1814 CAPPED BUST DIME

Deep Seeker · Mar 23, 2011

Very warm and sunny day Sunday, so decided to go to the foundation thats produced coins from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries already. I had been there many times before without coins, but decided to give it a try with my Etrac. Got only a few things including a .38 calibur bullet, and a gear of sorts. I was there an hour or so, then I got a nice repeating signal, jumping 13-38 to 14-40. I started digging and after four shovel fulls of dirt, I see the rim of a silver coin. I knew it was a dime right away. Picked it up and wipe off the dirt and see the eagle. I flipped it over and clearly see 1814 with full Liberty. I can't capture the toning with the camera, but it has great patina and has purpleish toning. One of my best finds in a while. There is a good ding in it, I assume its from a lawnmower. In the third pic you can see parallel scratches, does anyone know what might have caused these?

RJH02 · Mar 24, 2011

That's a great find :icon_thumleft:

Indianhead Jones · Mar 24, 2011

Regardless of the damage, she's a beauty! :thumbsup:

The parallel scratches were done intentionally, for whatever reason...you see a lot of early coins with similar scratches...perhaps idle hands.

Early silver....historic silver....as I said, she's a beauty!

Larry G.

rottonr · Mar 24, 2011

That is one SWEET dime!! WTG.

hogge · Mar 24, 2011

Nice coin guy! :headbang:

Diggin-N-Dumps · Mar 24, 2011

Hells Yea!!!!...I wouldnt even know what that was if I dug it out of the ground :laughing9:

SkyPirate · Mar 24, 2011

Very cool find !

bookfisher · Mar 24, 2011

Hey D.S.,

Nice Capped Bust Dime! I also found me an 1814 Capped Bust dime back on January 2, 2006 and posted it here on T-Net, but unlike yours, mine has a hole in it.

Sniffy · Mar 25, 2011

VERY NICE.... :icon_thumright:

nova treasure · Mar 25, 2011

Very Nice,
I found a 1833 CB dime last week and a 1837 CB 2 yrs ago. The 1833 has similar scratches just like yours but the 37 don't :dontknow:

. I was thinking the scratches was from stress from field use over the years, being it was from a field with crops in it each year and the 1837 was found in my yard and the house dates to 1820's.

not really for sure on how the scratches got there, but I know the capped bust our beautiful coins in any condition.
Congrats, Bill

desert dog · Mar 25, 2011

nice find

tlf67 · Mar 25, 2011

Sweet find.

Bavaria Mike · Mar 25, 2011

Nice early American find! I think someone got creative back in 1814 and scratched the initial "A" on the coins obverse and reverse, I think it adds character to the coin. HH, Mike

OutBack Duo · Mar 25, 2011

Wow, what a great find! :hello2:

Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.) · Mar 25, 2011

very nice

CRUSADER · Mar 26, 2011

OK, I'm pretty sure the scratches were to check it was not a plated fake. Stratch the surface & check for copper or lead under the plating :wink:

In Medieval times the silver was thin enough to bend & check :thumbsup:

Deep Seeker · Mar 27, 2011

CRUSADER said:
OK, I'm pretty sure the scratches were to check it was not a plated fake. Stratch the surface & check for copper or lead under the plating In Medieval times the silver was thin enough to bend & check

I never wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks for the info :icon_thumright:

Too bad they couldn't run it under their coil and hear the sweet silver tone :laughing7:

Mystro7 · Mar 27, 2011

Great lookin lady. Good luck on your next dig :headbang:

muttandjeeps · Mar 27, 2011

NICE early silver, congratulations!

kimsdad · Mar 27, 2011

Verrry cool find!!! :thumbsup:

Those capped bust coins are pretty darn rare digging finds!

WTG on a fantastic hunt! :wink:

I found a Barber quarter scratched up like that once. I chalked it up to kids playing with a pocket knife. Don't know if I'm right, but sounds like something I would have done myself...