She has avoided me for 25 years...

Jack(IN)

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But that ended today!!! Worked until noon today and had a couple hours to kill, so what did I do?? Absolutely nothing until I went to pick my daughter up at school!! I was pretty lazy and just enjoyed the quiet until then. I love picking her up and then spending an hour with her until her mom gets home. Anyways, around 5 PM I got the urge to get out and decided to go sidewalk hunting tonight, hoping for a piece of silver and a few wheats.

It started slowly, not even finding a coin for the first 15 minutes and dug a very nice memorial cent :thumbsup: and then started hitting some clad coins!! I finally had a nice deep signal(meaning 5 inches) and pulled a memorial cent, then hit three quarter signals in a row, I dug the memorial cent around 5 inches and the three quarters all at about four inches. I hit another quarter signal and dug my plug, thinking I had my fourth quarter in a row, but when I saw silver, then looking closer seeing that Eagle and the size I knew what I had, my first ever Seated Half Dollar(1859-O). I have a Bust Half, Seated Half Dimes, Quarters, and Dimes, BUT not the coin. I am pumped and didn't even look at a date on the next coin I dug(Buffalo Nickel). Took a long time coming, but the rush I had made it well worth the wait!!!
 

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Now that is a sweet coin!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: congrats on an awesome find
 

great find :thumbsup: i had a half day to ;D 1928
 

That is a beautiful coin Jack. A big congratulations to you, hopefully it won't be another 25 years for the next one!
 

Nice Looking Lady There!!! :o
 

That is one beautiful coin. Congratulations. Banner.
 

Good work!!! That thing is nice, I'm still waiting to find me on of those.
 

She has avoided me for 25 years...

And she was well worth the wait!!! That is one fine BIG hunk of silver.... DANG, that's a beautiful coin. Looks like it must have been lost the day it came out into circulation. Congratulations on that awesome find!!!!!!!!!

DANGLANGLEY
 

coltdavis said:
Now that is a sweet coin!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: congrats on an awesome find
Thanks Colt!! I thought is was too!!
 

mrtuff said:
great find :thumbsup: i had a half day to ;D 1928

I saw your 28-S Half, and your first ever!! Sweet!!
 

seger98 said:
That is a beautiful coin Jack. A big congratulations to you, hopefully it won't be another 25 years for the next one!
Hey Seger, I sure hope not, 25 years was long enough for the first one!! I might be too old if it takes another 25!!
 

:occasion18: :occasion18: :hello2:

Very impressive find, Jack! Congrats on finally digging a Seated Half!

It's a beauty too! Now that a seated half is off your wish list, what's next?

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan
 

Captn_SE said:
:occasion18: :occasion18: :hello2:

Very impressive find, Jack! Congrats on finally digging a Seated Half!

It's a beauty too! Now that a seated half is off your wish list, what's next?

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Easy Dan, the elusive 20 cent piece!! I hunted a Park in Illinois that a week later a guy found his first ever Seated and it was a 20 cent piece!! This might take me 25 more years to find!!
 

DANGLANGLEY said:
She has avoided me for 25 years...

And she was well worth the wait!!! That is one fine BIG hunk of silver.... DANG, that's a beautiful coin. Looks like it must have been lost the day it came out into circulation. Congratulations on that awesome find!!!!!!!!!

DANGLANGLEY

Thanks DANGLANGLEY I don't think it could have been in circulation very long either and happy my first is in great condition!!
 

Doesn't get much better than that! Superb find Jack! :thumbsup:

HH!
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1859-O HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6297

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,834,000
Proofs: 0

Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes, executed by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht

Diameter: ±30 millimeters

Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%

Weight: ±192 grains (±12.4 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mintmark: "O" (for New Orleans, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
 

Really sweet coin. Congratulations

HH
MichiganRob
 

YES!!!!

Congrats!

Happy Hunting!

Dugholes
 

:o JACK! :o WoW!!!! What an awesome find!!! That one was a long time coming and I bet that one got the happy dance! :icon_pirat: I'm still looking for just a seated ANYTHING! :P :D

Way to go!!!

Nana :wink:
 

Very nice!!!!
 

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