Seated half dime, a worn half Real, buttons, etc in Western Indiana

[bcbirdman]

Found another old homesite that pre-dates the 1874 maps for my area and recovered these relics! A beautiful little 1840-O Seated Liberty half dime was my favorite find of the day, but had it not been extremely worn, the spanish silver would have probably been haha. I assume it is a spanish half Real due to the size and thickness, or rather thinness. Super thin little coin, but sadly it is completely defaced on both sides. Almost didn't dig that signal as it was breaking up and not super clear, but it repeated enough to get me curious. Also found a brass ring with clasping hands on the top as decoration. Interesting I thought.

One of the buttons I found says "Wellington *treble gilt*"

I found that the British made this button to celebrate the Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in the War of 1812. Pretty cool historical info.

Also, does anyone know what type of small buckles these are? They're decorated with floral patterns.
And one of the buttons has a hole poked through the middle. Anyone know why someone would've done that? The back mark isn't anything unusual (Imperial standard I think)

 

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[fishstick]

Ur KILL'IN it bro Reppin us Hoosiers well!!!!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Outstanding finds - congrats !

 

[bcbirdman]

Ur KILL'IN it bro Reppin us Hoosiers well!!!!

Thanks man!

 

[AU Seeker]

That half-dime is a key date coin!!
Worth at least $300 to $400 or even possibly more!

Great hunt!!

 

[The Rebel]

That half dime is awesome!

I've dug that same star button as well.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great recoveries! Congratulations! The half-dime is in nice condition. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[turf_aholic]

New Orleans doesn't make many visits here... Darn nice find

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Great recoveries, those half dimes are one of my favorite to find! The ring is a killer find!! Your hitting some really old sites

 

[ToddsPoint]

Your 1840-O is a no drapery. It’s the more common of the two subtypes. 695,000 made. Any old coin with an O mint mark brings a premium. That’s a great find for sure!👍🏻

 

[Gare]

NICE GOING thank you for sharing

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Found another old homesite that pre-dates the 1874 maps for my area and recovered these relics! A beautiful little 1840-O Seated Liberty half dime was my favorite find of the day, but had it not been extremely worn, the spanish silver would have probably been haha. I assume it is a spanish half Real due to the size and thickness, or rather thinness. Super thin little coin, but sadly it is completely defaced on both sides. Almost didn't dig that signal as it was breaking up and not super clear, but it repeated enough to get me curious. Also found a brass ring with clasping hands on the top as decoration. Interesting I thought.

One of the buttons I found says "Wellington *treble gilt*"

I found that the British made this button to celebrate the Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in the War of 1812. Pretty cool historical info.

Also, does anyone know what type of small buckles these are? They're decorated with floral patterns.
And one of the buttons has a hole poked through the middle. Anyone know why someone would've done that? The back mark isn't anything unusual (Imperial standard I think)

wow, such a great hunt and variety of saves. very well done

 

[bcbirdman]

Thanks everyone!

 

[bcbirdman]

Your 1840-O is a no drapery. It’s the more common of the two subtypes. 695,000 made. Any old coin with an O mint mark brings a premium. That’s a great find for sure!👍🏻

Interesting! Thanks for the info

 

[bcbirdman]

Great recoveries, those half dimes are one of my favorite to find! The ring is a killer find!! Your hitting some really old sites

Definitely my oldest ring yet! Thank you!

 

[oldmxrat]

Super nice recoveries, congrats!