Been A While Since I've Been Out. Sweet Half Dime!!

[Evolution]

Hey folks. Been a while since I've been out for a hunt. Got out today for a couple hours into a field near some other fields I've hunted in the past. Never hunted this one though. was finding a few things here and there... a couple buttons, two toe taps, some miscellaneous junk.. and then I came across a signal that wasn't very good and wasn't really repeatable but for some reason I dug it anyway. (best number I could get out of it on my E-trac was 22-35). Dug the hole and popped out some dirt and the signal became much better, hitting at a consistent 11-32. Fished around in the dirt and pulled this out.


I could barely see the seated lady on the obverse. Since I didn't have any water I brought it home and soaked it and then rinsed it off. A nice 1858 Seated Liberty half dime


Also found the front of a two piece button that I thought might be military but turned out not to be. Just an interesting design.

 

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[sandchip]

What a beauty! Are those cracked die lines on the obverse?

 

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[Underwonder]

Isn’t it nice when that little voice says “Dig this” and it turns out to be worth the effort!Such a nice seated dime! Congratulations..

 

[VTColonialDigger]

That is a very cool coin!

 

[btjbtj]

Sweet half-dime, indeed! Great detail. Congrats. -Lisa & John

 

[Sooper Dave]

She's a beauty! Congrats!

 

[Evolution]

What a beauty! Are those cracked die lines on the obverse?

I looked at it pretty closely. I'm pretty sure those are just old scratches. I suppose they could be die cracks.