1803 Draped Bust Dime

[baspinall]

1803 Draped Bust Dime ! Great day of detecting today. Was invited to hunt a farm field today. Close to an old hotel. Had a blast and found my second rare silver in a few months as well as a a Flying Eagle which has always eluded me until today. Was using the Equinox on Field 2. Other finds were Barber Dime & Quarter. Sterling belt buckle. Woods Hibernia 1723, Draped bust copper, Draped bust half cent and an unknown KG. and a V nickle.Other do dads as well.
Thanks for the invite Paul.

 

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[mikefromIllinois]

WOW great find. Have to agree with Argentium on this being a BANNER find. Congrats.

 

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[sgtled3533]

Oh my god that is beautiful!! Banner for sure! Early US silver!!!! Sweeeeeet

 

[Shakakka]

WOW, the eagle on the back of that dime looks pissed as hell! I love it!

He looks like he could throw the British out of the country all by himself!

 

[trdking]

You were obviously the first ever swinger at that field party nice work

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

What a collection! Banner hunt in my book. That dime has good details, i did a quick look up of value and was astonished. I wonder how much the scratches detract from value on a quality coin? Could it be restored professionally? It would already be graded as dug so... Huge congrats!!

 

[Aureus]

Awesome hunt! Big congratulations!

 

[hunt2day]

Great job, wish I had places like that here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Golden Pull-tab]

Awesome hunt, shame the dime took a bit of a beating, looks like random rock scrapes from the plow, but still has a lot of detail for such an old, thin coin.

 

[Steve in PA]

That Draped Bust dime was in great shape when it was lost. The scratches remind me of the 1803 Draped Bust dime I found in a plowed field. Exciting and heartbreaking at the same time. I'm putting my Banner Vote in for this one.

 

[xr7ator]

What a fantastic day you had! Congratulations and thanks for posting.

 

[Mr. Digger]

That is one rare find. Congrats on the Bust Dime. Banner for sure!

 

[washingtonian]

Slow down man, you aren't allowed to be on the banner twice at the same time. It's just bad form.

--In all seriousness, awesome find! You have my vote once again.

 

[baspinall]

But it took me ten years lol. Thanks everyone. I still can't believe I dug to old rare silvers within a months time. Didn't really know how rare these are until I saw that there were only 33,040.00 minted. Bummed about the scratches even more after reading that. But hey it's in my hands now.
I know I have been using the Equinox 800 that is following in it's predecessor, the Etrac's footsteps for sniffing out silver.

 

[Davers]

Unfortunately they are. Don't think I did it but many years being plowed sure didn't help.

IMO you can 90% tell if you scratched it , I'd NEVER forgive myself.

Also your way to Humble as any 1 of those finds would have made my year but that 1803 with those details WOW_WE_WOW!!!!!

 

[Davers]

1803 Draped Bust Dime ! Great day of detecting today. Was invited to hunt a farm field today. Close to an old hotel. Had a blast and found my second rare silver in a few months as well as a a Flying Eagle which has always eluded me until today. Was using the Equinox on Field 2. Other finds were Barber Dime & Quarter. Sterling belt buckle. Woods Hibernia 1723, Draped bust copper, Draped bust half cent and an unknown KG. and a V nickle.Other do dads as well.
Thanks for the invite Paul.

I vote 'Banner" for all of the Finds but the 1803 DB in any condition is of-course a banner by its self.
Amazing.

 

[Davers]

1803 Draped Bust Dime ! Great day of detecting today. Was invited to hunt a farm field today. Close to an old hotel. Had a blast and found my second rare silver in a few months as well as a a Flying Eagle which has always eluded me until today. Was using the Equinox on Field 2. Other finds were Barber Dime & Quarter. Sterling belt buckle. Woods Hibernia 1723, Draped bust copper, Draped bust half cent and an unknown KG. and a V nickle.Other do dads as well.
Thanks for the invite Paul.

With the DB Half you found & now the Dime , I'd be playing the lottery (at-least 1 day a week for the $10-$100.000 prizes).

 

[Dust Eater]

Another early U.S. silver!? Man, you've got some great sites!