A student of mine found this when it fell on his head...Im envious.

[TrpnBils]

A student of mine found this when it fell on his head...I'm envious.

One of my 12th graders brought this into school on Monday for me to take a look at.... he's working on renovating a cabin built in 1807. Last weekend they tore out a ceiling and when they pulled out one section he had something hit his head and then clang onto the ground. He found it a few minutes later while they were moving debris out to the dumpster.... 1807 draped bust half dollar! The theory is that the original owner put it there as a commemorative thing so the coin would have been brand new when it was left there. Why am I not this lucky?

On the other hand, he was able to get me in contact with the owner and I've got permission to hunt the yard in the spring!

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Awesome

 

[ironhorse]

It's a gorgeous coin!
It sounds more like it found him!

 

[Michiganne]

Beautiful! Good luck next spring on the yard.

HH

 

[Tom_in_CA]

.... Why am I not this lucky? ...

History if full of accidental finds like this. And each one makes us sick ! Gardener/construction worker finds something good, etc....

 

[fever87]

Very cool. As to it being new when placed there I'd say that based on the condition it was probably not new or freshly minted but placed there within a few years of being minted.

 

[Argentium]

When I zoomed in on the obverse (to the degree that was possible ) I could see tons of detail in the hair - that coin is in nice shape !
What a dream come true find !!!

 

[thrifty76now]

Awesome find .Good thing he searched for the item that struck his head,it was certainly a lucky boy there.

 

[Pointman]

I think I would have been glad to have it give me a black eye.

 

[Iron Patch]

I'd say he hid it on a ledge or in a tight space and it just stayed there. I can only imagine all the 1970s treasure here!

 

[Nepa-Will]

Wow! Lucky he was paying attention and found it. It was really awesome of him to help you get the permission.

 

[RelicMedic]

That's amazing!!! Our house was built in 2008. I put in an extra phone jack a year ago and I dropped a handful of 1940's Canadian pennies and 40's-50's Wheaties down into the wall. In 100 years, when someone hunts my cellar holes, they'll have something cool to find...or it will screw with their heads a bit lol

 

[Ahab8]

Very cool. My first 1700s coin was found between the top two stones of the foundation wall. These rough foundations were a great place to hide coins. They also thought it was good luck to put a coin over the front door. I have a few cellar holes that I need to scan. That's a killer coin that found him

 

[Loco-Digger]

So did you offer him a dollar for that half? I remember when I was a teenager walking along the Miami-Erie Canal in Minster Ohio, I bent over to pull a weed out of the ground. It came out easily and I noticed something in the roots. It was an 1865 3 cent coin. I knew my father collected both coins and stamps so I gave it to him. I wish you the best when you detect the new permission.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Best of luck on the permission, let us know what you find!

Dave

 

[pepperj]

Great toning on the half, and what cool way of finding it.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Awesome ! Take note of the patina from being hidden in an interior of the home . More dark tone than the dug silver I see here

 

[Scrappy]

I can't write my initial reaction full of colorful words, but needless to say I'm shocked and awed! That's absolutely amazing.

Are you going to advise him on cleaning/selling and possibly slabbing?

 

[toasted]

How many of us have actually dug draped bust silver? Id take one of these over most gold coins any day.

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'm throwing my detector away & going into the remodeling business ! Great find.