to detecting. The rest of the day's finds were 3 wheat cents, 2 memorial cents, a clad dime, a couple of marbles (which I really enjoy finding), and a few odds and ends. Thanks for looking ~ Jimmy

 

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[Ricky1601 aka pull tab king]

congrats on the seated, now that you've broken the ice maybe you'll find a lot more of them... hh

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Congratulations on your first seated! Just goes to show, persistence pays off.

 

[time4me]

Major congrats on your first seated. Still waiting on mine.

HH, Jim

 

[terpfan]

Congrats on your first seated! My oldest silver is a 1900 barber, so a seated coin is the next hurdle to cross. Hope its soon.

 

[1491]

Oh man! Congrats on your first seated! The hole just makes it more personal, more than a coin.

 

[Weddle546]

ok im finally gonna ask, why do they put the holes in them? to wear around their neck? I have seen alot of them like that and was just wondering......Reguardless, Gratz on that first seated!

 

[seger98]

Congratulations on the seated dime!

 

[Lazy J]

Congratulations on the dime. I love it when our coins idolized ideas and not people. Not that people aren't great. Marbles are a great find as well. As for the hole? Nothing can be done, putting it back in the ground doesn't work. :^)

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Congrats nice dime and finds

 

[timekiller]

Holed or not buddy it's Great and Great to see you on here posting again!First are always Great no matter what!Keep at it!

 

[RiverRat3]

Congrats, Very Nice Dime....

 

[maceman66]

Great find!!! The holes were indeed for wearing around the neck but not for decoration. Most people wore hand made clothes and it was alot of extra work to make pockets so people would hole thier money to keep it safe and handy!!

 

[pjroo33]

Very nice seated!!!

 

[Mr Tuff]

congrats on a dandy of a coin!!! MR TUFF

 

[DigginThePast]

A shame about the hole but an awesome find! Congrats on your frist Seated.

 

[underdogger]

nice find Jimmy . Now you see I never heard that about no pockets I always Thought It was Given to a soldier's sweetheart goig off to WWI . hMM I never saw that point of view .

 

[garthbfan169]

WTG jim that is a good looking coin!!

 

[coinmaster2db]

Congrats on the seated, Jim. I am hoping to dig my first one will dig my first one this fall. I'd love to get down to NC and dig a little someday. My Great, Great, Great, Great, Great Grandparents lived in Rowan County before coming to IN. It would be cool to dig up my own ancestor's pocket spill from 1800 (assuming such a spill took place)

 

[JimBeHuntin']

ok im finally gonna ask, why do they put the holes in them? to wear around their neck? I have seen alot of them like that and was just wondering......Reguardless, Gratz on that first seated!

Thanks for the reply Weddle546 ... I was thinking that this particular coin may have been holed and worn as a necklace because of the date 1876 ... the first centenial of our country and our Declaration of Independence ... just a guess though ~ Jimmy