"Back to 1819 School " .. Twenty Cent Piece !!!

CMDiamonddawg

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"Back to 1819 School " .. Twenty Cent Piece !!!

Sat mourning ; 5-8-10 hunt in the field was different , usually bugs drive me out of there , but today ,50 mph wind gusts made the fields I have been hunting , a dust bowl . I decided to go back to the school where I found some nice coppers and silver , years ago . Built in the 1800's & used to 1959, this old school , could provide some nice coins and relics ,but it has been pounded by many hunters since the 70's. Anything found today would be deep or in areas away from the building . Lots of new litter type junk & hot rock coal pieces , mask any deep coins .After a bunch of those zinckers and pull tabs , deep hit ... an Indian 8) 1875 ! Nice patina and in fine condition . Moved away from the building into the yard hoping to find more 125 year old lunch money. Dug some more junk and found where more coal was dumped .. ::) hot rock city . Moved near the woods "see pic " ..Indian 1876 . More wheats 1920 ,1957 , ,50 ,then a dateless toasted clad . Would this be a 1877 IH day :icon_scratch: 1966 dime , then a silver near where the out houses , were once standing. Seated quarter :hello2:. Surrounding the silver, was a bunch of rusted crap and wild rose bushes nearby..the thorns on these things can rip flesh ,which possibly kept most away . . The winds were getting crazy "40-50 mph gusts", so I left, . ..Later I am cleaning up the finds . The quartersize coin and it turns out to be different :dontknow: :icon_scratch: real different ..it's a twenty cent piece!!!!! 1875 S :headbang: The first I have ever seen ,let alone dug . Beautiful , condition ..sorry I can't get a clear shot of the mintmark S ..it is located above the letter Y in Twenty .. Lesson learned ,a site is never picked cleaned and dig the faint sounds . It may be the 1877 that is still out there ;D Thanks for stopping in , :icon_pirat: CMDdawg
 

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Deepdiger60

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Well ill be darned goes to show you how much i know :icon_scratch: i never seen a twenty cent piece before great find :icon_thumleft: Dd60
 

mikefromIllinois

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

nice coin and not many of those found. First one i believe i have seen posted on here. Has my vote for BANNER. Mike
 

prolab69

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Ive seen one on here before, I dont think it made banner though. that is a sweet coin :thumbsup:
 

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CMDiamonddawg

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

prolab69 said:
Ive seen one on here before, I dont think it made banner though. that is a sweet coin :thumbsup:
:help: New England My brother lives in Lexington ,Mass :laughing7: Thanks ,prolab69
mikefromIllinois said:
nice coin and not many of those found. First one i believe i have seen posted on here. Has my vote for BANNER. Mike
Thank U ..Mike my best to U
Deepdiger60 said:
Well ill be darned goes to show you how much i know :icon_scratch: i never seen a twenty cent piece before great find :icon_thumleft: Dd60
Thanks Deepdigger :laughing7: tricky little coin ..
Jerry1NJ said:
Great find!!! :thumbsup: Where in NJ?
Thanks Jerry ..Down South, near the Cape
waterfalljay said:
Thanks waterfalljay
Bubba65 said:
That twenty center is awesome ,Congrats on a great find!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hello2:

Bubba65
Hey Bubba 65 How U been feelin' guy.. hope all is well :headbang: Thanks ,CMD
Mackaydon said:
This US 20-cent piece is certainly worthy of the banner. Issued for only four years and two of those years were proofs-only, the historic value of this coin and its rarity to find deserve the banner.
Great find!!
Don.....
Thanks again Don ..Ur info lit the fire
mainer said:
No problem Diamonddawg, hope to see it up on the banner, think others would too. :icon_thumright:
Thanks mainer U added the fuel to get it jumpin
DeArmitt Pa said:
Nice find. I have not seen one of those dug before. Awesome day. :thumbsup:
Thanks DeArmitt PA hey neighbor ,have U seen 3 rascals out your way called KKC ???
jeff741972 said:
I would try and get some clearer pics of it, nice find, probably VF+ I wouldnt be afraid to say it would be worth around 200$.
Thanks for the info ..Jeff
 

fathead

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Didn't even know there was such a thing.

I voted banner.

