🥇 BANNER "Good Lord...An AMAZING Hunt!!! 1676 French and 1809 Bust Half"

romeo-1

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I don't even know where to begin! My buddy Phil and I got back onto the field where I've been hunting for the past month. It's a generational site and today certainly proved that! We started in a new area and Phil almost immediately found a piece to a sword guard. A couple minutes later he found another part of the guard. I commented to him that there is probably more and that I was going to find the pommel...and sure enough 3 feet from the other pieces I found the pommel! I am very pleased with that as it's a relic I've always wanted to find!

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We decide to fan out looking for more and a couple minutes later I have old silver in the hole! It's a 1676 French 4 Sol! This is actually the second 1676 4 Sol I've found.

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Found a lot of lead including a couple ingots and hogue cylindrical piece. Think they were making buttons at this site.

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Near the end of the day we start making our way back to the car and within 30 feet I get a nice high silver tone. I pop the plug and there it is...big American silver! This is extremely rare in my area (Nova Scotia) and I could not believe the date! Amazing condition as well!!!

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Just a killer hunt!!!!
 

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Iron Patch

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So where's the good coin you mentioned? ;)


Yeah things like that find you!
 

ATpro5

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1809 Bust Half.... Wow....
 

digging440yrs

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AWESOME HUNT------THAT 1809 BUST HALF DOLLAR IS A SUPER FIND !! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
 

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romeo-1

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And to tell you the truth I was considering it a great hunt after finding the sword pommel!
 

jewelerguy

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oh man that half is gorgeous. wow. congrats!
 

CRUSADER

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And to tell you the truth I was considering it a great hunt after finding the sword pommel!

Thats the way it rolls,,,,sometimes...

Very nice coins, big congrats
 

Ahab8

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Wow what an incredible hunt you had. Congrats on some beautiful finds. Not often you see something come out of the hole in that condition! Great job!
 

silversweeper

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WOW I think they would have to send a rescue team out to find me if I found a beautiful half like that......because I would surely have heart failure and drop on the spot!
 

hogge

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Does the half dollar have a normal edge, or one of the 2 experimental edges?
 

pepperj

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Great hunt, congrats on the silvers that are in such nice shape.
 

Iron Patch

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Swiped from Oxbowbarefoot!
 

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