Results 1 to 16 of 16

Thread: Street Project Bucketlister - 1871 Seated Half

  1. #1
    Elite Member milco's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Location
    Milwaukee WI
    Posts
    2,951

    Street Project Bucketlister - 1871 Seated Half

    I made it out for about 90 minutes at a street project last night before dusk and into the dark and made some great finds, including this solid and sweet 33-34 on the Nox. I pulled out a large grey disc and I knew I had a coin and suspected it was a half. When I got back to the car I could see the seated liberty design and was blown away. Earlier this year I found two 1876 seated dimes at this same spot on the other side of the street, now I just need to find the quarter Unfortunately, the half being under a sidewalk for the past 125+ years, was not kind to it and it is very pitted and a bit toasted on the back, but I'm not complaining one bit.

    Other finds included 1901 and 1905 V Nickels, three IH's, a Merc, a Wash Q and quite a few wheat cents. And yes, that is the top to an empty coin purse clasp with bits of leather still inside.

    This definitely made, what has been an awesome year of MDing, even better!
    Thanks for looking!

    Name:  IMG_6568.jpg
Views: 207
Size:  55.9 KBName:  IMG_6567.jpg
Views: 177
Size:  55.3 KBName:  IMG_6574.jpg
Views: 201
Size:  97.7 KBName:  IMG_6575.jpg
Views: 188
Size:  99.9 KBName:  IMG_6576.jpg
Views: 232
Size:  100.2 KBName:  IMG_6577.jpg
Views: 213
Size:  69.9 KB
    Minelab Equinox 600 & Whites Coinmaster, Garrett Propointer, Lesche Digger
    Oldest silver: 1853 Half-dime & 1876S Seated Quarter / Oldest coin: 1849 US Large Cent / 1854 Upper Canada One Penny Bank Token

  2. #2
    congrats. I still dream about it first one.

  3. #3
    Global Moderator Ill Digger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    N. Illinois
    Posts
    4,987
    This ain't no beauty contest! And she's a winner man!
    Congrats on knocking that one of the wishlist!
    I have to agree, you are having one heck of a year!
    Keep after it! Still got 2 months and some change left to sweeten the yearly totals.
    Some days you get the corn, some days you get the cob
    ​Oldest coin: ​70 B.C. "Harlow Flyer" gold qtr. Stater
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1814 Capped Bust Dime

  4. #4
    You ARE having a great year, Darren! You got every speck of dirt off those coins. How'd you do it?
    Congrats on BIG OLD silver!
    On Instagram- oxshoedrew

  5. #5
    Elite Member milco's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Location
    Milwaukee WI
    Posts
    2,951
    Quote Originally Posted by Ill Digger View Post
    This ain't no beauty contest! And she's a winner man!
    Congrats on knocking that one of the wishlist!
    I have to agree, you are having one heck of a year!
    Keep after it! Still got 2 months and some change left to sweeten the yearly totals.
    Thanks Tim! Trust me, I’ll be digging until the deep freeze!
    Minelab Equinox 600 & Whites Coinmaster, Garrett Propointer, Lesche Digger
    Oldest silver: 1853 Half-dime & 1876S Seated Quarter / Oldest coin: 1849 US Large Cent / 1854 Upper Canada One Penny Bank Token

  6. #6
    Elite Member milco's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Location
    Milwaukee WI
    Posts
    2,951
    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    You ARE having a great year, Darren! You got every speck of dirt off those coins. How'd you do it?
    Congrats on BIG OLD silver!
    Thanks Drew! For cleaning, most pennies and nickels go separately in the tumbler from these projects. The silver is usually just warm water and a tooth brush, sometimes a little bit of baking soda as well.
    Minelab Equinox 600 & Whites Coinmaster, Garrett Propointer, Lesche Digger
    Oldest silver: 1853 Half-dime & 1876S Seated Quarter / Oldest coin: 1849 US Large Cent / 1854 Upper Canada One Penny Bank Token

  7. #7
    Welcome to the seated half club! It's odd to me that the coins under the concrete get so damaged. You almost think they'd be protected from the elements instead they always look worse. You've done very well this year and I always look forward to your posts. Happy digging!
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
    Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
    Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
    YouTube Channel: Full Metal Digger

  8. #8
    Elite Member Bucknut's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2015
    Location
    SE Michigan
    Posts
    2,024
    Wow that is a hard to find coin! You have had an awesome year!
    Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
    Favorite finds I have made:
    1,000+ silver coins
    92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
    Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
    125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
    My wife
    (probably should have started with that one)

  9. #9
    Elite Member The Rebel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    Southwest, CT
    Posts
    2,060
    Good job on the recoveries. That silver has seen better days but better that it's no longer in the ground anymore.
    Minelab Manticore / SPECTRA V3i, Pro-Pointer II. Lesche Digger.
    Oldest Copper: 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny. Oldest Silver: 1663 1-Reale
    Cob.

    My Album

  10. #10
    Elite Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    Pickerel, Wisconsin
    Posts
    2,101
    Congrats on the bucket lister and the 100+ silver coins. WD
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
    Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes

  11. #11
    Congrats on finding an elusive coin that is on most people's bucket list! I bet the person who lost it 100+ years ago was pretty upset. Now Lady Liberty sees the light of day again. Wonderful!

    Lifetime totals:
    9 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

    YouTube Channel: Tony Two-Cent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmz...RlHTBIU42bUORg

  12. #12
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    SE Wisconsin
    Posts
    631
    That is awesome! Congrats Milco!!
    Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Waterproof Pinpointer, CTX3030 with 6,11,17" coils.

  13. #13
    Global Moderator Ill Digger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    N. Illinois
    Posts
    4,987
    Quote Originally Posted by Full Metal Digger View Post
    Welcome to the seated half club! It's odd to me that the coins under the concrete get so damaged. You almost think they'd be protected from the elements instead they always look worse. You've done very well this year and I always look forward to your posts. Happy digging!
    I could be wrong, but here's my theory on why these coins that are trapped under concrete get so corroded. I believe it from the lime and chloride and other chemicals that are in the concrete, leaching out over time. And those harsh chemicals mixed with rain water and a century to "cook" away at the coin is whats doing it.
    But thats just my guess.
    Some days you get the corn, some days you get the cob
    ​Oldest coin: ​70 B.C. "Harlow Flyer" gold qtr. Stater
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1814 Capped Bust Dime

  14. #14
    Elite Member Digger Don's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Location
    Northern Illinois
    Posts
    3,785
    she may be pitted, but she's still gorgeous. Great find!!!
    Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny


    20
    24
    Silver 4
    Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1,

    YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoU...FVGumMQ/videos

  15. #15
    WOW! You really don't see a lot of seated halves come out of the ground.....in any condition. Congrats.
    Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
    Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
    Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
    Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank

    "He who would search for pearls must dive below."

  16. #16
    That bunch would have been exciting unearth. Congrats

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •