1830 Capped bust

lisfisher

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Centsless Detecting

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NOW thats a MILF right there!

Mother Id Like to FIND!

Congrats!
 

GB1

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sweet find great condition man nice old scratch that very old silver coin :occasion14:
 

pa-dirt_nc-sand

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Huge congrats! That's one extremely special coin for sure! I'm very jealous!!
 

Diggin Dude

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Wow!! That’s a beauty! Well done, congrats and HH
 

Evolution

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Beautiful condition. A tip of the cap to you sir. :thumbsup:
 

Brian C.

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Nice silver, I will take silver it any day of the week.
 

can_slaw

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Great find! That one is a real beauty!!
 

Ogre1190

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Steve in PA

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Nice one! My first Capped Bust silver was also an 1830 5 cent.
 

toasted

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As an old coin hunter, any capped bust silver is pretty much the last silver coin on my bucket list that I have any reasonable chance at finding on the old sites I prefer to hunt. Hope to just skip it and go straight for an 8 reales or gold coin though. lol
 

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Bass

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Excellent find! That’s a great coin
 

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lisfisher

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Thanks for all the great comments! What condition do you suppose this would grade at?
 

terpfan

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Beautiful coin. I couldn't be happier for you.
 

Ken C

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Awesome, congrats! Dug my first one a few weeks ago, so I know exactly how you feel! :occasion14:
 

A2coins

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Good job. Thanks for posting it!!!
 

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