Civil War dime

[dcinffxva]

Ok....so it's pre-Civil War, but I got a few chuckles reading the Civil War post below.

I've been working some good ground lately, and was out walking through the woods and came upon a nice stream running through a flat area. thinking to myself "If I was a soldier, marching through this area, that would be a great place to fill my canteen". I started working the edges of the creekbed, and popped out with this. Not my oldest coin, but my oldest US coin. Hope ya'll enjoy.

The area has produced quite a few other nice finds, such as these.

 

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[cntrydncr1]

wow what a hunt!!! The coin is awesome as well as that gigantic key!

 

[mainer]

Great coin. No capped dimes for me yet, but I got two capped half dimes. They are a thrill to find. Congrats on a great coin.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Great Find but, post that in the "Today's finds" Thread.
You'll get more hits there.

 

[dcinffxva]

They weren't all from the same hunt, so I posted it over here after reading the Civil War thread. The key is huge. Here is a pic after electrolysis.