not even on the bucket list

[tinman68]

got out today for a hunt with helix and armyjoe from tnet 20 min in to the hunt got a 37 signal about 2 to 3 in down thought can slaw or clad dime but to be safe I dug a big hole flip the dirt out and I see this
I call over the guys take a few pics hoping for barber or seated but wow capped bust its rough but its beautiful and my oldest silver


aslo got this cool stone its about 3 1/2in round not sure what it is

 

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[bootybandit]

Nice coin! Congrats!

 

[Ahab8]

Damn I love those capped bust coins. Still looking for my first

 

[pepperj]

Nice ball, sweet silver. Congrats on digging the oldie, and your oldest silver.

 

[Kodiak43351]

Great finds congrats.

 

[Helix]

Yeah I mentioned as thin as it was there is a chance it could be capped bust and you said "come on" as if I was being silly. lol Awesome find for our area! Your welcome,, for me sharing this site with ya. No its a good find again congrats. I was hoping you or Joe would find a LC or something, even better. Oldest coin from the site that I know of, second is a 36 LC by yours truly. Oh and Tinman turns out that's a temperance medal/ token, post tomorrow.

 

[tinman68]

Yeah I mentioned as thin as it was there is a chance it could be capped bust and you said "come on" as if I was being silly. lol Awesome find for our area! Your welcome,, for me sharing this site with ya. No its a good find again congrats. I was hoping you or Joe would find a LC or something, even better. Oldest coin from the site that I know of, second is a 36 LC by yours truly. Oh and Tinman turns out that's a temperance medal/ token, post tomorrow.

oldest coin so far but this year is not over yet a good two or three weeks left next time it will be a LC thanks for the invite

It is a very nice specimen of a medal by James Bale, a prominent diesinker of New York City, likely struck in the early 1840s. It looks to be brass, like most of Bale's temperance issues. His initial "B" can be seen at the base of the well, on the obverse of your specimen...

 

[Helix]

oldest coin so far but this year is not over yet a good two or three weeks left next time it will be a LC thanks for the invite

It is a very nice specimen of a medal by James Bale, a prominent diesinker of New York City, likely struck in the early 1840s. It looks to be brass, like most of Bale's temperance issues. His initial "B" can be seen at the base of the well, on the obverse of your specimen...

Yeah hope so, very soon that's for sure. Time to plan my visit to relatives living in warmer climate. Its a "temperance leads to health wealth happiness and long life A.W.R" medal. I read circa 1880's from one source.

 

[Gaspipe]

Beautiful coin way to go .

 

[CoilyGirl]

That's a nice one,congrats!

 

[beez0404]

Congratulations on finding a really tough coin.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Still looking for my first really old silver here, a coin like that would be a dream find come true !!

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Congrat's on your Capped Bust!

 

[treblehunter]

In my book that is a banner find! I'll never understand the numismatic values, I mean how can a Early American Silver with such a low mintage (485,000) not be worth much more? There are ten varieties of this coin, you could possibly have a VERY rare coin. A low mintage like that is already rare, but it could be one of the super rare varieties.

Don't get me wrong I'm not saying you should sell it or slab it, just if I found it I would want to know. Here is a link to your coin.
1833 10C MS Early Dimes | NGC

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[cjon455]

Wow, that's a great find, nice detail on it also, way to go

 

[ArmyJoe]

Yeah hope so, very soon that's for sure. Time to plan my visit to relatives living in warmer climate. Its a "temperance leads to health wealth happiness and long life A.W.R" medal. I read circa 1880's from one source.

Helix,

It was awesome to see Tinman do the recovery on the capped Bust! I had a good time just getting out with you guys! It was definitely a learning experience. I did find an 1897 IHP last night at a park. Each hunt is a new experience for us rookies! Planning to hit some parks again today, had a few issues with my machine just chattering away last night for no reason...
Joe

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats on the great find! Capped Bust anything is great!! Continued success to you..

-- Jeff --

 

[collector01]

Awesome coin!! Nice pics. That must be a Indian baseball lol. HH!

 

[terpfan]

Capped bust coins just don't turn up very often. Stellar find.