1871 seated half dime, 1943 S war nickel, junker ring

RobRieman

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Had a hour and a half before it got dark so I headed out close.
Dug the ring right off the bat and had my heart pumping....ahhhh junker.
Then the 1943 S war nickel, smile back on my face.
Then I hit a deep zinc penny signal, didn't make sense so I dug it and found the 1871 seated half dime!
Wow, those things are so small! I had never seen one in person before much less find one.
What a killer hunt, I don't get these types of finds too often.

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I have never seen one in person either. how much of a size difference is there between a regular dime and a half dime??
 

I have never seen one in person either. how much of a size difference is there between a regular dime and a half dime??

Here's a crappy pic but you can get the idea of the size.
They are only about half as thick though and light as a feather.

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Sweet half dime. :occasion14: I've never found one myself but my hunting buddy found one this year and they are indeed very small. Can't wait to find one myself.
 

wow now that is tiny lol
 

Had a hour and a half before it got dark so I headed out close.
Dug the ring right off the bat and had my heart pumping....ahhhh junker.
Then the 1943 S war nickel, smile back on my face.
Then I hit a deep zinc penny signal, didn't make sense so I dug it and found the 1871 seated half dime!
Wow, those things are so small! I had never seen one in person before much less find one.
What a killer hunt, I don't get these types of finds too often.

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Nice finds. I also have never found a half dime.
 

A war nickel and a half dime... Two coins from totally different time frames. Must be a lot of history in that area. Great finds!
 

A war nickel and a half dime... Two coins from totally different time frames. Must be a lot of history in that area. Great finds!

ONE OF MY FUNNEST HUNTS I HAD - WAS A SMALL FARM FIELD IN THE COLONIAL CENTER OF A TOWN WHERE THERE ARE OLD HOUSES ON BOTH SIDES A LATE 1800 SCHOOL AND A 1940 SCHOOL NEAR IT - FOUND 1600 COINS ON UP TO PRESENT DAY SILVER - NEVER KNEW WHAT WAS COMING OUT OF THE NEXT HOLE - ONE DAY THERE i GOT A 1600 COPPER A 1700 COPPER SOME INDIAN HEADS - SEATED- BARBER AND NEWER SILVER ALONG WITH MUSKET BALLS AND BUTTONS FROM 1600S ON UP - SUCKS IS OLD TIMER WE HAD PERMISSION FROM PASSED AND PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT IT - WONT ALLOW US IN THE NO MORE
 

ATpro5 said:
A war nickel and a half dime... Two coins from totally different time frames. Must be a lot of history in that area. Great finds!

That's the really strange part ATpro5. I found these on a baseball field of a school built in 1960. The only history I can find is an aerial photo from 1932 that shows a house about 300 yard away. I'm beginning to think they were brought in with fill dirt back in the day when the school was built. I don't know of a house near that age anywhere near the area I was in. I find my best finds in the places they just are not supposed to be!
 

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