2nd Seated for 2017

[Diggin Dude]

Went out for a under 2 hour hunt yesterday after work, needed the break from the stress of my job. After many junk signals, I recovered several clad, one Wheatie, a bullet that first appeared to be a three ringer, I suddenly saw silver in the hole!!! A nice crisp 1887 Seated Liberty dime! Unfortunately I whacked it with my digger, at least it was on the back of the coin. The ground was difficult to dig in, filled with small rocks and roots. I haven't scratched a coin up like that in a long time, kind of bums me out but still a cool find.

The bullet is not a Civil War three ringer, I found one similar as shown in the photos last summer at a different location. Not sure the caliper I have to check my post from last summer.

Enjoy the photos and happy hunting!






Photo of yesterday's bullet next to the white patinaed one I found last year



Junk pouch!

 

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[toasted]

Yeah, that was a crisp looking seated till your digger did about $30 damage to it but it happens to us all

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the beautiful dime find! Not to worry, we have all damaged a coin or relic in our "careers".

 

[Z.K.]

Oh my, that obverse is as frosty as they get...looks like mint to ground within months. Just pretend it doesn't have a reverse till the pain goes away... : )

Well done, a nice first third of 17!

 

[Catanza]

Nice find to bad you kissed it that thing has detail.

 

[thrifty76now]

Awesome condition on that dime ,too bad you nicked it.

 

[against the wind]

Congratulations on another seated dime. You're hot my brudder. You're hot.

 

[ShovelinDave]

Sweet find. That thing looks like it went from the mint to the ground. Congrats to you Mister.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Yeah, that was a crisp looking seated till your digger did about $30 damage to it but it happens to us all

Interesting. A dime.......with 30 dollars of damage to it. LOL

Lovely dime by the way!

 

[dirtlooter]

yeah that thing is very sharp, beautiful. Forest Gump said it so it has to be true, "it happens"

 

[The Aluminum Monster]

That is a gorgeous seated. I drool over them because I have never found one. I am going to call the reverse a "beauty mark" and give you are hearty congrats. Happy hunting!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the seated dime

 

[JeffInMass]

Too bad the digger got it, but that dime is in amazing condition regardless- Congrats!

-- Jeff --

 

[Diggin Dude]

Yeah, that was a crisp looking seated till your digger did about $30 damage to it but it happens to us all

Thanks for reply, Trust me it really bothers me... not the loss of monetary value, the fact that I destroyed the reverse of a coin that probably hasn't seen the light of day for over 100 years. But I tell myself it's still a cool find.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Congratulations on another seated dime. You're hot my brudder. You're hot.

Brother... when I saw The reverse I said to myself, damn I scratch a barber... and I saw the Seated Liberty and said.... @&&$ $&@@
&&@& !!!!!!

Thanks for reply

 

[Silvermonkey]

That is a stellar coin....absolutely beautiful! I'm with Z.K....just don't look at the other side. It happens to all of us. Nice recovery!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Oh well, better to have a scratched Seated than no Seated at all! Congrats on some nice finds