Half of a Half Dime

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Not many fields I can still get into but the site where I got my first gold dollar four years ago was still open. Only keeper was the cut seated half dime. Found a half cut milled half real here years ago. Only site were Ive ever found such coins and I cant recall ever seeing a intentionally cut seated anything before

 

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[Ocean7]

well people did it to make change.

 

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well people did it to make change.

Maybe but why then dont we find more cut US silver. Common practice in 18th century but surely not by the mid 19th. No?

 

[Ocean7]

Maybe but why then dont we find more cut US silver. Common practice in 18th century but surely not by the mid 19th. No?

yeah I'd have to agree - it is rather odd. I've never found one cut.

 

[JeffInMass]

A 2 1/2 cent piece?? A quarter dime? Whatever it amounts to, very cool find! I've never seen one posted, ever- Congrats!!

 

[Digger RJ]

Not many fields I can still get into but the site where I got my first gold dollar four years ago was still open. Only keeper was the cut seated half dime. Found a half cut milled half real here years ago. Only site were Ive ever found such coins and I cant recall ever seeing a intentionally cut seated anything before View attachment 2022926

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Not many fields I can still get into but the site where I got my first gold dollar four years ago was still open. Only keeper was the cut seated half dime. Found a half cut milled half real here years ago. Only site were Ive ever found such coins and I cant recall ever seeing a intentionally cut seated anything before View attachment 2022926

love that silver, half of half silvers too

 

[TooManyHobbies]

It's half a seated more than I've found.

 

[pepperj]

That's a cool recovery, congrats.

Cutting silver was done with England, Spanish silvers. But I tend to agree not American silver.
Wonder if the heavy use of copper coinage fill the need for low denomination coinage.

 

[villagenut]

Dang, those half dimes are pretty small and thin when they are complete....finding a half of one must be pretty small, making it a hard one to find under the coil. Well done!

 

[CRUSADER]

Maybe but why then dont we find more cut US silver. Common practice in 18th century but surely not by the mid 19th. No?

Yeap that is odd. I would have guessed it was a poor area with limited small change??

 

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That's a cool recovery, congrats.

Cutting silver was done with England, Spanish silvers. But I tend to agree not American silver.
Wonder if the heavy use of copper coinage fill the need for low denomination coinage.

Funny thing is this site has not produced a single copper. Just a slick half real, half cut half real, half cut half dime and a 1852 gold $1.

 

[pepperj]

Funny thing is this site has not produced a single copper. Just a slick half real, half cut half real, half cut half dime and a 1852 gold $1.

Have you found other brass/copper items? (thinking it was cherry picked over for larger coinage)
The small silvers and gold were missed.

Rich land owner possible also-didn't use coppers.

Strange but also the 4 coins were all top shelf keepers.

 

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Have you found other brass/copper items? (thinking it was cherry picked over for larger coinage)
The small silvers and gold were missed.

Rich land owner possible also-didn't use coppers.

Strange but also the 4 coins were all top shelf keepers.

Lots of mid 19thbuttons a few were military

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

That's unique - congrats !

 

[jewelerguy]

that's pretty cool.

 

[BLACKIE555]

In the 1840's thru 1850's, my town had so very little coinage that the early settlers had resort to a barter system. They pooled whatever valuables they had and formed a treasury. They built a house with a safe to protect their holdings. The home still stands. It's known locally as the Sub-Treasury. They probably turned dimes into nickles frequently. cool find......

 

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In the 1840's thru 1850's, my town had so very little coinage that the early settlers had resort to a barter system. They pooled whatever valuables they had and formed a treasury. They built a house with a safe to protect their holdings. The home still stands. It's known locally as the Sub-Treasury. They probably turned dimes into nickles frequently. cool find......

Yes their was an acute silver coin shortage in the early 1850s as most US silver could be melted for profit until the mint got the weights right in mid 1853. Probably local shortages before and after as well but still cut US silver is something you never see

 

[oldmxrat]

Odd one for sure, cool find!