My first Capped Bust half dime found today!

DiggerDave in Pa.

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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
 

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DiggerDave in Pa. said:
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 :headbang:
 

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.
 

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

Awsome find!!! hard to belive that was just laying there :headbang:,,but I have found them like that too,, just not a bust half dime!!! :laughing9:,,great recovery!!!!

SWING AHEAD!!!!


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

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.
 

Congrats on a very nice coin in great shape.
 

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

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Completely Awsome! Wish I could find one ::)

Congrats!
 

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

Beautiful old Silver :o
I've found several old surface coins, but none like that :hello2:
Congrats :thumbsup:
 

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