Skipped Right Over the Barber And Found A.....1827

[Nana40]

Capped dime!! Who'da thunk it? :P

Got up this morning and checked out the weather. Cloudy and not too hot...expecting rain in a couple of hours, so thought I'd go hunt a little at the button site. The way I went today goes right past the old Dr's house.
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I slowed down and took a peek down the drive and saw that the hay had been cut. Decided that I would spend my morning there instead. Now I usually don't go there alone, but it looked so inviting that I couldn't resist. The grass around the house was chest high so I drove on up to the second barn where the hay had been cut. Started hunting and within 10 minutes got a pretty good signal. Three inches. :P Right now, around here, three inches seems more like 10 inches with the ground being so dry but my signal was a good one, so I dug it. Sure glad I did! After seeing it in the bottom of the hole, I knew that I had found silver, but didn't have a clue as to what it was. One side was pretty clean but the other had a blob of dirt stuck to it, so I just put it in my pocket. After a couple more holes a rain shower rolled in so I ran for the car. Sitting there I decided to put the coin on top of the car and let the rain clean it up a bit. I was all fidigy, about to die to know what it was. (My eye sight ain't what it use to be.) So I start going through compartments looking for anything that might help me see and I find an old pair of reading glasses that were my Dads! The rain stopped after about 10 minutes and I grabbed the coin up and OH my Gosh! A what?! Here?! NOOOOOOOO.... in Alabama?! I'm still stunned! Ended up staying another hour or so and found a flat button at four inches and a couple of regular pennies. Still can't believe I found that coin! My oldest silver yet. I couldn't wait to get home and share it with my friends!!!
I didn't have the camera with me today. Sat it right by the door so's not to forget it and walked right on by. :P BUT..here's a pic from this past January...

Nana

 

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[hollowpointred]

WOW!!!!!!!!! nana that is outstanding!!!! way to go!!!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Nana .........you just rock sister! What a great find and I am soooooo glad you decided to go it on your own ! You are going to put the rest of us to shame! ....But its definitely ok! Big Congrats to you!

 

[dgaughan]

that is fantastic nana she sure is a beauty congrats and as always hh

 

[civilman1]

Your time has definetley come Nana.....That is an awesome find....Big Congrat's to you.Glad the first instinct of going at it alone payed off for you,that's great....Big high five!!!!!

 

[jeff of pa]

WOW Nana.

Great Find.

Congrats !

 

[piggman1]

Wat to go! That's a SUPER coin!!!

 

[vpone]

whew - that coin will get ya going - VER NICE !

great story and pics too, thanks

vp

 

[Burdie]

Lord bring that for all to see at the hunt. A prize for the best dissplay. Congrats on a fantastic find.
Burdie

 

[Harry_Morant]

Way to go Nana! - that is a nice looking coin and a good looking spot to boot.

 

[hollowpointred]

i cant stop looking at it!!

 

[jorge del norte]

good un

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Very Nice Nana, WTG!!

 

[Gribnitz]

You go girl ! You are having a kick butt season so far. A rebel button and bust dime come to mind

 

[Digginman]

Outstanding find. Great pics, also.

Your posts are always good.

DM

 

[captain Jack]

great one! just shows ta go ya, ya never know where something can be. all someone has to do is drop it.

 

[Old Dog]

What a day!!
Nana,
Bet you are bouncing off the walls, A Bust Dime would give me a whole week of good days.
It would be that long before I was back walking on the ground. WOW.

So... whatcha waitin for...
Go find another one!

 

[SaintSea]

"You go, girl!!!" [size=16pt]The coin is outstanding - and so are you! Nice hunting....
Ruth

 

[halfdime]

That's a beaut! You skipped over a lot of things to get that one!

 

[gregd573]

Nice coin Nana.........still looking for mine...lol HH.....gregd573