Its going to be a great year!

[ResurrectedVirginia]

This was the result of my very first hunt of the new year and I think its going to be a good one. I was hitting a trashy house site and one of the first few great things I found was the 1858 seated half dollar which is also the very first half dollar I have ever found. It was pretty deep at 8 to 10 inches underneath a large root of a massive pine tree. I found it with the AT PRO and using the small DD coil. I found other things including a colonial shoe buckle piece and also a 1700's Spanish patriotic button. A mercury dime and a old wheat penny made the day better. But what really made my day and possibly even my year, was the second half dollar I ever found on the other side of the yard just as it was turning dark and time for me to go home.

 

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[Pinball]

Wow those are killer finds! Congratulations on your start to the year. I think I would have to spent a lot of time at that site!

 

[A2coins]

Awesome finds Ive been waiting out winter freeze I like your coin holders I have the same I found a 43 walking half last year I save and display all my finds Great happy for you keep it up

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[alabama11]

Great Work.
There are many rewards in the Dominion State.
Best,

 

[UnderMiner]

Wowza! That Seated Half is to die for!

 

[against the wind]

Really hard to find a single half dollar coin, and you got 2 in one hunt.
I have only done that once ,, over many years of hunting.
Congrats

 

[trapperart]

Very nice finds congrats to you

 

[Mr. Digger]

Congrats on the big silvers! That seated half is one heck of a find.

 

[park pirate]

Damn nice coins...

 

[Carolina Tom]

WOW! Congrats on the really killer start to 2016. Double BIG silver... envious...

 

[Trezurehunter]

Wow, what a great couple of finds. To find an 1858 Half, & have that be your first one is unreal. ( Most of us start with Walkers or Kennedy's ) !

 

[gwdigger]

The pillar button wins for me. BY FAR.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice silver there, I have never found a seated half. I have found a number of those Spanish Coin facsimile buttons. The smaller ones like yours were used as cuff links. I have a linked pair and a couple others with the loop attached to one of the links. I found several of them on a Rev War fort/encampment site.

 

[JerV3]

That's a Great start and great yard. I've found many seated over the yrs but the half eludes me.

HH Jer

 

[Showtime2385]

Wow killer day, Congrats!

 

[Garrett424]

Beautiful finds. Definitely looks like a great start to a great year.

 

[Scrappy]

That Spanish button is impressive! ...definitely my favorite find and probably on the rarer side of finds.

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice silver there, I have never found a seated half. I have found a number of those Spanish Coin facsimile buttons. The smaller ones like yours were used as cuff links. I have a linked pair and a couple others with the loop attached to one of the links. I found several of them on a Rev War fort/encampment site.

Yeap all good finds, & great start to the year - nice big seated!

But the '1700's Spanish patriotic button', I would like to understand, any source material? Coin buttons were very popular we had all sorts of Country's & Roman Coin Buttons were not a sign of a Roman Patriot.

 

[Joe hunter]

Nice finds looks like you have a nice spot hope you find many more