RARE 1861 NB half cent...

[K1DDO1979]

I finally made it out for a few hours detecting and the ground was good and thawed everywhere except the deeper woods. I found a variety of things including a 1864 Nova Scotia one cent and a super creepy iron/lead lady in a dress. The find of the day (and year so far) for me was a 1861 New Brunswick half cent. I’ve always had my sights on finding someday the rare 1862 Nova Scotia one cent so it was a shock when I got home and found out what i had. I thought when I dug it that it was just the similar style Nova Scotia half cent. Here’s some quick info on them for anyone who doesn’t know...
“The rare New Brunswick half cent was not a required denomination by the province, however, 222,800 were produced by the Royal Mint in error. Most were melted, but a few thousand that managed to survive before the error was known were believed to become added to the Nova Scotia half cent bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia.”
Thanks for looking and I’m glad I finally got out to do some digging! [emoji16][emoji106]

 

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[Iron Patch]

Very cool find. Every time I dig a half cent, which isn't too often, I'm always hoping to see it's NB!

 

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[K1DDO1979]

Very cool find. Every time I dig a half cent, which isn't too often, I'm always hoping to see it's NB!

Thanks. It now becomes double rare for me because it’s super hard to find something you haven’t dug up yourself before! [emoji23]

 

[Doug from NS]

Wow, that is a rare find. Good for you.
I found a 1861 NB Cent along the Old Annapolis Road last year, I wish it was the half cent.

 

[K1DDO1979]

Wow, that is a rare find. Good for you.
I found a 1861 NB Cent along the Old Annapolis Road last year, I wish it was the half cent.

Thanks for checking it out. Another one on my hit list is the 1862 Nova Scotia one cent! [emoji16][emoji106]

 

[Inspector]

Awesome save of history, very cool coin, really like the mini skeleton key also, congrats on all the saves