Finally ended my Seated Silver Slump!

[Steve in PA]

I don’t know what it is about Seated Silver, but I just can’t find it. I have found dozens of Spanish silvers, two Draped Bust silvers, two Capped bust silvers, and tons of Large Cents and Indian Heads from the Seated Silver period. But until this past weekend, only one seated dime (1890) and that was over 20 years ago! Well I’m happy to say the seated slump is over! I noticed that they had put cows in a field adjacent to a wooded site I had pounded 20 years ago. The site had given up about a dozen Large Cents and a couple half cents, but no silver. Although the field was on the fringe of the main concentration, I figured I would give it a shot. I was there about 3 hours and managed an 1827 Large Cent along with an 1842-O dime, a flat button and some early 20[SUP]th[/SUP] century coins. I wasn’t expecting much when I went in there, so I was pleasantly surprised.

 

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[Steve in PA]

Well done buddy! I have a couple seated dimes and one half dime. All random drops hunting for colonial sites. I know damn well why I never find them and I'm guessing you have a bit of a similar problem. All of the sites I hunt are just too old for them. Im thinking seriously about hunting some more modern sites. By modern I mean mid 1800s. There's a lot of coins I'd like to have a shot at like draped and capped silvers. The issue I have is that the maps here go from 1776 to 1858. But I'm guessing a fair amount on the 1858 are much earlier. Should give me a boatload of new sites to hunt. Great job bud. Hope you get that Fugio or Nova or Rev button. All are high on my list and things I've never found. The Rev button really irritates me

Thanks Abe, you're right in that I have spent a lot of time hunting sites that pre-date Seated silver, but I have also hunted plenty of mid to late 19th century sites. I was happy this was an early dated seated.

 

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[JeffInMass]

Sweet finds- love those old Seated's - Congrats!

-- Jeff --

 

[Gridwalker306]

That's just crazy! Congrats on breaking the slump with a really nice coin.

 

[Agent Green]

WoW!! Congrats on the nice haul of coins...