Capped Bust Silver!!!!

[sscindercoop]

Detected a spot today and I got a zinc penny signal at 3 inches and it turned out to be a Capped bust 1/2 with a Double Die!!!!!! The 8 also looks like its been repaired. I also found a few barbers And some other coins on the 2 previous hunts. Thanks for looking HH.

 

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[makton]

Sweet find!!!!
That has to be worth a few bucks.

Makton

 

[jewelerguy]

awesome finds. love that half dime

 

[gleaner1]

'coop I was just wondering where you been, and BAM you post another great coin. Awesome.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Great find! Congrats!

Can I ask a dumb question? What, exactly, is a "zinc penny signal"?

 

[rob.s]

Awesome finds!!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Heck of a find!!!

 

[Digs68]

Great find! Congrats!

Can I ask a dumb question? What, exactly, is a "zinc penny signal"?

Some detectors give a specific tone or signature for a zinc penny. It is much different than one for a copper penny.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Thanks! I thought that's what it meant, but, I'm so far behind the times that I wasn't sure.

HH

 

[mickk]

Youre making more an hour than I do at work! great hunt.

It is certainly a dodgy date, something going on there that equals rarity = $ good on ya! I hope some Numismatist can fill us in. Is it double struck? How did they stamp them? Kinda looks like the 3 was left out first strike, then struck again with the 3 added, but I know nothing.

 

[CASPER-2]

SWEET

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Always a good day when a half dime pops out of the dirt .. esp. a Bust with a weird strike .. nice one coop

 

[flyinryan2]

Thats just awesome congrats on the capped Bust!

 

[hamiddetecting]

Congratulation!

 

[Nooberz]

Sweet H/D. Same date as one of the ones I found this year, but yours is in superb condition!

 

[Michigander Dan]

Nice finds, keep digging!

 

[DirtDodger]

Youre making more an hour than I do at work! great hunt.

It is certainly a dodgy date, something going on there that equals rarity = $ good on ya! I hope some Numismatist can fill us in. Is it double struck? How did they stamp them? Kinda looks like the 3 was left out first strike, then struck again with the 3 added, but I know nothing.

Great find! Nice shape. Congrads.

It's always hard to tell from a photographe for sure, however this would not be a double die. It is a 'repunched' or 'restrike' date. This most often happened in early coinage when as they hand punched the date in the die its self and not double striking the the die creating a doubling effect. They would also sometimes 'punch' or touch up other areas of the dies also. Dies were hard and expensive to make so they tried to get as much use from them as possible. Most times it does not increase the value like a modern double die errors does. I could not find any listing with repunched date being more valuable, but it could be.

There are 8 known/listed varities of this date. Most are a combination of size of date and 5C on the back.

Addition information can be found in "Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837" by Russell J. Logan and John W. McCloskey


It is a cool coin...

 

[sscindercoop]

You are correct, I should have known by looking at the 8. Turns out its a very common variety 1835 LM-10 R-1

Obverse Die 6, reverse EE Thanks for the info HH coop

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Some of the stars look to be doubled as well, great find!
Carl

 

[teak]

Sweet! Nice Silver!!