Bucket List Time / My first Shield Nickel

[Digger Don]

I met up with Noah Saturday for a little door knocking. We did several houses and the finds were slow but steady.
My first hole of the first house was a 1934 merc. The next three houses produced a 64 Rosie, an 1892 Indian and an extremely worn 1873 Indian.
We were doing the last house of the day and I got a 12-14 under a low hanging tree. When I popped it out I couldn't believe my eyes, it was an 1867 Shield Nickel. Wow, My first ever! and from a 1914 house. Go figure. Five minutes later I got a deep 12-13 about two feet away from the shield. This time a no date Buff.
I also dug 19 Wheat Cents.

[Digger_O'Dell]

Big congrats on the bucket lister! The rest of the hunt looks pretty good too!

[del]

the green Indians are always so appealing :smitten:even the smooth ones :lol: huge congrats on the shield nickel Don , not an easy coin to come up with !!:notworthy:

[aloldstuff]

Huge congrats on the shield and your other keepers. As far as the shield goes it is a coin that has eluded me.....

[Bucknut]

Congrats Don on the Shield Nik! that is still on my list too. You are getting really close to 100 Indians for the year...hope you make it!

[BTV Digger]

Nice Don, and congrats on your first Shield Nickel. I've had a friend dig one 5 feet from me (:bangahead02:) but never dug one myself. Keep finding the goodies!

John

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on your bucket list find, Don! As Shield Nickels go yours is in pretty good shape with a clear date. So often the date is illegible on them.

That 1873 Indian Head is really cool too. Very worn but not corroded at all. I like the smooth, green patina on it.

:congrats:

[wisconsin digger]

Great find Don, never have found one. I recall my Dad found 1 or 2 in the 70's and those were the days when everywhere you went was unhunted. Congrats on a tough find. WD

[The Rebel]

WTG on the Shield Nickle! They are so hard to find.