Capped Bust half dollar!

[GatorBoy]

First Silver coin with my new Garrett.
The crust popped off of both sides leaving perfect negatives.

 

[mr_larry]

Sounds fantastic. Any photos?

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[GatorBoy]

LOL.

 

[recondigger]

That's a great find! That thing has been beat was in in salt water?

Scouts out!

 

[VERMONTIS]

Sweet find !!! Old style eagle rocks

 

[Evolution]

Great find. The dirt clod negatives are very cool!

 

[ChrisNJ]

Cool find, I would probably try and save the crusty parts until the kids got em :-P

 

[lonegunlawyer]

It may not grade, but very cool find!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Cool find, but the way its flaking apart on the edge makes it look like it might be a fake. Or maybe it's been in a wet or saltwater environment for a very long time. I like it regardless.

 

[rhedden]

There's an excellent chance it's a contemporary (meaning "from the 19th century era") counterfeit. It just does not look like it's made of silver. What it could be is German Silver, an alloy of copper/nickel/zinc that might corrode this way. Many of these counterfeit coins circulated in the 1840s-1860s, and I suspect a lot of them were chucked into a local river when the owner discovered they were bogus.

 

[birdpointgriswold]

Great find bill! Hope we find the same when you get to NC!

 

[testing123]

Wow. What a nice treat! From the reverse you can tell its 1830s. 1836 to...1839 I believe.

 

[hogge]

Nice coin....but definitely counterfeit. You can see where the coins' different metals,(alloy), broke apart and chipped away. Would be nice if you could get a date from it. Pretty Kool! Hogge

 

[flyingeagle]

Maybe in a fire? neat though

 

[WHADIFIND]

I trust that this was found in the water? A shame what it does to a beautiful coin, ain't it.

Still, very nice!

HH!

 

[prolab69]

im guessing fake from its color and edge chipping. nice sharp liberty headband though, lol

 

[jewelerguy]

very cool even though my gut tells me it's counterfeit

 

[GatorBoy]

Nice coin....but definitely counterfeit. You can see where the coins' different metals,(alloy), broke apart and chipped away. Would be nice if you could get a date from it. Pretty Kool! Hogge

1837

 

[GatorBoy]

Capped bust half dime from same site.
Have you guys seen alot of silver that has spent over 150 yrs. in salt soaked sand? The flaking on the surface is quite common.
I have found silver Cobb's from the 1700's.. same thing.