Got a 1861 Half dollar today...scratched it with the trowel...darn!

[mascard1]

OUCH!!...PRETTY BAD SCRATCH...TRY TO GET A PIC ON LATER?

 

[fmrUSMC_0844]

Nice find except hittig it with the trowel. How bad is the scratch?

 

[Mr Tuff]

ouch but hey its a seated so who cares nice score MR TUFF

 

[BuckleBoy]

Seems like the painful reminders to dig carefully always happen to destroy the greatest coin finds. It's always worth it to slow down and pinpoint accurately.

 

[treasurefiend]

Awesome find, would love to see the pix!!!! Sadly I know just how you feel, last year I found my 1st ever SLQ and it was a Semi Key Date 1918d in perfect condition till my Leache got it... So don't be too hard on yourself, the way I see it, its better to have a scratched coin than no coin at all.

If interested, here is the link to the day that I found it.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,199777.0.html

 

[goldguru]

Dam thats A beauty

 

[WhiteHunter]

better to have a scratched coin than no coin at all.

 

[dfx willy]

hey fiend! thats a very nice pic, minus the scratch. gotta be the best standing liberty i ever saw. willy

 

[romeo-1]

Too bad...pics?

 

[rjw4law]

All of us have that experience, we want to dig inconspicable holes and pay the price sometimes.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Id say you had a decsent coin but too bad about the gouge

 

[Gilligan]

OUCH, I think I see a tear in her eye (yours too )

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

If you hadn't been there, you wouldn't have found it. At least you have a nice but gouged coin rather not having it at all. A very nice find

 

[Cal_Cobra]

mascard1 sorry to hear about the scratch, but congrats on finding an 1861 seated half

Maybey you can polish it out with a little baking soda and water

 

[DigginThePast]

Shame about the damage, still a nice find. Congrats.