Road Tripped and raided the St. Louis parks and plucked out an 1829 capped bust

[silverfreak]

Well I decided to head to St.Louis to raid some parks before the weather gets too bad. I met up with Holedigger and boy did we have some fun. These parks have been hammered for 4 decades or more but there's obviously still goodies there. ...you just have to be patient and relentless. These are the same parks a ton of us just hit a few weeks ago at the seminar get together. I said then that I was coming back to hunt again and that's just what I did. I had my 6" coil on so we decided to sift through the trashiest and nastiest of spots at each of these parks. I don't care what anyone says...NO place is EVER hunted out. I have taken great pride this year in hunting ONLY pounded to death sites hoping to locate some coins missed and walked over the last 30 years or so. As technology changes between machines..coils...settings...hunting styles..etc....it opens NEW doors to find goodies.
I ended up with more memorials than I have ever dug before...seriously...and I refuse to give you THAT total. ALL of the coins I found were from 5" to 7" and every coin was beneath...beside...on top of...or next to garbage in the hole. Heck I found the barber dime at 6" under a root in a hole with a pulltab and nail. I then dug a clad dime at over 7"? That's why I decided to dig all signals that were 4" or more. Every memorial I dug was down at least 5"...so I had to dig em'.
The last part of the day I dug what I thought for sure was a seated dime...but my eyes are getting bad...so I wasn't sure.I handed it to Dennis and kept saying "I got a seated...I got a seated"....and Dennis said "holy shi#"...I think you do. He then says "wait a minute"..."holy shi%..I think you got a capped bust". I said "a WHAT. He then says...."son of a b$%^&" it IS a capped bust. We both figured a soldier dropped that coin in the 1860's or so. There would be no other explanation for it being there.
I ended with 5 wheaties...a silver roosey....a 1900 Indian head....2 mercs 1928 and 39...a 1900 barber dime...a lunch token...and then struck paydirt with the 1829 bust dime. I've been chuckling to myself how Holedigger and I were sitting there looking at it and neither of us was exactly sure what it was for a while and couldn't read the date either. Man...we're getting old! What a couple of goofs...we're sitting there all excited and couldn't even see the date on the freakin' coin..ha ha.

 

[silverfreak]

Nice cap! First one I have seen in a long time. Nice finds.

Thanks earthworks

 

[silverfreak]

Nice finds! Way to be persistant. My hunting friend and I have the same problem reading dates on cruddy pennies we find. Solution: bring along 12 YO daughter. Keep digging!

Thanks Michiganne. I was excited to have found what I thought was a seated...until my buddy told me it was a bust.

 

[watercolor]

Awesome finds! When it comes down to it, it's only a mater of inches.

Nicely done!
watercolor

 

[silverfreak]

WOW! WOW! all I can say is WOW! She's a beaut even in that condition. NICE.

Thanks rebelLT

 

[kg6yll]

That is a great story. I love to see that old silver get out of the ground!

 

[silverfreak]

Wow is right, well done and congrats.
Too bad you didn't get a seated,
then you would have had all 5 dimes (6 with clad roosie)
made in the last 3 centuries. Freaking awesome!

Thanks boobydoo. The bust was a definate shocker.

 

[halfdime]

Even in its condition, that 1829 is a beauty! My book shows five varieties that year, one worth thousands .

 

[ringfinder]

Those are all Awesome finds, Really like the Busted Coin. I haven't found one of those yet this year, but it's not over yet, in fact I've never found one!

Again Congratulations. HH, Ringfinder

 

[silverfreak]

Even in its condition, that 1829 is a beauty! My book shows five varieties that year, one worth thousands .

Thanks halfdime. Somebody else told me the same thing...something about the 2...but I'm not sure what just yet.
I'm sure I've got the "crapper" version...but it's a zillion dollar coin to me.

 

[River Rat]

Man, what a beauty. Congrats!

RR

 

[texan connection]

Man thats is sweet in a park no less TOOOOOOOOO COOOOL

 

[silverfreak]

Thanks for the responses everyone. I was trying to keep up...but I need to head to work.

 

[Merf]

Wow---That was a good hunt---A bust dime is still on my wish list.

 

[oddcoins]

WOW ~ great story man! That's the way to do it ~ don't give up ~ dig dig dig!! NICE!!!!!

 

[silverfreak]

Wow---That was a good hunt---A bust dime is still on my wish list.

Thanks Merf. I was hoping for a seated so I was thrilled to get this critter.

 

[dgaughan]

awesome finds congrats and hh

 

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

Wow, I could use a zillion dollars...

Gratz, A beauty for sure.


Keep

 

[Captn SE]

Wow, Bryce, big congrats to you for finding those elusive coins, especially the capped bust. I too get much satisfaction from this hobby by going to places that have been pounded to death over the years, and being able to pull keepers from areas such as these. What a feeling!!!

I'm back home from my Iowa trip. Had a great time, but I came down with a bad cold too. No hunting for me today. I think I'll post my trip totals instead.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Mona Lisa]

Can I borrow your lucky shirt, freaky?? 8) 8)

That's awesome! Congratulations....your patience and perseverance payed off.

 

[silverfreak]

Wow, Bryce, big congrats to you for finding those elusive coins, especially the capped bust. I too get much satisfaction from this hobby by going to places that have been pounded to death over the years, and being able to pull keepers from areas such as these. What a feeling!!!

I'm back home from my Iowa trip. Had a great time, but I came down with a bad cold too. No hunting for me today. I think I'll post my trip totals instead.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Thanks Dan. My 1050 coil will be here by thursday or Friday...so i'm gettin' excited cause this time I KNOW it's the right coil.