1836 Capped Bust Half Dime

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After the coppers I have been finding lately a bit of silver was overdue. :thinkingabout: I picked up a very nice one this afternoon, a 1836 Capped Bust half dime. :happydance01: :happydance01:

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I also found a 1904 Barber dime, a King George III Farthing (1773-1775), one Indian Head cent, and a small crotal bell.

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ANGEL!!!! SWEET!!SWEET Find!!!! Look at the condition on that coin!! Did you make that in your basement with all the silver you score:huh: It looks brand new. Great hunt!! Excellent finds!! Congrats and Happy Hunting!!
 
:omg: wow George he just had to beat you better by 2 years with his halfdime , huh... :cheering: :cheering: lol lol

great coin Angel :drool: , love the farthing :loveit: :smitten: too and a crotal bell :thinkingabout: :thinkingabout: hmm were you hitting a field or foundation site :eyebrow: ;) incredible day out. :perfect10:
 
MassDirtFisher link=topic=6608.msg77384#msg77384 date=1312328932 said:
ANGEL!!!! SWEET!!SWEET Find!!!! Look at the condition on that coin!! Did you make that in your basement with all the silver you score:huh: It looks brand new. Great hunt!! Excellent finds!! Congrats and Happy Hunting!!
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She sure kept her good looks after all these years. :smitten: I worked that area hard to see if anything else was near where I found her, and picked up the Farthing. :yes:


del link=topic=6608.msg77387#msg77387 date=1312329457 said:
:omg: wow George he just had to beat you better by 2 years with his halfdime , huh... :cheering: :cheering: lol lol

great coin Angel :drool: , love the farthing :loveit: :smitten: too and a crotal bell :thinkingabout: :thinkingabout: hmm were you hitting a field or foundation site :eyebrow: ;) incredible day out. :perfect10:
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lol lol It wasn't intentional. :cheesysmile: lol

And nope, it was not a field, foundation, or cellar hole. ;)

Thanks Dan! :beerbuddy:
 
its simply amazing ..the coins you pull outta the ground. i just shake my head lol...great job Angel..once again :groovy:
 
Sweet looking half dime Angel :loveit: :loveit: And you had to beat me didn't you :eyebrow: :girlcry: :girlcry: It is so hard to find them little coins, but they are starting to turn up more frequently. Down around 7?? Nice looking Geo III too. And I think you found some kind of modern dime too :thinkingabout: lol Great stuff. :peace:
 
Hook link=topic=6608.msg77391#msg77391 date=1312330338 said:
its simply amazing ..the coins you pull outta the ground. i just shake my head lol...great job Angel..once again :groovy:
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Thanks Hook! That was such a sweet surprise to see the tiny coin at the bottom of the hole. :smitten:


coinnut link=topic=6608.msg77395#msg77395 date=1312332545 said:
Sweet looking half dime Angel :loveit: :loveit: And you had to beat me didn't you :eyebrow: :girlcry: :girlcry: It is so hard to find them little coins, but they are starting to turn up more frequently. Down around 7?? Nice looking Geo III too. And I think you found some kind of modern dime too :thinkingabout: lol Great stuff. :peace:
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Sorry. lol lol

They sure are hard to find. :yes: I kept working that section hoping for a half dime spill. rofl This one was no deeper than 4.5. :yes: The slight surface trash was throwing me off, but I did manage to pinpoint her dead-center. It's a good thing as I would have been doing this :crying02: had I scratched the coin. :shocked04:stretcher: The Barber dime was a nice surprise too. :smitten: lol


Tony Two-Cent link=topic=6608.msg77396#msg77396 date=1312332896 said:
Now I'm sure of it. You're trying to make my head explode. lol

That is beyong awesome, Angel! |:confused:)
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lol lol

Thanks Tony. :beerbuddy:
 
That is one heck of a half dime Angel. :smitten:
Such crisp detail in this coin. Definitely one for the top shelf of your collection.
Great score on the King George! The Barber and IH round off the hunt nicely.
How deep were the half dime and KG?
 
Thanks guys! :beerbuddy:


jkress link=topic=6608.msg77421#msg77421 date=1312343422 said:
That is one heck of a half dime Angel. :smitten:
Such crisp detail in this coin. Definitely one for the top shelf of your collection.
Great score on the King George! The Barber and IH round off the hunt nicely.
How deep were the half dime and KG?
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The half dime was at about 4.5, and the KG at about 8.5. :yes:
 
angellionel link=topic=6608.msg77423#msg77423 date=1312344619 said:
The half dime was at about 4.5, and the KG at about 8.5. :yes:
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:shocked04: The half dime was not deep at all... especially for when it was probably dropped. Can I assume it was wedged tightly in plenty of trash?
 
jkress link=topic=6608.msg77424#msg77424 date=1312345323 said:
:shocked04: The half dime was not deep at all... especially for when it was probably dropped. Can I assume it was wedged tightly in plenty of trash?
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Surface trash was light actually, though for being over such a small coin it might as well be a site layered with it. lol The main challenges at this particular site are ground mineralization and EMI. :yes:
 
More great finds Angel, congratulations. thumbsup01

I am trying to decide if your posts are encouraging or discouraging me. :thinkingabout: I'm encouraged to know there are still a lot of old coins to be found, but discouraged to know that I'm not the one finding them, at least not to the extent you are.

I have come to one conclusion thou, these beautiful coins cannot be found while sitting in an airconditioned house. 8/
 
I am pretty sure this is in the top 5 on everyones want/bucket list... and not to many peeps bring one to the light of day...

Angel... :omg: :omg: :perfect10:

You daMAN!
 
Awesome finds, as usual, Angel!

BOWSER link=topic=6608.msg77402#msg77402 date=1312336640 said:
Whatever kinda detecta you got ,i want one :omg:
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It's not the wand...it's the wizard.
 
Angel amazing Capped bust find !! What a beautiful Coin :perfect10: Congrats :beerbuddy:
Your photos are excellent thumbsup01 thumbsup01
 
Angel, again and again...fantastic finds. I can't tell you what I would give up for any bust silver. the Kg III looks really good. Congrats on all those finds.
 
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