My first SEATED!!!!!

[treblehunter]

I went with vino to the site it all started at. Found a 1861 seated quarter, my first seated anything.
I also found a 1902 Indian head cent, four wheat, a lead seal, and a nice buckle. I'll have more pix later. I was very excited, had a tear in my eye.
Then I licked that coin trying to get as better look.
Thanks George, you put me on another of my first.
Enjoy the pix
HH & GL
Brad

The seated is in very bad shape, but I love her!

 

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[treblehunter]

Congratulations Brad...I wish i could of recorded your face when i told you it was a seated..Then i told you it was fake!!
Then i wasn't sure..Because i could see the silver showing through..Thats how my came out,But they were able to clean up and they were 6.2 grahms..
I would rather have that one then the ones i have!!!! That one is awsome....
Ps..I cant believe you cried...lol..
George

You ain't seen crying yet, wait till I get that capped bust half!
Thanks George.

 

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[Pointman]

WTG, I am surprised that you haven't found more because of how well you do. Congratulations also because of all things you found your first seated and it was a quarter! I've only found one seated dime, but I've found Barber dimes that were dated close to being seated.

I would still count it as a seated. May be the only counterfeit that you will see in a long time.

 

[rhedden]

Probably worth more as a contemporary counterfeit, IMHO. 1861 (no mint mark) is not that valuable of a date in that grade, but the Civil War-era counterfeits are quite popular with collectors.

 

[bootybandit]

Nice finds! Congrats on the 1st.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Congrats on the seated, I also found silver today.


A colonial 1750's silver shoe buckle that reads, S.P. to G.T.
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Wedding gift or maker's marks?

 

[treblehunter]

Probably worth more as a contemporary counterfeit, IMHO. 1861 (no mint mark) is not that valuable of a date in that grade, but the Civil War-era counterfeits are quite popular with collectors.

Would you know what these values are? I looked a little bit but could not find any values?

Nice finds! Congrats on the 1st.

Thanks Bandit!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

I just weighed it, started wondering after I left for dinner. It started looking plated. It weighs 4.8 Grams should be 6.2200
This was found at a site that there are no reenactments. I'll have to start research for counterfeits.

Thanks Neil

I should ad that it's most likely a contemporary counterfeit (as opposed to a modern facsimile coin), used in commerce at the time and may have even passed off as the real deal.

 

[Greylock]

A ctf. Is just as cool of a find as the real deal. ID be very happy with it.

 

[terpfan]

That's a terrific coin. I'd prefer to find a contemporary counterfeit seated than a genuine seated any day of the week. Its still on my wish list.

 

[treblehunter]

I should ad that it's most likely a contemporary counterfeit (as opposed to a modern facsimile coin), used in commerce at the time and may have even passed off as the real deal.

Thanks again Neil, cool info that I didn't know, such an interesting hobby, you just never know what is going to come out of the ground next. I have to thank you kind of guys sharing this info, always helps me. I enjoy learning about all these things you more knowledgeable guy share with me.

A ctf. Is just as cool of a find as the real deal. ID be very happy with it.

Thanks bud, I appreciate that.

That's a terrific coin. I'd prefer to find a contemporary counterfeit seated than a genuine seated any day of the week. Its still on my wish list.

Very nice comment, thank you terpfan.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Great find, and an especially interesting once since it's most likely a counterfeit one from that time period!