1842-O Seated Half

Missouri_John · Mar 17, 2007

Not quite the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow on St Patty's Day, but a close 2nd. I took a trip to the old seminary built in the 1850's that i'd found another seated coin at. Got a nice solid coin signal on my MXT and dug about 6 inches down and stuck my pinpointer down in the hole and saw a glint of silver

Missouri_John · Mar 17, 2007

Yes jopher, thats a nick over liberty's shoulder. I'm still kicking myself for hitting it with my shovel

Trash Digger · Mar 17, 2007

That is an absolutely beautiful half. Way to go.

Mike

Mike Silver -gold · Mar 17, 2007

Way to go that is a super coin.

coinman66 · Mar 17, 2007

Simply beautiful John! That is one nice Seated half! Are you going to get it graded? Congrats on the awesome find.
Coinman66

Ridley · Mar 17, 2007

What a rush it must be to pull a coin like that out of the dirt!

Congratulations!

Ridley

fd3615 · Mar 18, 2007

I agree with all the posters... very nice find.. TAKE A BOW

Comanchero · Mar 18, 2007

OUTSTANDING! SUPERB! TAKE A BOW! CONGRATS!

garbage digger · Mar 18, 2007

Wow she is beautiful very nice find. 8)

MEinWV · Mar 18, 2007

Gorgeous!!! Absolutely gorgeous!

This coin should remind all of us to be prepared to find a coin like this everytime we go out.
Make sure you don't get the urge to rub the coin to get the dirt and dust off of it. Bring some small ziplock bags with you or extra handkerchiefs to put the coin in. Put it in your pocket or other safe place in your pouch where it won't move around to much. Run it under running water to get the loose stuff off, pat dry, but just don't rub it.

Thanks for showing us! Congratulations!...........HH

VikingTom · Mar 18, 2007

absolutely beautiful find. I don`t know if i could stop after finding one that nice. Way to go.

Southern_Boy · Mar 18, 2007

WoW! That is a really nice coin that you found. Did you do anything to clean it up. That is a great find and you must be very proud.

geo4472 · Mar 18, 2007

wow very very nice wtg

Yarrum · Mar 18, 2007

Gorgeous coin, what an awesome find.

HH

Colonial Copper Zeus · Mar 18, 2007

Congrats. I found an 1859 in similar condition about 6 years ago. Yours seems more lustrous.

l.cutler · Mar 18, 2007

What a terrific find! I would love to find one like that! Some comments may be a litlle optimistic however, EF detail, net grading with the damage and multitude of hairline scratches is going to be VF at best. Probably $75 retail, $40 - $50 dealer buy price. I can just imagine the adrenaline pumping when you saw it!