WOOHOO!! 1876 Seated Liberty Half Dollar!!

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HOLY COW!!! I just got home from a little road trip by myself!

I got permission to detect around a old house in Philomath Oregon ~ a very short window of time to be able to detect there, so I had to take half a day off of work so I did miss my chance! Well . . . . . I didn't find much there at that old house ~ too much fill dirt ~ I dug a 1980 Memorial cent at about six inched deep! DANG!! If there's anything old it's too deep for me to find!

So I drove into Corvallis Oregon to hit some places that produced some goodies in the past. I detected all day ~ up until about 7:30pm and at that point I hadn't found much ~ a couple wheat cents and a silver ring, and plenty of clad (like usual!) ~ my last target of the day was a nice deepy ~ at about seven inches deep, I dug a 1876 SEATED HALF!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!! And, I didn't scratch it either!

This is only the second seated coin that I've ever dug in over 15 years of detecting! This is my first pre-1900 silver coin that I've dug this year.

I took pictures of the obverse & reverse before & after I cleaned it up. This is my silver coin find #19 for the year.

I can't wait to go back to see what else may be there!

Thanks for looking!
Neil

 

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[kippero]

Yeaaaaaa that is one good looking hunk of silver. the happy dance for that one must go on for weeks "wow" congrat's your my hero I dont even have to say have a good day I know it will be cloud 9 will have you for company for quite a little while. awesome Kippero

 

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[crazyjarhead]

Nice job Neil. That's a beauty. I like how pleasure comes before work Same with me too

 

[Nate in Ohio]

Awesome. I need to get me a seated other than a dime Congrats on the goodie...looks great too. 8)

 

[john37115]

I've was lucky enough to get and 1875 cc Seated quarter this year. I'm still waiting on a seated half. Congratuluations

 

[Natman]

You're gonna remember that day for a long time..nice work Neil!

Nat

 

[Argentium]

Yeah Man ! That is a very nice score - Congratulations ! Argentium.

 

[hikeinmts]

Not bad, for a guy from the wet side of the state. Really, GREAT FIND. u got me jealous.

 

[mlayers]

sweet find WTG..Matt

 

[Big E]

It was definately worth staying out until 7:30. Very nice half.

Big E

 

[mcmurphi]

Excellent find....very rare for the west. You guys from Eugene seem to have a nose for silver, love reading your posts.
mcmurphi

 

[EddieR]

WTG !!!

 

[JerV3]

Awesome coin man.

I've dug a bunch of seated dimes. But no halfs or quarters yet. Anything seated is hard to come by.

Congrats

Jeremy

 

[silverfreak]

Congrats on that big honker Neil.

 

[allen]

congrats on that beautiful coin !!!

 

[time4me]

Simply awesome Neil!!! Way to go on that sweet silver seated half!!

 

[mikewaz]

Fantastic find Neil!
A find like that sure lights the fire, even after a long, long day of hunting. I'm hoping to get my first seated this year, but you know how that goes.

 

[1491]

Neil, that is one heck of a coin. Attaboys to you for detecting all day and having to wait for that one!

 

[kimsdad]

Holy cow, man!!!! Good thing you were in Nick mode and perservered!!!

That is an outrageous find! Congrats!!!

 

[kipper]

Great find!! Would love to find one myself...

 

[Buckeye Boy]

Excellent find !

All hail the king of silver !






Stephen