My first Capped Bust half dime found today!

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

I have been digging large amounts of trash in the yards I have been working. I really haven't been finding anything early. Yesterday I figured I would hit an old foundation site in the woods to go for the old stuff. I found shotgun and rifle shells along with some pieces of copper scraps and iron nails. No coins, no buttons and the only thing I brought home was a tick imbedded in my arm which I found later. My second one for the year, bummer! Today I raked the large yard I hunted last week. This hasn't been done for a couple years so the yard looks much better than it did when I started. I found one new Lincoln and a pouch full of junk. I started to get hungry so I figured I would work my way closer to the house and call it a day. Right along the edge of the yard I got a good signal and this 1837 half dime was laying right on the surface. I couldn't hardly believe it my first Capped Bust half dime. Man those things are small! This is silver piece #7 for the year and my oldest coin from an intown yard. Thanks for looking! DD

 

[RelicHunter97]

I have been digging large amounts of trash in the yards I have been working. I really haven't been finding anything early. Yesterday I figured I would hit an old foundation site in the woods to go for the old stuff. I found shotgun and rifle shells along with some pieces of copper scraps and iron nails. No coins, no buttons and the only thing I brought home was a tick imbedded in my arm which I found later. My second one for the year, bummer! Today I raked the large yard I hunted last week. This hasn't been done for a couple years so the yard looks much better than it did when I started. I found one new Lincoln and a pouch full of junk. I started to get hungry so I figured I would work my way closer to the house and call it a day. Right along the edge of the yard I got a good signal and this 1837 half dime was laying right on the surface. I couldn't hardly believe it my first Capped Bust half dime. Man those things are small! This is silver piece #7 for the year and my oldest coin from an intown yard. Thanks for looking! DD

Define "on the surface...
Beautiful coin BTW awesome

 

[btornado71]

Awesome baby!!!!! That's why people should always dig the shallow signals. I hope to find one of these someday. The condition is really nice too. Good luck the rest of the year.

 

[mainer]

Nice one. Lowest mintage of the series I do beleive.

 

[Indiana Digger]

Wow...nice! That's on my "to dig" list! Congrats!


HH,


~Indiana Digger~

 

[The Seeker]

Congrats on a great find.........

 

[muttandjeeps]

VERY nice DD

 

[traverdog]

Very nice find!!

 

[hogge]

NICE 1!

 

[artzstuff1]

Awsome find!!! hard to belive that was just laying there ,,but I have found them like that too,, just not a bust half dime!!! ,,great recovery!!!!

SWING AHEAD!!!!


Art

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice find! I am still looking for my first Capped Bust silver coin.

 

[LI Tom]

Great find and on the surface!I've found a Merc and a Rosie on the surface but a Capped,amazing.Man those ticks our out early in Pa.,bummer.

 

[Wallhangers]

Congrats on a very nice coin in great shape.

 

[KyFreeBird]

Great looking silver !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Nice going Dave. I've been pounding the hills around here for over 20 years and have yet to get a Capped Silver ! Wow !

HH
BB

 

[umrgolf]

Great coin!

 

[indhayseed]

I did find an ind.head,one time ,flat on the ground.It was among the tree roots.

 

[Diggincoinz]

Completely Awsome! Wish I could find one

Congrats!

 

[halfdime]

Very nice! 1837 was a transition year; my first half dime was an 1837 Seated Liberty model. They are tiny!

 

[steelheadwill]

Beautiful old Silver
I've found several old surface coins, but none like that
Congrats