goldbill
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I have been going thru a dry spell lately... but I keep telling myself.. keep out there and it will come.
today it came! I visited three sites that a friend [mainerelic] and I worked this spring. On the third site, at around 3:30 this afternoon, I had a solid "84" signal. that's always a dig for me. at about 7 inches, out comes this coin. my first thought was "what is this ... a small quarter? maybe it has been clipped" then I see the seated liberty! and the date! 1875! and i said to myself "all right! I've been wanting one of these!" later I found a gold ring w/a monster stone.. does it get any better than this
turns out to be a costume ... but I was psyched for awhile. when I got home, I was on the phone with a friend {not mainerelic}. I told him " I found a 1875 seated liberty in real good shape. Hang on I am going to rinse it off now"..... then I said.."something's wrong" "it says twenty cents not twenty five cents, I guess I have a twenty cent pc.. did they ever make those?" they sure did look .
today it came! I visited three sites that a friend [mainerelic] and I worked this spring. On the third site, at around 3:30 this afternoon, I had a solid "84" signal. that's always a dig for me. at about 7 inches, out comes this coin. my first thought was "what is this ... a small quarter? maybe it has been clipped" then I see the seated liberty! and the date! 1875! and i said to myself "all right! I've been wanting one of these!" later I found a gold ring w/a monster stone.. does it get any better than this
turns out to be a costume ... but I was psyched for awhile. when I got home, I was on the phone with a friend {not mainerelic}. I told him " I found a 1875 seated liberty in real good shape. Hang on I am going to rinse it off now"..... then I said.."something's wrong" "it says twenty cents not twenty five cents, I guess I have a twenty cent pc.. did they ever make those?" they sure did look .
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You must Click on the Report Post/Nominate for banner button. Located on the top left of the original posters personal information. 
Located bellow their Avatar or Picture.... You must click the button in the very top post, (the original post)... So please do that now ! 
They only made 133,290 of these coins not only that but its a CC a very desired mint. 
Also these were only made for 3 years !! 
I don't think these are found very offten.... 
If any American coins should make banner this is one of them !! 
Congrats on the scarce and extremely hard find !! I know . Found a 1875 S twenty center , a legit find for those who deny that they can be dug , Thank You , your find is more proof 20 center 's were circulated and lost . Best part is , your coin would be the more difficult find since there are 1,021,710 more 1875 S minted than 1875 Carson City . Yep, over a million more San Frans ! Your coin is a year away from being a six figure coin with the CC mintmark ..even with the obverse damage , it is still valued more than the twenty center I found . Yes , I made the banner with my twenty cent and a banner is a pat on the back , felt good , but I never received a check for big bucks and a few ![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
