Weekend Report - Draped Bust Half Cent and a few buttons

[Steve in PA]

The farmer plowed an old tavern site I have been pounding since 2012. Over the years I have found 18 Spanish Silvers, a Draped Bust Dime, a Capped Bust Half Dime, 50+ coppers, and 200+ buttons here. The place doesn't produce like it used to, but there is still the potential to find an nice old coin.

Didn't get much on Saturday, but did manage to recover my 5th Half Cent from this site.



I stopped and snapped a picture of this thinking I might have a silver cuff link. But it was only a silver plated button.



Since I wasn't finding many metallic items, I amused myself by picking up ceramic shards



Thanks for looking and if you get out, I hope you have better luck than me.

 

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[Steve in PA]

My buddy who is a voracious detector and finds basically everything just found his first confirmed half cent and he's been detecting 4 years. That means they are a rarity in our area! Congrats. I hope to find one someday! Also have to mention that a draped bust half cent is awesome! For me any day that I don't get skunked and find something better than a wheatie is a good day!

Here is a pic of my half cents taken in 2006. I have found at least 7 since. They are out there, but you have to get on the right sites.

 

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