1st relic hunt with the X5.1807 Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle dime I think...

[Mike95inNJ]

My partners and I hit a recently harvested field today for over 4 hours. I found my first silver with the X5 It appears to be a 1807 Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle dime. It's in rough shape but you can make out the date. The back shows more detail. It's a touch smaller than a nickel. Were dimes bigger in 1807? Also found what I think is a copper that has no detail at all and worn thin. It was kinda tough swinging through the stubble but we managed. My buddy George found a Liberty nickel but I did'nt get the date. I thought I had a indianhead only to find out it's a 1959 stinkin' Lincoln. Can't wait til next Sunday to hit another field. Sorry about the crappy scans. My scanner bites.
HH, Mike in NJ

 

[Old Dog]

Mike,

It may not be in the best of shape but that dime makes me JEALOUS.

Like Kirk said,
A find of a lifetime!!

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Congrats.

Thom
Old Dog

 

[Mike95inNJ]

Mike,

It may not be in the best of shape but that dime makes me JEALOUS.

Like Kirk said,
A find of a lifetime!!

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Congrats.

Thom
Old Dog

Thanks Old Dog. It definitely was a rush finding it.
Take care, Mike

 

[DaChief]

That's good stuff. Congrats!

 

[bookfisher]

Wow, what are rare find! That's one of the earliest pieces of American silver posted here on T-Net in a while. WTG! Congrats!

 

[The Buzzard King]

Whoa man!
That's even older than a "Capped Bust".
That's the 3rd early 1800's American silver posted in a week now.
Incredible find! Congrats!

Here's a link I found about those coins.

http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/Early-Dimes-key-dates.html

 

[bootybay]

Mike
that is one totally awesome find...you lucky guy....wtg as well.

 

[Jack(IN)]

Bust coins are a little larger than their "newer" coins of the same denomination. That is a beautiful coin and what a super find!! Congrats on the dime and the worn copper!!

 

[SilverDreams]

Congrats!

 

[EDDE]

farm fields are so much more rewarding then parks(JMO)
just curious how you had your machine set up (disc/sens/threshold/MGB/FGB)
depending on the area
ill run mine a hair below 4
fixed most times/still playing with the manual ground balance its a little tricky
ill run the sens full 8(esp. in chaff from cornfields)
when i hit a "pocket of nails"
they sound like ticks and pops
ill turn the sens down to 3 and slowly work threw the nails
medium sized surface rusty iron(large square nails,etc) goes "thuck"
most times from the sound if you look down youll see it
some smaller lead peices sound like a zinc penny
shell casings sometimes hit great then you dig them and move them around
then the signal chops up(the coil starts seeing around the inside of the rim)
large iron will sound so so choppy good ,choppy bad
its a one tone machine but it will RAMP good signals
coins and buttons will "BANG" you'll be able to after a while tell what it is
your brain will after a while start to learn
get a DD dump that "spider coil" it separates out targets way better
feel free to ask i will tell

 

[hasbeen]

Diameter of U.S. dimes are 19.8mm through 1807,18.9mm 1809 to 1829,18.5mm 1829 to 1837,and 17.9mm 1837 through present.

hasbeen

 

[Ed-NH]

Congrats on a draped bust dime that is just fantastic!

 

[John (Ma)]

Excellent finds!

 

[SgtSki in MI]

Nice Early Silver

Still lookin' for mine to pop out.

WTG!!!

 

[Danimal]

What a beautiful piece of US history struck in silver!

Great coin Mike (and the others aren't too shabby either)

I'd work that site slow and slower.

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Why would you hit another field? Keep hitting this one! There are more goodies waiting to be excavated!

 

[Mike95inNJ]

Why would you hit another field? Keep hitting this one! There are more goodies waiting to be excavated!

We're gonna hit it again when the stubble is gone. Odds of finding another is gonna be high, but you never know.
HH, Mike in NJ

 

[Mercury dude]

very cool fines, and a Eagle dime, wow

jc

 

[dgaughan]

awesome finds mike congrats on the dime good luck and hh

 

[DDEXPII]

that is there are some cool finds

HH DDEII

 

[Mainedigger]

Mike....awesome dime!!!! Congrats!!! A silver bust coin has been on my wish list since I started detecting a couple of years ago, thus far they've eluded me... Very nice find and that field definitely justifies hitting again and again....