🥇 BANNER Cool coin and awesome first for me (not even on my wish list!)

[cheffer]

What a night. Went out at dusk to a favorite old park where I've had a lot of luck finding silver over the years. I think the oldest date I've ever seen come out of this area was around the 30's. Lots of Mercs and Washington quarters have come out of this ground.

As it started to get darker I put my headlamp on and picked my way slow and patient around the edges, where, this time of year, most everything is easy to work through. In a month from now these edges will be fully overgrown and impossible to get to.

Managed two Roosies and a 1942 quarter (plus assorted pennies and nickels) in about an hour, so I was really happy with that. On my way back to the parking lot I got a nice signal out in the middle, which sounded like a quarter. It was only about five inches in, I knew right away it was silver (the light from my lamp lit it up in the dark), but something was wrong, it seemed to be smaller than a quarter. And it looked to me like a Seated coin, but I thought no way, not out here. I didn't have my glasses with me, so I couldn't be sure. I thought maybe it was foreign.

When I got home, I was blown away. A Seated 20-cent piece, 1875! In gorgeous shape! I kind of knew about this coin, but never thought I'd find one. And it's not something I remember anyone in my family, or on this forum, finding before. Little smaller and thinner than a quarter, with a smooth edge.

Never assume I guess, everything was something else before it was what it is. I'll pay a lot closer attention to that park next time I go there. Thanks for looking...

Steve

 

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[junkhunter]

i never even herd of them,cool

 

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[matt092079]

There's certain coins you don't even put on your list because you think it's not even possible, then it happens! Beautiful seated liberty 20 center and congrats!! I didn't have a spanish half reale on my list for this year, but I just found one on friday. It's that much more sweeter when you find it! Coins that are on my list for this year are one gold coin(don't we all wish?) any seated coin(still need my first), any capped bust coin and a real stretch...a half disme!

 

[Gunrunner61]

Now thats one thats on my wish list, BIG TIME!!!

 

[Goldirocks]

Now that is one exceptional coin! Congrats!

 

[Carson Coin Master]

nice looking coin you got there. If you want to know the value on it you're looking between $80-$200 AWESOME FIND! to bad it wasn't the 1876-CC that would have been a lifetime find for you! may I ask did you find this with your Fisher or Tesoro?

 

[Mud]

very nice

 

[dicejr2011]

Great Find. Congrats

 

[steelheadwill]

Sweet Find and congrats on your banner!!
I dug a silver coin a while back, size was right and it said 'twenty cents' along bottom like this coin,
after carefully rinsing it to see the rest of the details, turned out to be a turn of the century chinese silver coin from British mint (in China)..
Was not too disappointed as not many of these are dug either
HH & keep em coming

 

[swamp yankee]

Congrats on an excellent find in close to perfect shape! Should teach us all to dig the "funky" signals too,never know what's there....

 

[footxless]

great find looks newer then the change in my pocket

 

[Noah_D]

I was reading one of your other posts and glanced over at your banners... think my heart skipped a beat when I read 20 cent piece. Thats a real purty one too!

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!!Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[A2coins]

Wow Steve that's an excellent hunt silver and a 20 cent piece never heard of one before .Banner for sure way to go my friend. Tommy