Silver and Gold? No, Silver and Old

[NJLargeCent]

Got out today for a few hours to a family friend's property on 2 acres.The property is very close to one of the oldest houses (1727) in my town, so I knew it must have been part of that original farm. I spent the entire time in one part of the backyard and was becoming increasingly discouraged digging clad and unmentionables here, there, and everywhere. Then about a 1/2 hr. before I left, I got a nice hit in the 70s on my AT Pro. I honestly thought nothing of it because of the way the day was going, but I was happily surprised to see a very small silver coin pop out from no more than 3 inches down. I immediately saw the seated figure and thought I had my 1st seated dime. Closer inspection revealed that it didn't say "one dime" on the reverse, but "half dime." An 1861 (no mint mark). I also picked up a silver Rosie (1940) a few minutes later close by and some mystery object that looks like a rosette with "...OR" at the top, "...MAN" at the bottom, and a design in the middle (have to clean it further). I only hunted about 20% of the property, so I'm looking forward to return trips, especially the large front yard that fronts the road. Enjoy and HH.

 

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[nsdq]

nice day of hunting

 

[kam50]

Nice finds..Hope there's more..HH

 

[granthansen]

Wonderful find my friend. I was hoping you'd find copper, and predicting "III" silver. One short on the quantity; two short of the cent value; perhaps way short on real value. Congrats.

 

[granthansen]

Question for other half cent finders... NJ's was less than 3" deep. When I found mine (Canadian) it was 1" deep MAX! I'm wondering, due to the size and lightness if these little buggers just don't burrow too deep. Interested to hear others' experiences.

NJ...
Imagine it's a Modelo.

 

[freddy williams]

Nice hunt , half dime

 

[Erik in NJ]

Nice finds! I thought the mystery object was possibly part of a rosette when I first saw it too. It looks like there's part of an "I" before the "OR" so it may have been the word "EXCELSIOR" which is the motto of NY State.

 

[fishstick]

CONGRATS on ur 1st halfdime!! Still on my wants list. Grant, u mite b on to sumthing, my 3center was only 2" deep when all the other coins were 5" to 6" so maybe they're not heavy enuff to sink well? Good luck with the rest of the yard bud.. HH