Yesterdays Hunt Scores A Seated Dime!

Sooper Dave

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Yesterday's Hunt Scores A Seated Dime!

Met up with my buddy Micah to hunt a couple of old spots. The first spot was an old school that he had hunted before and dug some Mercs and a nice Walker half. Well he did it again and dug a few more Mercs, a Washington and another Big Walker! I found three Mercs, a Buffalo and a Red Goose token there myself. We took a break and hit another old school next to a very old church. A lot of the ground has been moved around over the years but we managed to find a small area that was producing some old wheaties. I went over by an old grown up fence row and got another wheat signal on the Etrac. I was happy to see a thin silver coin in my plug and as I was carefully cleaning the dirt off I was hoping for an old Barber. My excitement grew as I realized I was looking at an 1877 Seated! It's holed and worn thin but it's always fun to see that old silver pop up! We dug a few more wheats and Micah dug two more Mercs before we had to head home. We both had an awesome time getting out and digging some nice keepers. HH David
 

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Argentium

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Really good old coins you found there ! Must be nice to have an old school house site that hasn't been hammered !
 

Loco-Digger

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Congrats on the fist full of keepers. Looks like a nice area to hunt
 

Zakurie84

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My first silver was a '42 seated, haven't found one since. It was what got me into metal detecting! Great finds!
 

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Sooper Dave

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Really good old coins you found there ! Must be nice to have an old school house site that hasn't been hammered !

Thanks! Yeah we luck up on one every now and then in a very small town. If you take your time you can come up with some leftovers.
 

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Sooper Dave

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Congrats on the fist full of keepers. Looks like a nice area to hunt

Thanks man. We plan to head back and hit a few more spots around there soon.
 

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Sooper Dave

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My first silver was a '42 seated, haven't found one since. It was what got me into metal detecting! Great finds!

Thanks! Congrats on the '42. What was it? Dime? They don't come up often for me but I have found a few dimes and a couple of half dimes. It sure is exciting to dig one! I hope you get another one soon.
 

Zakurie84

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Oh yeah, it was a dime. 2 inches down in a park in my neighborhood. For me it was exciting on two fronts: seeing silver in the hole for the first time, AND seeing the rim on the coin knowing it was old! Have only hit in the 1800's a few times since, but it's a hard thing to do here in Utah. Your finds are always amazing, keep up the great work!
 

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Sooper Dave

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Oh yeah, it was a dime. 2 inches down in a park in my neighborhood. For me it was exciting on two fronts: seeing silver in the hole for the first time, AND seeing the rim on the coin knowing it was old! Have only hit in the 1800's a few times since, but it's a hard thing to do here in Utah. Your finds are always amazing, keep up the great work!

Now that's a great first silver to get started in the hobby! Thanks and good luck!
 

deershed

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Sweet hunt!! You do the research then reap the rewards, always jealous of your finds.

Glad you cleaned that seated up, now at least I know what they look like. Lol I'm still working on building my barber stack (2) so I have a feeling it might be awhile before I find my first seated.
Not to worry I still get excited finding Rosie's and Mercs.

Congrats on another Awesome hunt!!
 

digging440yrs

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Nice hunt ! :thumbsup:
 

basque-man

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Nice hunt!! Cool looking marble!!! :icon_thumright:
 

Old Dude

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That hunt was Sooper, Dave:laughing7:
Man, you guys killed the silvers.
 

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Sooper Dave

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Thanks guys! Yeah we lucked up on a couple of nice spots this time. I know we've had a lot of hunts that produced squat and we spend more time driving around and knocking on doors than detecting. It makes it worth it when you get a hunt like this tho!
 

cjon455

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that's a great fistful of old coins, cant beat a hunt like that!!
 

46Wheat

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Nice pile of goodies
 

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