My first Good find with my Fisher

OldAviator · Feb 11, 2014

Good Afternoon
I have been a fan of this site for about a year now. After 28 years in the military I bought a house, settled down in Alabama and decided to get back into metal detecting. I bought a Fisher F75 special edition and haven't looked back. I live on a golf course so on days it's closed I hunt the cart paths, natural areas and around the lakes. Well today it's closed and I decided to go for a little hunt, I usually find lots of quarters,dimes and penny's but never anything old. I started hunting around this old pine tree right outside my back gate and with in a few minutes I got a 100% dime hit about 10 inches down. Dug it up and out popped this beauty, man my fire is lit after 6 months of finding lots of modern coins. It looks like it was dropped right after it was minted. I am addicted for life NOW! 155 years old-man that's cool.

A beautiful almost mint 1859 Liberty Seated Dime.

Dug · Feb 11, 2014

I have been fortunate to have experienced a similar situation so I appreciate your euphoria. I was detecting around an old country community ballpark and had been digging mid forties and fifties coins. Decided to move into the dirt parking lot and got a nice soft signal. Figured it was another mercury dime. Popped up this small slightly beat up silver disc. Gently cleaned away the dirt and bam, 1836 half dime. No clue how an 1836 half dime ended up there, but you just never know.

Congratulations on that gorgeous seated dime! :thumbsup:

fish1on · Feb 11, 2014

WOW, have yet to find one.

DigIron2 · Feb 11, 2014

that ground must be immaculate,what a find man.beautiful coin

detroitdigger · Feb 11, 2014

Awesome seated, welcome to the addiction!

LisaBeth · Feb 11, 2014

http://cointrackers.com/coins/13928/1859-liberty-seated-dime/ Type: Liberty Seated Dime
Year: 1859
Mint Mark: No mint mark
Face Value: 0.10 USD
Total Produced: 429,000 [?]
Silver Content: 90%
Silver Weight: 0.0723 oz.
Silver Melt: $1.47
Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in poor condition will be valued at somewhere around $18, while one in "perfect" condition can bring $658. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say poor, we mean worn more than would be expected from a coin in this age, and perfect meaning it looks "perfect" without flaw and possibly even certified. [?].
Additional Info: Just 800 Liberty Seated dime proofs were issued. Proofs sell for between $400 and $1400 depending upon condition.

Brother Al · Feb 11, 2014

That's a beauty ! And right outside your gate.

Gary1963 · Feb 11, 2014

Good Find!

Bad Wolf · Feb 11, 2014

If it hadn't been 10" down, I would have thought it was someone's ball-marker that had been lost recently, considering the condition of that coin. In any case, great find! :icon_thumright:

Bass · Feb 11, 2014

Old Aviator, a warm welcome to the "blue pages" and thanks for sharing your find. She's a beauty and there's no better feeling than when those old coins come out of the ground and show themselves after being hidden for many, many years. Thanks for sharing your coin with us and I hope there are many more like this one in your future.

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Tired Rooster · Feb 11, 2014

Congratulations!!! That is a perfect looking coin! I bet you did the happy dance....... :thumbsup:

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mangum · Feb 11, 2014

She's a beauty!

OldAviator · Feb 11, 2014

Bad Wolf said:
If it hadn't been 10" down, I would have thought it was someone's ball-marker that had been lost recently, considering the condition of that coin. In any case, great find!

I agree.
But it was under a very large pine tree next to a very large root easily 8-10 inches down.
I have found at least 30 dimes/quarters/penny's all modern and used for ball markers, but this coin was to deep and their were no finger wear/rub marks or any indication of contact with other coins.
I have searched this area at least 3 times and like I said before the ground is like cement but with tons of rain lately I think it loosened up the soil enough for the mighty fisher-haha-to go deep. My signal was very strong 84 with 100% confidence in dime.
Thoug it was another Roosevelt when I turned over the dirt, then I picked it up and first thought it was Canadian because it said one dime, then I turned it over and realized what I had. Funny how the brain works when it sees something that makes no since.
Cleaned with warm water and a soft Q tip that's it. The photos don't do it justice it's almost perfect.
It was raining today and I still went out, I am officially hooked.
I can't even imagine finding a gold coin.....someday maybe.

vpnavy · Feb 11, 2014

Thanks for sharing...

Fitzwilk · Feb 12, 2014

Wow..... Amazingly good condition. Great find! :icon_thumright:

Crackdaddy · Feb 12, 2014

Great find I hope that things keep going good for you WTG.

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park pirate · Feb 12, 2014

That seated coin is in great condition..congrats to ya...

treblehunter · Feb 12, 2014

Here is a link to your coin, check out the value of a MS 62 and MS 63
I don't know what it would grade, but if I found it I would send it in to get graded.
1859 10C MS Coin Sales | Seated Liberty Dimes Coin Market | NGC Coin Explorer

ThTx · Feb 12, 2014

Fantastic dime!

CASPER-2 · Feb 12, 2014

OldAviator · Feb 12, 2014

treblehunter said:
Here is a link to your coin, check out the value of a MS 62 and MS 63 I don't know what it would grade, but if I found it I would send it in to get graded. 1859 10C MS Coin Sales | Seated Liberty Dimes Coin Market | NGC Coin Explorer

Wow thanks
It might grade high MS-60-62 I'll check on sending it in.
Thanks for all the help on this site.