First silver of the year

Got out with Don for a new (old) town and got into the third yard with not even wheat pennies showing up. Hardly any digable targets and was close to giving up but finally had a questionable maybe tone. Sometimes you just don’t dig these. But the depth was good, possibly 8 inches, jumping from penny to half with a little sqeak to it. Anyway after getting through the roots I saw a thin silver disc. 1861 S seated dime! :shocked03: My oldest US! :happydance02: This yard was definitely hit but got one. Was so happy I forgot to dig the nickel signal which was in the same spot. So left it to Don to sweep up!
Anyways here’s the pictures of the rest of the day this finds. sorry I’m terrible at photograph.

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Congrats on your oldest and first silver for the year. I found my first silver thimble today. Yeah, it was was great to get out.

Nice job getting a seated! I don't think that is a common date either.

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Originally Posted by Robbie

Congrats on your oldest and first silver for the year. I found my first silver thimble today. Yeah, it was was great to get out.

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Congrats on your thimble

My first with a mint mark too. Absolutely stoked! Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Bucknut

Nice job getting a seated! I don't think that is a common date either.

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WTG on an awesome seated silver! What are those 2 square thingies?

That's an uncommon date for sure. Great recovery on a deep dime!

Tax tokens. Got 2 in the same hole. :cheesysmile:

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Originally Posted by The Rebel

WTG on an awesome seated silver! What are those 2 square thingies?

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When silver came out from under a tough bunch of roots, and had black staining to it I was hopeful. Don was sure it would be seated even before I was just by the fact I was struggling to figure out what I had. Thanks Mike.

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Originally Posted by MIKE54

That's an uncommon date for sure. Great recovery on a deep dime!

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Well done Noah, I always go for the deep odd signals. Almost always a coin too. That's a civil war coin for sure. I see you also got two 1933 Illinois tax tokens (the square things). Was there a nickel in the hole with the dime? Was it the 1916 buffalo that Don found? If so it's amazing that dime was still in circulation sometime after 1916!! Looks like you got your Rosie too! LOL, I'm sure Don was wondering if you would get the trifecta. HH, Dave.

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Originally Posted by DaddyDigger

. Was there a nickel in the hole with the dime? Was it the 1916 buffalo that Don found?

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No, the Buff was about 3 feet from his plug! Luckily for me he just missed it

Great catch on that seated, and congrats on your oldest US! :clapping:

Great find on the Seated.

Your first silver of the year, and it's an 1861 Seated? :shocked04:

That is amazing, Tim! It's one thing to find a seated, but the pre-1870 ones don't turn up often at all! Huge congrats on your oldest US silver coin!

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Nothing like finding your oldest silver ! congrats Noah