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My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

I finished one house down the street this morning, finding mostly clad but also this beautiful 45 Merc. I had a few minutes to kill, so I went to the brother's house two doors away. I managed to find a part to the man's tractor and took one final swipe. Out popped this black disk and I thought, "Better check it." Imagine my surprise when I saw the words "Half Dime" appear! Even though this is my third, I was caught off guard. It is in terrible shape, appearing to have been holed and then bent where the hole was. It is an 1853-O, with arrows at the date. It made for a great end to a rather uneventful morning search. I'll call him Humpty Dumpty because "all the king's horses and all the king's men..." Really bad shape, in other words.
 

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Re: My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

LoL, nice title.

Keep @ it and HH!!
 
Re: My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

NICE HALF DIME, IN ANY SHAPE....
 
Re: My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

hey, a half dime is a half dime. ill take it off your hands if you dont want it. :D nice job, way to go
 
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Congrats on the silver! Could it have been in a fire? HH, Mike
 
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Bavaria Mike said:
Congrats on the silver! Could it have been in a fire? HH, Mike

Doesn't look like fire damage.
 
Re: My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

Well, I see why you picked your screen name, very apt.
Congrats on the sweet coins. Awesome even if bent up a bit!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
Re: My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
Nice digs,Jim
 
Re: My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

Its always fun to dig old coins. Great coins
Dman
 
Re: My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

Nice Half Dime Half Dime. ;D Some coins you have to take in any condition. These are one of them. ;D Very cool. Plus a Merc. ;D ;D
 
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Nice find halfdime!Those things are a rare find,I've been doing this hobby more than 25 years and have only found one.It was in salt water so it was black and I tried to clean it with electrolisys and burnt it almost beyond recognition,they are quite fragile.Keep up the nice finds. Bootstrap
 
Re: My 3rd half dime: we'll call him Humpty Dumpty

Very Nice HalfDime......

Thanks for sharing!

ZoSo71
 

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