Shes 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

[gold nuggets]

She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Hello All.......
It was a beautiful day in the Eugene/Springfield area today... way too nice to do all
the work that I had planned. So I got most of it done fairly early and the call to
detect took over. I decided to hunt an area that has produced some really nice
coins in the past and figured that I would probably find a lot of clad and some wheats
and maybe a silver or two. Well, the clad was correct and so was the wheats.... but the
supprise was a silver 1873-s Seated Liberty Dime. This is my oldest silver, my first
seated anything and my first time in the 1800's bracket with any coins. She may be thin
and worn but she is BEAUTIFUL to me. Thanks for looking....... Gold Nuggets

 

[coltdavis]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Congrats on a ton of first! im really hoping to dig a seated coin this season. keep it up. best of luck and HH

 

[BigZee]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Nice

 

[drodda777]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

We'll take em any way we can get em. Thats a great find there.

HH,

Dave

 

[RONC(OR)]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Nice finds congrats on the Seated I only have to work 4 hrs tomorrow let me know if you want to go huntin

 

[gold nuggets]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Nice finds congrats on the Seated I only have to work 4 hrs tomorrow let me know if you want to go huntin

You know I do...but I gotta get the things done that I didn't do. Will probably be later in the afternoon.

We'll take em any way we can get em. Thats a great find there.

HH,

Dave

Thanks Dave...... HH

Congrats on a ton of first! im really hoping to dig a seated coin this season. keep it up. best of luck and HH

Thanks CD.....Seateds are VERY few and far between here in the Northwest so I feel elated and you will probaly feel the same when you dig yours. HH

Nice

Thanks BigZee... HH

 

[Captn SE]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Woo Hoo!!

Alright, Richard!! Way to go on all your firsts with that Seated Dime! It's a cool year with the arrows next to the date. I got the same date dime last year.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Arrows at the date in 1853 and 1873 indicated changes made in the coin's mass (from 2.67 grams to 2.49 grams in 1853, then to 2.50 grams in 1873). The first change was made in response to rising silver prices, while the latter alteration was brought about by the Mint Act of 1873 which, in an attempt to make U.S. coinage the currency of the world, added a small amount of mass to the dime, quarter, and half-dollar to bring their weights in line with fractions of the French 5-franc piece.

 

[piratesgold]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

very sweet seated!

Lucky

 

[gold nuggets]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Woo Hoo!!

Alright, Richard!! Way to go on all your firsts with that Seated Dime! It's a cool year with the arrows next to the date. I got the same date dime last year.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Arrows at the date in 1853 and 1873 indicated changes made in the coin's mass (from 2.67 grams to 2.49 grams in 1853, then to 2.50 grams in 1873). The first change was made in response to rising silver prices, while the latter alteration was brought about by the Mint Act of 1873 which, in an attempt to make U.S. coinage the currency of the world, added a small amount of mass to the dime, quarter, and half-dollar to bring their weights in line with fractions of the French 5-franc piece.

Thanks for the info Dan......That's why I love this forum...... there are so many knowledgable people that can give interesting info about many different finds. I remember your post with the SLD you found and it looked a lot nicer than the one I found. But, as they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder (finder).!!

very sweet seated!

Lucky

Thanks Lucky......HH

 

[hodge]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

I love finding old coins, particularly old 'silver' coins....well done!

 

[bigrig40]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

very sweet find. congrats,bigrig

 

[oddcoins]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

WOW wow WOW wow WOW wow WOW wow WOW wow WOW wow WOW!!!!!

That's one sweet find there man! WOOHOO!!! VERY EXCITING!!!

You are getting pretty good with that Explorer SE!!

Keep up the good work!!

Neil

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

In my book, faded beauty is still beauty. Kudos!

 

[gold nuggets]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Congrats! Wasn't Oregon part of Outer Mongolia when that coin was minted?

Seriously...nice find.

It may have been Kevin....... HH

I love finding old coins, particularly old 'silver' coins....well done!

Thanks hodge, I'm starting to really enjoy finding them too.......HH

very sweet find. congrats,bigrig

Thanks bigrig...... good uck on you next hunt.

WOW wow WOW wow WOW wow WOW wow WOW wow WOW wow WOW!!!!!

That's one sweet find there man! WOOHOO!!! VERY EXCITING!!!

You are getting pretty good with that Explorer SE!!

Keep up the good work!!

Neil

Appreciate all the "wows" Neil....I'm getting better, but need a LOT more time on the SE to come up to the level I want to be. It's a great machine....HH

In my book, faded beauty is still beauty. Kudos!

Thanks curbdiggercarl... I agree with you 100%!! HH

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Sweet find and one that's at the top of my wish list ... great job on a nice silver oldie!

 

[STH69]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

not bad

 

[hikeinmts]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Great find......looks like a bunch of the Oregonians are out in force, congratulating you. So, thought I would throw my hat in the ring too. Used to live in the LaGrande/Elgin area.....grew up there, went to school and graduated in Elgin. On trips back home, have found a few things, but, as you say, not too much really,
really old. And, my last time living in the States (1997-99) I lived right next door to you, in Salem.....was finishing some schooling. Got out a few times in the Salem area, but nothing really serious.......George Fox demanded too much studying to do much of anything else.

Keep us posted on future finds.....and good luck, from an out-of-place Oregonion.

 

[gold nuggets]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Great find......looks like a bunch of the Oregonians are out in force, congratulating you. So, thought I would throw my hat in the ring too. Used to live in the LaGrande/Elgin area.....grew up there, went to school and graduated in Elgin. On trips back home, have found a few things, but, as you say, not too much really,
really old. And, my last time living in the States (1997-99) I lived right next door to you, in Salem.....was finishing some schooling. Got out a few times in the Salem area, but nothing really serious.......George Fox demanded too much studying to do much of anything else.

Keep us posted on future finds.....and good luck, from an out-of-place Oregonion.

Thanks for the relpy hikeinmts and look forward to some of your posts from there. HH

not bad

Thanks STH69..... HH

Sweet find and one that's at the top of my wish list ... great job on a nice silver oldie!

Thanks for the reply Jim..... that's one I didn't plan on ever finding..... HH

 

[BurnsideSlim]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

Congrats on your newest oldest find! I love seeing the seated's come out of the ground up here in the NW.

Now I need my solver fix this weekend!!!!

Great find!

Jim

 

[allen]

Re: She's 136 years old, thin and worn......but she is my oldest and first

congrats on the sweet silver
and on those wonderful wheats...