Never in a hundred years did I think I would ever find one of these!

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Well I finally did it! I found my first Seated Liberty Half Dollar! After 25 years in the hobby I finally dug one! It's dated 1854 with a New Orleans mint mark! Also dug out a silver dime that was damaged by a lawn mower. We hunted the back end of a very obscure park not many people know about. I hunted it all day with my hunting partner Dick. Seated liberty half was only 3 or 4 inches deep, when I first saw it I thought it might be a clad Kennedy half! Boy was I wrong!

 

[park pirate]

Awesome..

 

[jewelerguy]

excellent find. congrats!

 

[wheatfinder13]

I'm still waiting for mine! Great find tho

 

[Tenspeed]

Great find! I am still looking for my first Seated Half (quarter too).

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Sweet seated large silver! Nice! A job well done! Congrats!

 

[RustyGold]

Great find! Always nice to see and read of a good find!

 

[dirtlooter]

congrats, that would be a surprise for me as well!

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Wow, what a find!

I notice Dick has his coil on backward, why does he do that? Is it a balance thing?

Dick puts all his coils on backwards with all his detectors! He thinks that it improves the balance, he may be right.

I cleaned the coin again using backing soda and water, it looks a little better!

 

[pl8man]

That is one sweet Seated Lady ! Congrats Mike
Glen

 

[eagleforce]

Awesome find ! Good recovery on that coin!!!

 

[chkn]

Unbelievable, pre-dates the Civil War. Woah.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great find.

 

[coinman123]

Awesome Seated Half Dollar!

 

[groundsmn]

Congrats on the 1/2.
To much shine after the cleaning. I like um with a light rinse of water just to remove the surface dirt. Two each his own!

 

[mr_larry]

Very nice Mike! Those are tough to find in these parts!

 

[Dr.Tones]

Saweeeeet!

 

[Argentium]

That is an amazing find ! I am still awaiting my first Seated Liberty coin find - Very Nice !

 

[Rainbow Chaser]

Nice going there big guy!! You beat me out, mines a 1862S also out of SF dirt from 30+ years ago! D. from SCCP

 

[raymond m sciacca]

Great Finds!!!!

 

[Micky]

WTG! Congrats!