-FH
 

garthbfan169

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Sweet 20 cent piece. Banner for sure I am voting now! Congrats on a great find :thumbsup:
 

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CMDiamonddawg

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

fathead said:
Didn't even know there was such a thing.

I voted banner.

-FH
8) ! Thanks,fathead :headbang:
 

curbdiggercarl57

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Mackaydon said:
This US 20-cent piece is certainly worthy of the banner. Issued for only four years and two of those years were proofs-only, the historic value of this coin and its rarity to find deserve the banner.
Great find!!
Don.....


Banner, banner, Banner!
To me, that's almost as rare as digging a gold coin.
Not that I've ever dug either.
Carl
 

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CMDiamonddawg

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

garthbfan169 said:
Sweet 20 cent piece. Banner for sure I am voting now! Congrats on a great find :thumbsup:
Thanks, garthfan169 I too have friends in low places :laughing7: dawg
 

pinebarrens1

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

as always a super find . you dont see them much let alone find one . great job and i vote banner
 

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CMDiamonddawg

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

CurbdiggerCarl57 said:
Mackaydon said:
This US 20-cent piece is certainly worthy of the banner. Issued for only four years and two of those years were proofs-only, the historic value of this coin and its rarity to find deserve the banner.
Great find!!
Don.....
Thanks ,Don I never saw one. ..It comes from your Great State of Cal. >>all the way back East . Thanks again! :icon_pirat:
Banner, banner, Banner!
To me, that's almost as rare as digging a gold coin.
Not that I've ever dug either.
Carl
Thanks Carl ..unique for us dirt diggers. I forgot there was such a coin . Thank U CMDdawg
pinebarrens1 said:
as always a super find . you dont see them much let alone find one . great job and i vote banner
Thanks ,pinebarrens 1 hard to find ,hope you are out of harms way of the forest fire up near U :headbang:
 

Captn SE

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Man, that's a really awesome and rare coin find. :headbang: :headbang: :o
20 Cent pieces were only minted for circulation in 1875 and 1876.


Year Circulation Proof
1875 37,000 2,790
1875-S 1,155,000 0
1875-CC 133,290 0
1876 14,640 1,260
1876-CC 10,000 0
1877 0 350
1878 0 600

Rarer to find than a gold coin, IMHO!!

Major Congrats,

CAPTN SE
Dan
 

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CMDiamonddawg

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Captn SE said:
Man, that's a really awesome and rare coin find. :headbang: :headbang: :o
20 Cent pieces were only minted for circulation in 1875 and 1876.


Year Circulation Proof
1875 37,000 2,790
1875-S 1,155,000 0
1875-CC 133,290 0
1876 14,640 1,260
1876-CC 10,000 0
1877 0 350
1878 0 600

Rarer to find than a gold coin, IMHO!!

Major Congrats,

CAPTN SE
Dan
Thanks ,Capt Dan I knew it was unique but I had no idea of the low mintage 8) CMDdawg
 

pinebarrens1

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

no fire near me yet ????????????? we do smell it .
 

Mr Tuff

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

nice banner coin :icon_thumleft: MR TUFF
 

utah1066

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

:hello2: way to go what a find :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: should be a banner
 

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Re: "Back to 1819 School "

umrgolf2000 said:
Holy crap Dawg!! A 20-center?? WOw! Thats unbelievable!! Change the title of ur post!!
:icon_sunny: yep you should change the title of your post :headbang: :headbang:
 

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Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Holy Crap!! :o :o
I Have Never Seen One!!
BANNER!!!!
 

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CMDiamonddawg

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pinebarrens1 said:
no fire near me yet ????????????? we do smell it .
That is a good thing ,dude !! Looks real dangerous .Thanks for getting back . Hope the winds diminish 2 ,terrible conditions for the firefighters. CMD
Mr Tuff said:
nice banner coin :icon_thumleft: MR TUFF
Thanks Mr. Tuff ..Glad you guys are voting :headbang: :headbang:
utah1066 said:
:hello2: way to go what a find :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: should be a banner
Thanks utah1066 It would be an honor to see it up there !!! I feel bad for the IH cents ..they are close to key date Thank U CMDdawg
Swingit said:
Holy Crap!! :o :o
I Have Never Seen One!!
BANNER!!!!
Thanks ,swingit ..nor I . These are fatter than a quarter ,smooth rim like a nickel . CMDdawg :headbang: Thanks mobileminer
 

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