MY FIRST HALF DIME!!! YEAH BABY!!!

jmastny78

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Went down to a year out that's been hunted "thoroughly!" For the last couple months. Decided to try my luck hunting the tailings in the most recently dug areas and managed to pick out a 1837 half dime! It's is extremely worn and the reverse has zero detail, but the obverse has all the detail I needed to see the seated lady and the date! I'm beside myself right now! [emoji38] this is also my oldest coin to date, beating my previous oldest by 20+\-yrs. Also found a neat little gold looking butterfly pin/decor with a couple of small green gems in it. It's very thin and wants to break if touched! Pulled out the other usual things: some clad, a chunk of lead, a fuse, bullet casing, shot gun shell, old door lock latch, gas cap mount/ring, and a silver plated snake pin (found a couple of days ago at a different location). Any which way it was a great day and thanks for looking always love the comments! HH ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1436111859.144571.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1436111870.508504.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1436111879.809286.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1436111890.896019.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1436111900.078742.jpg
 

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jmastny78

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PBS I almost tossed it because it looked like a blank!!! Lucky i noticed the few details that it had on it! I swear it was almost exact same situation as my trime last year! Found it in a tailings pile by a dug out section next to a driveway.
 

WildWildBill

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You have an elusive coin. In 1836 and 1837 the "no stars" dimes AND half dimes were minted. I have both of the dimes. The 1838 varieties are New Orleans mint. I'm still trying to locate those half dimes and you have one. That's awesome!
 

basque-man

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WOW!! Half dime's are hard enough to find. That baby has seen some history!!! Great find!!:occasion14:
 

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Sweet half-dime there! Those are tough to find congrats !

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