Another 1st and stuck at 99

[wisconsin digger]

Desperately trying to find 1 more silver before the freeze comes and hit the Park I found the half dime at a couple of weeks back. It was a pretty uneventful hunt till I hit a very weak nickel signal. The signal was only about 15 feet from the half dime find. When I found the coin it was completely green like an old wheatie. Got it home and started to get it cleaned up and it turned out to be a Shield nickel (1st one) The reverse is decent but the obverse is pretty trashed. The best I can guess is 1868 but that is a big maybe. None the less it definitely is a Shield. Most of the wheats and the Rosie were found on previous hunts. Thanksgiving brings a couple of days of 40 temps so hopefully there is one more silver to be found. Wisconsin Digger

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Good going! It's rare to find coins that old in out area. But considering the typical condition of other shield nickles I've seen dug, yours is in pretty amazing shape.

 

[Bucknut]

Congrats on the bucket lister! Hope you can get #100 yet this year. I'm sure I'll come short of that number unless I find a 20 silver spill.

 

[Donnie B]

Congrats on the Shield Nickel. That is a coin which has eluded me for 24 years!

 

[Full Metal Digger]

I bet if you go try that new park you'll probably find 6 mercury dimes and a bunch of green wheaties. Just be sure to use the back gate. The front is locked!

 

[Digger Don]

Congrats on the shield nickel. They don't pop up to often.
I'm a little behind on my comments, so I assume that you're not stuck at 99 any longer. Lets go see!!

 

[aloldstuff]

Congrats on the shield, a coin which is still on my want list. 100th just around the corner.....:thumbsup02:

 

[MIKE54]

I need to find a shield nickel too! Please get #100 soon.

 

[Noah]

1800s Nickel is not a common find. :congrats: