10 minute hunt gives me my oldest U.S. coin.

[The Buzzard King]

An 1804 Draped-Bust Half-cent.
I found a new spot today, on my way home from spending an hour at one of my old spots, with NO luck.
A strange little patch of woods between 2 houses. You could tell people had been dumping in there for a while. It was kind of a hillside, but not too steep.
Anyway, I was in a rush, and only had 10 minutes to hunt, to try to get a feel for the place.
(I had to pick someone up at 5pm.)
My first coin was the Quarter at only about 4 inches.
Then I hit the Half-cent. It was really only about 4-5 inches deep. Full hit loud and clear.
I knew it was old when I saw the fraction thing on the back.
It appears to me so far, to be an 1804.
As you can guess, I can't wait to get back there now!
Thanks for lookin'.
TBK.

 

[romeo-1]

Nicely done!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Good hunting, smart thinking !!

Nice coins,

Keep @ It and HH!!

 

[Evolution]

Nice half cent BK. Those are not easy coins to find.

 

[Cr4zyH0rs3]

Excellent Job!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Roger Mn.]

nice finds.

 

[silverfreak]

AWESOME dig B.K. That coin is on my wish list. I have never found one of those.

 

[ringfinder]

Great finds, sometimes the short hunts are better than the long ones. You just never know!

HH, Ringfinder

 

[BuckleBoy]

If it was me, someone woulda still been waiting to get picked up at 8pm!


Nice copper there Not too many Draped Bust HC's posted...mainly D.Bust LC's.


Cheers,


Buckleboy

 

[hollowpointred]

very nice! my brother dug one of these last year but his is in pretty bad shape. yours is much nicer! way to go!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Can't wait to see it cleaned up a bit

 

[mistergee]

nice finds....

buckleboy....your stuttering

 

[LI Tom]

Great finds,that looks like a spot with a lot of potential and I'm sure will be pounding it1

 

[93vector]

sweet find with the half cent! Don't see that many of those show up here

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Nice use of your time!!

Congrats on the coins, especially the half cent!!

Neil

 

[kimsdad]

Superb!! Good luck hunting it in earnest!!!

 

[DD-777]

If it was me, someone woulda still been waiting to get picked up at 8pm!


Nice copper there Not too many Draped Bust HC's posted...mainly D.Bust LC's.


Cheers,


Buckleboy

Four times Buck - I told you to lay off the sauce...


Great dig BK...

 

[BuckleBoy]

If it was me, someone woulda still been waiting to get picked up at 8pm!


Nice copper there Not too many Draped Bust HC's posted...mainly D.Bust LC's.


Cheers,


Buckleboy

Four times Buck - I told you to lay off the sauce...


Great dig BK...

Danged Tnet Glitches! I think the forum is the one sippin' the JUICE.

 

[NGE]

YUP, they would still be awaitin', even today . I would definitely have been MIA. Nice job! Too much fertilizer in that area............NGE

 

[mikewaz]

Way to go!

Looks like your hunch paid off in a big way.
Mike