Stage Coach Road gives up 2nd Capped Bust silver ! 25 C.

[MaineRelic]

I had to drive 140 miles north today to help get ready for a big family reunion at my brothers camp on the pond there next weekend ! I got my chores done and decided to hit the old stadgecoach road headed north from there ! This was the only road through there in the early to mid 1850's With every thing really grown in and thick around the scattered foundations I decided to stay on the road and hit the numerous wash outs along the old road that no longer accepts automobile traffic . Only ATV's and snowmobiles travel this stretch of the old Stagecoach road. In the fall of 2012 I hads found a large cent and my first ever Capped bust silver on this road. It was a 1835 dime that had been gravel washed pretty hard by all the years of travel over it . Today I found a large cent about 50 feet off the main road . Wow ! How had I missed that before ! It was a screaming signal only an inch and a half down in a washed out gully ! As you can see the large cent took quite a bit of gravel scouring but it came out nice after a little coin wax . A two piece domed button A buckle , and a few cartridge shells and I hit the big puddle ! A 30 foot long water crossing ! It was not as deep as the last time I was here and it was a lot warmer so I decided to get wet and hunt the small water crossing ! On my way out the other side almost through it I get a very good hit ! 02/29 on the explorer an almost always silver reading . ! The machine was showing it only 3 inches down in the gravel. This was still under 6 inches of muddy water though . It took me awhile to free up the hard packed gravel under the water but eventually I got the gravel to lift ! The signal was out of the hole ! I could not locate it with the pinpointer because the water was too deep ! I finally had it in my hand and rinced it in the muddy water ! I could see the bust ! Though I do not think I hit it with the shovel ! It did sustain a few scratches coming out of the hard packed gravel ! I am tickled as hell Regaurdless ! Thanks for looking and happy treasure hunting to all ! MaineRelic

 

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[Ocean7]

wow very nice finds! i always get excited when I see 02/29 and > 8" deep!

 

[dig kzoo]

Nice! your on to something there.

 

[Goldiver]

Beautiful quarter, thanks for sharing!

Steve

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Great finds !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[cjon455]

Wow man that capped bust is awesome

 

[hunting deer]

Awesome coins and good story! Got to be more.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice! Thanks for sharing...

 

[goldbill]

Nice find relic. You forgot to tell everyone about the turkey size mosquitoes in that part of the state! Goldbill

 

[treblehunter]

You guys and these Capped Bust, your killing me! What is it Capped Bust day? Ha, congrats, I think I would do the running around, cartwheels, and sliding into home plate (that would be a sight to see) If I found one of those.
Does anyone else think it strange that when certain coins come up, it always seems that someone else has the same/somewhat finds right around those few days. I know I'm going out to find my Capped Bust, I woke up thinking about it. lol

 

[Citiboy289]

Great Find ! Proves what alittle research can accomplish ! Always wonder the loss of a Quarter from that period of time had to be a major financial setback to the person who lost it.

 

[Ahab8]

Hell yeah buddy. Don't see those everyday(except for today :-) That is one I would love to find some day. Awesome bud just awesome

 

[doninbrewster]

Way to go! I've found more than a dozen large cents this year and have also found half and 2 real pieces, but have yet to find a bust silver coin. Your capped bust quarter is a really nice find. And for those of us detecting for a while, we understand the type of conditions you were working with to get it out. Sometimes when you're working with hardpack gravel or digging something out for under a big root you just can't tell it's going to be a great coin until it's out of the ground. Just the nature of the beast and some of them are going to get some scratches and hits. Your piece looks like a pretty high grade coin grading VF-XF from what I can see. HH

 

[park pirate]

Nice hunt..

 

[Carolina Tom]

WOW...very very nice coins. Congrats.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

MR Great looking Early US silver , must be capped bust month here quite a few threads of these lost and found beauties lately >>>>> very kool take care .... parasites and poison ivy

 

[jewelerguy]

sweet quarter! you sure don't see many bust coins larger than a dime posted very often. congrats!

 

[MaineRelic]

I thought everyone already knew of the legendary sized Mosquitos In the northern part of Maine LOL MR

 

[MaineRelic]

Thanks Dawg good to hear from you ! Poison ivy . Parasites and undergrowth is why I was hunting the road itself ! MR