Two First: Seated/Skeleton Key

[Leon]

Hey all,,,
Thanks to the old IH graveyard I have accomplished one of my goals for the summer to find anything Seated...
It's worn almost completely smooth, but ya can tell she sit'n there... By the design on the reverse it must be one from 1860 - 1891.
No date is visable, but I'm going to try and hit it with the inferred camera later to see if it will show...
Also found my first Skeleton Key, a 1944d wheatie, and some type of older button made of brass/ no markings...
The dime was only 4" deep, and sounded off like it was screeming to get out. It was in an area we had hit before, but must have been in a hurry that day, because I don't see how anyone wouldn't have dug this signal. It had the sweet sound of silver all over it...
I'll be going back to cover this area much better than I have, I know there are still some good targets left...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

P.S.> I guess this is were they got the saying , thats one thin dime...

 

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[Rich in Texas]

Nice job!! It has been waaaaaayyyy too long since I dug a seated!

Rich

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

Nice finds, I have yet to find my first seated! Congrats.

 

[DJ_Quinn]

Well done! Any way to get the date to show on the seated?

 

[JARMAN]

Nice work Leon,That site has been good to you.Hope its not clean.HH

 

[Nana40]

Great finds Leon!

You know what you'll find next....... when you find keys, then you'll find..................

.............................garter clips!



Nana

 

[twister]

Great dime and key

HH

Twister

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice digs!

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[tammahawk]

excuse my ignorance all but what is a seated, looks like an old button to me?

 

[renegade_7]

That will be a first for me also, when that day comes. Good deal

 

[Leon]

Thanks all,,,
No problem tammahawk, It's what they call a " Seated Liberty Dime ". It's the 1st smooth silver object in the pic.
Here's a link to a site that will show you what it's supposed to look like:http://coinfacts.com/dimes/seated_liberty_dimes.html

Got back out for about a hour this morn'n, same location, found: 1 nickle, 1 clad penny, and a 1929 wheatie in pretty good shape, still brown. I still have a lot of new ground to cover, just have to find the patches of old dirt, verses the new fill dirt...
A good rain wouldn't hurt none either...
Here's a shot with the infered, there just ain't a whole lot of her left...
From the pic, it looks like she's facing the other way, but she's still smiling...

 

[SugarSand]

Awesome, you can definitely tell it's a seated! That's my goal for this year too!

 

[allen]

way to go dude on the seated dime. keep on digging !!!

 

[clump63]

Good job Leon, at 4" maybe someone dug it and found something else instead, gotta double check them holes.

 

[poolboy]

Great job Leon!!!!you are the coin man!!!you always bring something nice to show and tell.keep it up !looking forward to more post's!H.H!