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    Today I met up with midas to detect at an old site we last hit back in early June of last year. During that particular hunt I dug up from the site six coppers and a 1897-O Barber dime. John had picked up a Spanish half reale and other goodies. We were hoping for some old coins this time around as well, and we were not disappointed.

    We worked the site hard, and midas managed to snag one copper, two seated dimes, and a silver Roosevelt dime. I dug up two badly corroded coppers (one is a Draped Bust large cent dated 1802), one silver Roosevelt, two mercury dimes, and two Seated half dimes, dated 1853 and 1857. They are in beautiful condition! We also dug up a couple of Indian Head cents, but they are in very poor shape.

    Here are my finds from today's hunt:











    The Draped Bust had been nine inches or so deep under a 3 root with smaller roots packed tightly together next to the larger root. It was impossible to dig down, so I had to dig at least seven inches away from the target to then dig sideways to scoop what I was hoping would be an old silver quarter. It turned out to be a copper, an old one, so I was happy with it, though disappointed at the amount of corrosion.




    The following finds are from yesterday's hunt at another site. I dug up ten silver coins. The surprise was the 1952 silver foreign coin. It is a good looking piece.








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    Angel, those half dimes are absolutely beautiful! Full liberty on both, although a bit stronger on the '53 than the '57. They are incredible. I would have fainted lol

    The coppers are toast, but still great finds in my book

    As you know, I fell in love with that foreign coin. It's beautiful. Congratulations on two more successful hunts, as always!

    I hope John will post his seated dimes and other finds.

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    Awesome finds!! Those Half Dimes are Amazing looking. That foreign coin is pretty sweet too! on all your finds!

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    Fantastic looking 1/2 dimes. I can't remember anyone finding 2 of them in one hunt. Nice copper but sorry about the condition. Your plan of attack on getting it from the ground was great.

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    Fantastic score on the pair of half dimes thumbsup01 great bunch of silver finds!!

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    Those half dimes are things of beauty, Angel!

    I would do the happy dance for a week if I ever found one. Hopefully someday.

    Congrats on the two early large cents too! |
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    Awesome finds there Angel! The 1952 coin is from Switzerland, Helvetia = Switzerland.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Epi-hunter link=topic=14023.msg147625#msg147625 date=1376800146
    Angel, those half dimes are absolutely beautiful! Full liberty on both, although a bit stronger on the '53 than the '57. They are incredible. I would have fainted lol

    The coppers are toast, but still great finds in my book

    As you know, I fell in love with that French coin. It's beautiful. Congratulations on two more successful hunts, as always!

    I hope John will post his seated dimes and other finds.
    You should have seen my face when I dug the second half dime. John knew I had another good coin when he glanced up from a short distance. lol

    Yeah, the coppers are in a sorry state. :-\ The soil at that site is quite harsh on coppers and Indian Head cents.

    The foreign coin is nice. Milco was kind enough to identify the correct country.


    Quote Originally Posted by skribnodsister link=topic=14023.msg147631#msg147631 date=1376821403
    Awesome finds!! Those Half Dimes are Amazing looking. That foreign coin is pretty sweet too! on all your finds!
    Thank you! The design on the old coins sure are pleasing to the eyes.


    Quote Originally Posted by aloldstuff link=topic=14023.msg147635#msg147635 date=1376822680
    Fantastic looking 1/2 dimes. I can't remember anyone finding 2 of them in one hunt. Nice copper but sorry about the condition. Your plan of attack on getting it from the ground was great.

    Once again your posts have inspired me to follow you to your next site, so we will be meeting soon.
    I spent about 15 minutes trying to get to that coin. There were swirls of smaller but thick roots I had to get through while digging the second hole. verreaction: I had visions of a capped or draped bust quarter, so giving up was not an option. lol

    The last time I picked up two seated half dimes on the same day was back on March 10 of last year.

    Back then I ended up digging up a total of four during five consecutive hunts.


    Quote Originally Posted by giant056 link=topic=14023.msg147644#msg147644 date=1376824286
    Fantastic score on the pair of half dimes thumbsup01 great bunch of silver finds!!
    Thanks giant!


    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent link=topic=14023.msg147657#msg147657 date=1376849136
    Those half dimes are things of beauty, Angel!

    I would do the happy dance for a week if I ever found one. Hopefully someday.

    Congrats on the two early large cents too! |
    Thanks Tony! I know what you mean. They are truly beautiful coins and quite exciting to find.


    Quote Originally Posted by milco link=topic=14023.msg147659#msg147659 date=1376849831
    Awesome finds there Angel! The 1952 coin is from Switzerland, Helvetia = Switzerland.
    Thank you milco. And thanks too for the correct ID on the coin! thumbsup01 Much appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angellionel link=topic=14023.msg147618#msg147618 date=1376796173
    Today I met up with midas to detect at an old site we last hit back in early June of last year. During that particular hunt I dug up from the site six coppers and a 1897-O Barber dime. John had picked up a Spanish half reale and other goodies. We were hoping for some old coins this time around as well, and we were not disappointed.

    We worked the site hard, and midas managed to snag one copper, two seated dimes, and a silver Roosevelt dime. I dug up two badly corroded coppers (one is a Draped Bust large cent dated 1802), one silver Roosevelt, two mercury dimes, and two Seated half dimes, dated 1853 and 1857. They are in beautiful condition! We also dug up a couple of Indian Head cents, but they are in very poor shape.

    Here are my finds from today's hunt:











    The Draped Bust had been nine inches or so deep under a 3 root with smaller roots packed tightly together next to the larger root. It was impossible to dig down, so I had to dig at least seven inches away from the target to then dig sideways to scoop what I was hoping would be an old silver quarter. It turned out to be a copper, an old one, so I was happy with it, though disappointed at the amount of corrosion.




    The following finds are from yesterday's hunt at another site. I dug up ten silver coins. The surprise was the 1952 silver foreign coin. It is a good looking piece.








    HH!
    Angel congrats on the 2 hunts,the 1/2 dimes look great as do the other silvers. The copper coins on the e. coast will all dissolve without our intervention/preservation and be lost forever along with all the iron relics and it's a shame! Good luck the rest of the season and please post your finds......

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    Nothing more to say then what I always say about your finds and posts..... lol
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    Terrific haul of silver there.

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    Yow ! Another good pile of that shiney stuff !
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    Thanks guys!

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    Those are some amazing finds Angel! Congrats!!!
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    you still slayin the silvers i see! coppers dont stand a chance either! nice hunt some sweet seated twins!
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    Simply amazing! Beautiful, just beautiful!



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