Firsts today!!! 1855 Seated Half Dollar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flyinryan2

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PICS ADDED! Firsts today!!! 1855 Seated Half Dollar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MADE THE BANNER!!!! AT JUST GO DETECTING!!!!

Wow i cant believe i just found my first half dollar, and its a Seated one at that!!! Went to work this morning finished a job from yesterday, got soaked, so i descided to go metal detecting. A few hours went by with nothing in my bag but a bunch of shootgun shells, horse shoes, and bottle tops. Then i finally came across my first wheat penny for the year, my 5th since i started detecting, a 1939. I then made my way towards the back of the property, walked deep in the thicket and decided to turn around before i get lost in there. As i was working my way back to the corner post i came acrossed a good signal and 2 inches down was the 1855 Seated Half Dollar! My first Half, second silver ever, second 1800's coin ever.

Thanks for looking, and HH.

Ryan.
 

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K Zack

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You scored big on that Half.
That is a Great Find !!!!!!
 

looking4largecent

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Wow i cant believe i just found my first half dollar, and its a Seated one at that!!! Went to work this morning finished a job from yesterday, got soaked, so i descided to go metal detecting. A few hours went by with nothing in my bag but a bunch of shootgun shells, horse shoes, and bottle tops. Then i finally came across my first wheat penny for the year, my 5th since i started detecting, a 1939. I then made my way towards the back of the property, walked deep in the thicket and decided to turn around before i get lost in there. As i was working my way back to the corner post i came acrossed a good signal and 2 inches down was the 1855 Seated Half Dollar! My first Half, second silver ever, second 1800's coin ever.

Thanks for looking, and HH.

Ryan.
Beautiful coin
 

Metal Magnet

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good night. that is an amazing find. amazing to find a seated half. unreal to find one in that condition. that will command some $. wtg!
 

TheRockDoc

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Holy freakin wow... what an amazing find. I cant believe the shape it is in. I am in Utah, and I dont think I have ever found any coin old or new, in that great of condition. Good for you, I applaud you even though i am insanely jealous.

chris
 

JmCraz8

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Beautiful coin and congrats!!!
 

pl8man

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She is a beauty !
 

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Congratulation!
 

dfx willy

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what a great looking coin! i just checked my cherry pickers guide and there is a variety were the o is repunched. so take a good look. the pic shows it on the bottom half of the top of the o. good luck . willy
 

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What an amazing way to break into the 1800's with a seated half!! That is one beautiful coin.

I guess the detecting hook is now set!

I wonder how a New Orleans mint coin got up to WV before the civil war?
 

matt092079

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What an amazing way to break into the 1800's with a seated half!! That is one beautiful coin.

I guess the detecting hook is now set!

I wonder how a New Orleans mint coin got up to WV before the civil war?

I will answer for him. lol We were actually detecting in Boyce, Virginia.
 

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flyinryan2

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what a great looking coin! i just checked my cherry pickers guide and there is a variety were the o is repunched. so take a good look. the pic shows it on the bottom half of the top of the o. good luck . willy

I checked the mint mark and it is not a double die "O". But still an awesome find!
 

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flyinryan2

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Another big thanks to everybody who gave a reply!
 

dirtdigger1581

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Great find! My first half dollar was a seated as well. Yours beat mine in age by a year. Congrats on a great coin! They don't get much better than that! :occasion14:
 

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