MY FIRST HALF DIME!!! YEAH BABY!!!

[jmastny78]

Went down to a year out that's been hunted "thoroughly!" For the last couple months. Decided to try my luck hunting the tailings in the most recently dug areas and managed to pick out a 1837 half dime! It's is extremely worn and the reverse has zero detail, but the obverse has all the detail I needed to see the seated lady and the date! I'm beside myself right now! [emoji38] this is also my oldest coin to date, beating my previous oldest by 20+\-yrs. Also found a neat little gold looking butterfly pin/decor with a couple of small green gems in it. It's very thin and wants to break if touched! Pulled out the other usual things: some clad, a chunk of lead, a fuse, bullet casing, shot gun shell, old door lock latch, gas cap mount/ring, and a silver plated snake pin (found a couple of days ago at a different location). Any which way it was a great day and thanks for looking always love the comments! HH

 

[46Wheat]

That is a hard one to get off the list ....congrats

 

[jmastny78]

PBS I almost tossed it because it looked like a blank!!! Lucky i noticed the few details that it had on it! I swear it was almost exact same situation as my trime last year! Found it in a tailings pile by a dug out section next to a driveway.

 

[WildWildBill]

You have an elusive coin. In 1836 and 1837 the "no stars" dimes AND half dimes were minted. I have both of the dimes. The 1838 varieties are New Orleans mint. I'm still trying to locate those half dimes and you have one. That's awesome!

 

[basque-man]

WOW!! Half dime's are hard enough to find. That baby has seen some history!!! Great find!!

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Sweet half-dime there! Those are tough to find congrats !

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[jmastny78]

Not to sound to greedy but I can't wait to find another!!! [emoji16]