OMG! MY FIRST COIN!

[DiggetyDog]

I finally found somthing worth bragging about. I can't believe it! I am soooo friggin excited! An 1858 Half Dime! Yippee!

 

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[Pirateofthewaste]

I finally found somthing worth bragging about. I can't believe it! I am soooo friggin excited! An 1858 Half Dime! Yippee!

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Nice find

 

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[Davers]

Sooooooooo why isnt it all black ?

Likely Cause he found it on land in favorable soil conditions & not in a lake, Ocean ,or Creek.

 

[Steve in PA]

That is simply amazing to find a coin like that as your first coin! I would bet that 99% of people find a Lincoln penny as their first coin. I have dug thousands of coins over the years, but only one was a 5 cent silver, and it was a Capped Bust. I have never found a Seated half dime. Can't wait to see what your second coin will be.

 

[DiggetyDog]

Superb! I'd never sell that rare little beauty! Andi

Oh no, I have no intentions of ever selling it. The kidos will get it after I am gone.

 

[DiggetyDog]

you are officially ruined for life * --to dig a 1858 (pre civil war era) seated half dime (silver five cent piece) from the New Orleans mint "o" in great shape as your first coin --well sadly that's just about as good as it gets * its all down hill from here. ---sweet find -- my only seated half dime -- I ever found was a 1838 "no stars" "o" --it was so worn I could barely ID it.

Lmao! I am going to make it my mission to prove you wrong... You know, I guess I didn't really realize how rare it was to find one until I posted it here. Hell, I was praying to find at least a wheatie, and would have been just as excited to find one as I was with this dime. To tell the truth, before I got my MD in October and started reading these forums and watching youtube, I didn't even know a half dime existed. Now, after reading these posts and doing some research, I feel truly blessed and I am extremely grateful. Thank everyone for sharing in my excitement with me. And I wish that everyone finds somthing rare and amazing on their next hunt!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Very nice, my first silver was a Rosie. I have found a half-dime too since then. So welcome to that little club !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[justdon]

Thats sweet iam still looking for any old coin.Congrats.HH

 

[streakert]

I finally found somthing worth bragging about. I can't believe it! I am soooo friggin excited! An 1858 Half Dime! Yippee!

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Great find

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats diggetydog on a super awesome first silver find! I'm still look for one of those, heck I'm still looking for bear (as in not frozen) ground at this point! I hope your success increases along with your finds! GL. HH!

 

[coinman123]

That happened to a Au/Bu details 1915d penny. Never have found it.

 

[jewelerguy]

sweet find. congrats!

 

[WHADIFIND]

And BOY! What a first!! Many happy returns of the day!

 

[myfantasia1]

cool, and it looks real good to

 

[Texas Yankee]

Congrats beautiful find... HH!

 

[highnam]

Wow! What a first coin!! Digging all that trash just paid off, most people wouldnt have the patience. Hope this hobby continues to reward you!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

you must have supernatural powers , at least it was a difficult silver find not clad ," not that anything's wrong with that "...... nice ! Saw the Caps OMG , you must have teenage daughters too , is that their favorite abbreviated text
OMG ? OMG ! OMG

dawg

 

[DiggetyDog]

Wow! What a first coin!! Digging all that trash just paid off, most people wouldnt have the patience. Hope this hobby continues to reward you!

Thank you! Some people (huuhuum. LOL!) are saying I have nothing else to look forward to... I don't believe it myself.

 

[DiggetyDog]

you must have supernatural powers , at least it was a difficult silver find not clad ," not that anything's wrong with that "...... nice ! Saw the Caps OMG , you must have teenages daughters too , is that their favorite abbreviated text
OMG ? OMG ! OMG

dawg

If I had supernatural powers I would be finding Spanish gold. I do have 3 step daughters and 3 boys of my own. (Brady Bunch) but when I realized what I had all I could say was. Omg, Omg, Omg! And that was because it was a COIN and not a rusty iron relic or bullet of some kind. I Didn't realize at the time the rarity of the coin.

 

[DiggetyDog]

Congrats diggetydog on a super awesome first silver find! I'm still look for one of those, heck I'm still looking for bear (as in not frozen) ground at this point! I hope your success increases along with your finds! GL. HH!

Thanks MsBeepbeep. I live in Tx not far from the Gulf so the ground never freezes. Imo winter is a great time to hunt because summer is unbearably hot, humid, and ridden with mosquitos.

 

[Fingerlakes119]

Great Find. HH