Newby find thanks to this website

[ckleisch]

? This is my first real posting to this site. I have? been reading the site periodicaly but only after a gift for x-mas did i get into the spirit. I received a used radio Shack unit? from the kids to try out the spirit of the hobby or lifestyle as you will. We took the kids out and tryed the unit really without success other than bolts, pencils, metal foil etc. Before, giving up i read here the research done by others to find things. So I did the same and came up with two locations to try out. A abandoned fairgrounds and a newly exposed old wharf after a Texaco and parking lot was torn down. this is what we found and now I am off to buy a Whites unit when taxes come back. Wefound a :
? ? ? ? ?1878 Half Dollar
? ? ? ? ?1843 Penny
? ? ? ? ?1906, 1880, 1900 1899, 1864,1882 Indian Head Pennies
? ? ? ? ?1894, 1904 Nickel

Are these worth anything and is this normal for findings?

 

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[Huntin' 59er]

Welcome to the forum and Congrats on those awsome finds ! I would LOVE to find what you did ! Thanks for sharing with us. Keep up the good work !

Huntin' 59er

 

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[Leon]

I would say, it's definitely above avarage, great job on the research, and Great finds...
From the looks of what you found I'm sure there's more waiting for you there...
Good luck next time out, Welcome to the forum, and the hobby, & Happy hunting~

 

[Southcacalaky]

Great Job, Welcome to the forum HH Art...

 

[rvbvetter]

Sure it's normal. I dig up coins like that all the time.

IN MY DREAMS!!!!

Great finds!!! I hope it's not a big let down, next time you go detecting. Those finds might be hard to top for a while. WTG!!! HH

 

[downindixie]

Come on! Let us know if that half dollar has a S mint mark?

 

[Whitewings]

I am a newbie also, I would give anything to make finds like that. We have no structures here over a hundred years old.

 

[tsgman]

Welcome and good luck. Tsgman

 

[ckleisch]

Thank you to all that responded. i obtained the half at a old wharf site with the coin lodged between two cypress posts. A gentlemen inquired if the coin had a S mint mark. Here is the rear of the coin. Inoticed no mint mark. There is a small indentation at the top of the coin like it was struck by something. Tomorrow as it is supposed to be 70 here i will drive over to the Outer banks and try my luck again.

 

[Daniel in NC]

? Thank you to all that responded. i obtained the half at a old wharf site with the coin lodged between two cypress posts. A gentlemen inquired if the coin had a S mint mark. Here is the rear of the coin. Inoticed no mint mark. There is a small indentation at the top of the coin like it was struck by something. Tomorrow as it is supposed to be 70 here i will drive over to the Outer banks and try my luck again.

Can you get a close-up picture. The mint mark should be below the eagle if there is one.

 

[treasures4me2find]

Yes welcome to the forum. Now go back to finding nuts and bolts. Your making some of us old timers look bad . Just kidding. Congrats on your GREAT finds. I'm headed for Fort Knox to see if I can compete with you.

Ken

 

[JakePhelps]

Yep, look under the eagle for an S or CC, if it has a CC its at least 300 bucks, if S then its like 12,000.

 

[redeemed]

I've been THing since August and my oldest and best finds are two wheats 1918 and 1930. Way to go. I think I'm going to do a little more research!!

 

[Night Stalker]

WOW! Those are some remarkable finds! They are quite normal though....in my dreams!

Hey, welcome to the forum and again, congratulations on the truly GREAT finds!

 

[HEADHUNTER]

YOU AND THE FAMILY DID A GREAT JOB...

HEADHUNTER

 

[TimmyNY]

You did a very good job. Finds like that are only possible with a lot of research or a lot of luck.

HH

Tim

 

[ruck]

Man I wish I had found good stuff like that with my first detector! It was also a Radio Shack. HH Ruck

 

[rb]

WOW it is always great to find silver and thoses indian head pennys are fun to find also... Keep up the exalent postings... RB