Shootncoin usually has me beat. If I make a find, he usually finds twice as many or something twice as nice. Usually, he makes the finds and I get skunked. I figured today wouldn't be any different. He found the spot. He did the research. He even scouted the place over the summer and we finally had a chance to get there today. I figured it was only Karma that he make the finds today. I was wrong. The spot is a pre-1900 mill and early 1900s reservoir. We had to cross part of the reservoir by kayak and waders to get to the foundations. The mill foundation is in the water and the caretaker's house foundation is outside of the water. We spent nearly 4 hours and didn't find much except a TON of junky iron signals. We figure that either the place has been pounded or the stuff has sunk in the light leaf mold, too deep to detect. At about 10:30-11:00 I got a signal that sounded very much like an indian (I figured we'd find a couple...we found none). It came up consistently high 60s on the DFX and 70 on the XLT. Boy was I surprised to find this, and what a beauty it is. It's in great shape for the age, I think. We figure it's somewhere between VF-20 and EF-40 but don't know exactly because there's still some crud on it I'm too afraid to try to work it off...it's soaking in OO now. What do you guys think on condition from the pics? You can't quite see it but the "LIBERTY" on the ribbon is fully visible and the ears are very well defined. Hopefully the rest of the crud comes off and we can get a better estimation of condition. 2008 Redbook has VF-20 at $85 and EF-40 at $150. My highest value find yet. Sweet.
I think we need the beer mug icon you can get in the chat forum because I want to have a celebratory ale!
Congrats on a great coin. Been fortunate enough to find a couple bust half dime's myself over the years. There a thrill to dig. Oh and by the way we have a mug icon on here.
Congrats on a great coin. Been fortunate enough to find a couple bust half dime's myself over the years. There a thrill to dig. Oh and by the way we have a mug icon on here.
Heavy sigh. Capped bust dime or half dime been all up on my heavy duty metal detecting mother lode wish list forever. Still workin' on it. Nice job Skrimpy.
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2013 Finds:
Iron, Lead, Aluminum, Pewter, Copper, Silver, Gold.
Rare Coins Recovered since 2-2012:
1640-54 Portugal Johannes IV 400 Reis, Undated and non revaluation example.
1652 Pine Shilling, Noe-1.
1652 Oak Shilling, Noe-3.
1652 Pine Three Pence, Noe-35.
1652 Oak Three Pence, Noe-28.
1722 'Vtile Dvlci' Rosa Half Penny, Breen 132. He called it "Woods first prototype HP".
1796 US Half Cent, No Pole.
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Re: Can you say Capped Bust Half Dime?
That's one beautiful coin you found there Skrimpy!
The fine details really show through.
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Originally Posted by mainer
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nice ole silver,congrats
