Draped Bust Half Cent?

marh415

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50cent

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Likely, but please describe the circumstances of how you found it? Medal detecting, for sure. If you picked this off the sidewalk well, I'd have my doubts.
 

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marh415

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No, I found this in a fairly dense wooded area. It was about 6" inches down, not far from a stone wall I was detecting near.
 

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marh415

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Update: Turns out it's a British half penny, too much damage to do ultrasonic cleaning, it's even worse on the opposite side. Going to soak it in olive oil for a while to see if I can get a date on it.
 

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marh415

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it fooled the best of the best, should have left it alone and tried to pass it to auction as a worn draped bust half cent.

Nah, still a cool find anyway regardless of the value!

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it fooled the best of the best, should have left it alone and tried to pass it to auction as a worn draped bust half cent.
This kinda sounds a lil sleazy and low.

Great find marh415.
 

NJnuggetpirate

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excuse me but not everyone has rapper kind of money, this might have been his only chance.

50 right to a point it's not always about the money but the love of the hobby treasure hunter for life
 

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50 right to a point it's not always about the money but the love of the hobby treasure hunter for life

Fiddy sayz it once and I sayz it again, if there were no money involved treasure hunting wouldn't exist in da first place.
 

NJnuggetpirate

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Fiddy sayz it once and I sayz it again, if there were no money involved treasure hunting wouldn't exist in da first place.

True but if it something like metal detecting it cool because you learn about history
 

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