Don in SJ
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Many years ago I was detecting in a tilled field that had given up some nice Large Cents, most from the 1816-1828 era. The field also was producing a fair amount of nice colonial and Federation era buttons. The ground was wet that day and a light drizzle was falling. As I got near the top of the hill, I got a reading and I noticed a "button" laying on top of the tilled earth. I reached down to pick up my button and got one of the biggest thills of my detecting hobby at that time. As soon as I felt it and saw how thick it was I new it was a 1793 Half Cent!
Even though it is not as in good condition of some of my other Half Cents, but wow, I have not seen hardly any ever found, have seen more 1793 Large Cents by far, but not the Half Cent. Well, it was the find of the day for me and if I remember correctly, I just called it quits for the day and went home to share the excitement.
In the field and the adjoining field I did find one more Half Cent about 5 years ago, and that was a nice but holed 1797. But most of the coins found there were from the 1800's and the ones from the 1700's were showing much wear. Another good indicator of dating a site, by the wear of the majority of the coins and by the latest date found in mass.
A few years back I also got this nice Spiked Chin 1804 Half Cent. The amazing thing about this find was that a week later I found another 1804 withing ten feet of where this one was and that one was severly corroded. Go figure.......
Don in SJ
Even though it is not as in good condition of some of my other Half Cents, but wow, I have not seen hardly any ever found, have seen more 1793 Large Cents by far, but not the Half Cent. Well, it was the find of the day for me and if I remember correctly, I just called it quits for the day and went home to share the excitement.
In the field and the adjoining field I did find one more Half Cent about 5 years ago, and that was a nice but holed 1797. But most of the coins found there were from the 1800's and the ones from the 1700's were showing much wear. Another good indicator of dating a site, by the wear of the majority of the coins and by the latest date found in mass.
A few years back I also got this nice Spiked Chin 1804 Half Cent. The amazing thing about this find was that a week later I found another 1804 withing ten feet of where this one was and that one was severly corroded. Go figure.......
Don in SJ
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