Rare coin worth THOUSANDS!!!

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SmokinJoe

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Okay fellas, believe it or not, I recently dug up an 1870 "CC" Seated Liberty Half Dollar. When i found it, i only knew it was a Seated Liberty Half as i didn't want to clean it in the field. Anyway, after doing the "happy dance" for a awhile I headed home to rinse it off and do some research. I knew the seated liberty halves could fetch a few hundred dollars in good shape, so i really was happy as a pig in poop with that. Then while doing some reading i came across the statement "of particular interest to collectors is the rare 1870 Carson City Seated Half.....". Now my hearts beating a tad faster, because after cleaning the mud off it IS an 1870...but what the hell is the Carson City mean?? So after some more googling I find that Carson City was a mint and coins minted there will have a small "CC" on the reverse. Holy !!!!...no friggin way...there it is, right under the eagle's talons..."CC". So now, with my heart really beating and a !!!! eatin' grin on my face, i'm back on Google searching for the value of this coin. OH MY GOD! Never in a million years did i think i could find a single coin worth what this one is. I mean previous to this, i was hoping to find a gold ring worth a couple hundred bucks. I know most of you are going to believe this coin is a fake, or I'm a liar..but rest assured i am not a liar and I've already had an authorized PCGS agent look at it and confirm that he thought it was genuine. Enough so that he offered me 5 grand! Besides, the coin has been sent off to Heritage Auctions so I'll have the proof and the check soon.
 

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RiverRat3

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Outstanding find! Never know what you could find.
 

zaxfire69

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54,617 1870 CC half dollars minted according to my 2012 Redbook. I would call that a Banner Coin all day long. You get my vote for Banner!
 

d2

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Got my vote too. Great find...d2
 

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SmokinJoe

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Hey guys, this was my first post. What does "banner" mean?
 

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SmokinJoe

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Thanks guys, your enthusiasm just stokes me even more.
 

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SmokinJoe

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Ahhh, okay....i figured out what "banner find" means. Thanks for your nominations. Who decides? Administrator?
 

flakefinder

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Congrats on your find of a life time , and you have my vote, Banner all the way....
 

Ground Inspector

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Great coin! Banner
 

jeff of pa

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Welcome to TreasureNet !

I see you just Joined today !
Looks real to me
 

ynpto804

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Its a great coin! But new member with a first post shouldnt be on top. Nice find.
 

worldtalker

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I've seen coins and I've seen coins,, that is a COIN I've never seen!! COOL BANNER! God Bless Chris
 

DPBOB

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Congrats...
When is going up for auction?
 

Valley Ranger

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Nice banner find.
 

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