nice 1834 half dime, war of 1812ish artillery button, and funky token

[dwayne sueno]

earlier in the week i posted this token on the "what is it?" forum, and dcmatt identified it as a lower canada half penny token. thank you, matt. looks to be 1819.

finally got back out with the se to the same site today, a house built in 1815, and managed to pull up a nice lewis and tomes extra rich artillery button that would appear to date from around the war of 1812. it's still got a little gilt left on the reverse. cool!
as i was walking away from the site, i got a signal that didn't even qualify as iffy. high-pitched, repeatable, but with no "body" to the sound- like many a deep square-head nail in wet ground. i'd been digging deep square-head nails all evening, so i saw no reason not to dig this one. only, once i'd cut a plug and stuck the plug down in the hole, i heard a nice middle tone on my headphones. sounded more like another button. lost the signal a coupla times in the dirt, but finally got it in my hand, and was very surprised to see a half dime peaking out, so unassuming and coy...

also, when i got it home and under the lights, i saw a nice die cud or crack or something on the obverse, stemming from the top of liberty's hat and up into the rim. love that stuff. thanks for looking and HH, dwayne

 

[John (Ma)]

Awsome finds, congrats!

 

[tymcmurray]

All three are great finds!
I gotta like the button the best, though!

 

[B|lker]

Nice digs dwayne
My oldest and only is 1-1854 LC.
Keep posting, I like to look.

Bill

 

[texan connection]

Half Dime (he said cooly).. thats a freakin AU Capped bust with a die crack error. Oustanding group of finds

 

[Narthoniel]

Wow, that silver is sweet! I dream of bust silver, and cant wait to find some. Way to go!!

 

[collector01]

Thats a nice looking half dime and that button is a great find!

 

[diggergrl]

Awesome! What a great day!

 

[Bob S]

Nice Finds WTG

 

[DMN]

Who ever dropped that half dime must have lost it right off the die. It's in really great condition. Congrats to you.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice button and busted

 

[STH69]

congrats!

 

[texan connection]

You bet me by 1 yr, I skinned it out with a broken signal, and wouldent hold a candle to yours condition wise, and a die crack no less.
I cant quit looking at it brother. Youv got to be floating right now

 

[Ray in CA]

Wow! A lot of half dimes have been found lately, but this one takes the cake. Congrats!

Ray

 

[dfx willy]

thats a great coin!! i think it goes for around 150 and more with the die crack. willy.

 

[jgas]

Superb Capper...Nice find right there, just crazy with the die crack as well. Congrats big time. I bet you jumped right out of your pants when that surfaced...I can't wait to get one for my very own! jgas

 

[allen]

that is a sweet half dime !!!!

 

[Nate in Ohio]

Wow what a sweet half dime! And a great die crack too. Congrats on the other goodies as well.

 

[Trond]

Beautiful coin, In great condition.

 

[Iron Patch]

Silver rarely, if ever, looks better out of the ground! I like the button too!