pair of 1893 dimes

[rhedden]

Here are a pair of 1893 dimes found in the same hole in spring of 2000. There is an interesting story behind these. When I bought my most recent detector, I buried a plain old Lincoln penny in the ground to use as a test target. I came back a few months later to dig it up just for kicks. Much to my surprise, out popped these two very scarce 1893 dimes in high grade. By coincidence, I had buried the "test penny" about 3 feet away from them! I have to say I got a pretty good return on my investment of 1 cent!


Edited to add: missing photos

 

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[Dave (Pa)]

Can you mail me that penny? I'd like to grow a pair of those too!

Very Nice..........

 

[Fred]

LOL with Dave,again. I had the same thought. Fred

 

[metal mania]

Wonderful love the tone on these coins outstanding what are they worth pictures a bit small though could you resize it thanks

 

[Knightwalker]

HMMM someone must have a silver thumb. Very nice story and finds.
HH in 2010

 

[tymcmurray]

Interesting!!!
Can you post Photos!

Ty

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[DigginThePast]

Original post was 6 1/2 years ago. How long will we wait for pics?

 

[Deno]

I hate it when they don't have pictures. Cool story though.

 

[Deftone]

Maybe he is afk give him a few more months!

 

[rhedden]

I think there may have been pics in the original post, and they somehow disappeared. Here you are, 6.5 years after the fact, some blurry pictures of two really nice dimes......

Both dimes are in the AU grade range, though the pics don't even show the full LIBERTY in the head band. Hopefully you can guess they're AU from the luster on the left one, though. Both were recovered in Ithaca, NY in the same hole.

 

[allen]

maybe I should try burying a penny
to see what I will dig up later .
Those are two absolute beautiful dimes !!

 

[artzstuff1]

Really cool story and great finds!! wish I could grow some of those!!!


arthur

 

[DigginThePast]

Sweet dimes, thanks for the pics. I should have asked for the winning lottery numbers.