Smoker's site 1853 Half Dime

[pepperj]

Looking over the maps and doing some measuring. I figured that there was another possibility on a permission.
So after a tilling up the gardens it was time to get a bit of playtime in.
Not a heavily targeted site for finds, but it was for glass, and pipe stems. For the 1/3 acre spead and the amount of eyeball finds it was fun filled couple of hrs.
First target was what looks like a whizzer?
(Seems like a curse as it has happened twice before,first and last good target)

The next hour was nails, iron, one piece of lead. I started to work down the slope
and got a nice sounding 95.

Just broke the soil and it appeared. I could see by the stars and size I had a good one!
Now it needs a like soaking to take off the crust, but no less it was an easy retrieval.

Then another hour before I got the candle snuffer end.

So an ok little scratch the itch from a new site.
First time I've gotten a grey pipe stem.
There's the open pontil ends again. Teasers they are!

Thanks for looking, and best of luck to you all on the next dig.

 

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[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the half dime. Somehow I have never found a seated half dime

 

[billb]

Very nice congratulations on your beautiful accomplishments.Your determination to look at the maps and research rewarded you

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the half dime. Somehow I have never found a seated half dime

Thanks Steve
That's really something that you haven't found one yet.

 

[pepperj]

Very nice congratulations on your beautiful accomplishments.Your determination to look at the maps and research rewarded you

Thanks Bill
The historical map atlases are great. Usually the site location is what the map indicated.
Though it could be just a barn or another outbuilding. Not always a home.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Looking over the maps and doing some measuring. I figured that there was another possibility on a permission.
So after a tilling up the gardens it was time to get a bit of playtime in.
Not a heavily targeted site for finds, but it was for glass, and pipe stems. For the 1/3 acre spead and the amount of eyeball finds it was fun filled couple of hrs.
First target was what looks like a whizzer?
(Seems like a curse as it has happened twice before,first and last good target)
View attachment 2024374View attachment 2024375
The next hour was nails, iron, one piece of lead. I started to work down the slope
and got a nice sounding 95. View attachment 2024380Just broke the soil and it appeared. I could see by the stars and size I had a good one!
Now it needs a like soaking to take off the crust, but no less it was an easy retrieval.

View attachment 2024377

View attachment 2024379
View attachment 2024378Then another hour before I got the candle snuffer end.



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So an ok little scratch the itch from a new site.
First time I've gotten a grey pipe stem.
There's the open pontil ends again. Teasers they are!
View attachment 2024382View attachment 2024383
Thanks for looking, and best of luck to you all on the next dig.

nice haul and love that silver, well done

 

[Digger RJ]

Looking over the maps and doing some measuring. I figured that there was another possibility on a permission.
So after a tilling up the gardens it was time to get a bit of playtime in.
Not a heavily targeted site for finds, but it was for glass, and pipe stems. For the 1/3 acre spead and the amount of eyeball finds it was fun filled couple of hrs.
First target was what looks like a whizzer?
(Seems like a curse as it has happened twice before,first and last good target)
View attachment 2024374View attachment 2024375
The next hour was nails, iron, one piece of lead. I started to work down the slope
and got a nice sounding 95. View attachment 2024380Just broke the soil and it appeared. I could see by the stars and size I had a good one!
Now it needs a like soaking to take off the crust, but no less it was an easy retrieval.

View attachment 2024377

View attachment 2024379
View attachment 2024378Then another hour before I got the candle snuffer end.



View attachment 2024381
So an ok little scratch the itch from a new site.
First time I've gotten a grey pipe stem.
There's the open pontil ends again. Teasers they are!
View attachment 2024382View attachment 2024383
Thanks for looking, and best of luck to you all on the next dig.

Very Nice!!!! Congrats!!!

 

[pepperj]

nice haul and love that silver, well done

Thanks for the reply
Kind of a rare one up in these parts.

 

[pepperj]

Very Nice!!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks RJ
Hope all is well, best of luck on your next outing

 

[Gare]

Nice finds

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Congrats on that small silver coin. Enjoy the in-situ pictures also.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Nice ones pepper,cool half dime! That phrase always gets me,I picture a dime cut in two!

 

[Steve in PA]

Thanks Steve
That's really something that you haven't found one yet.

I have found an 1830 Capped Bust half dime

 

[Florida Finder]

Looking over the maps and doing some measuring. I figured that there was another possibility on a permission.
So after a tilling up the gardens it was time to get a bit of playtime in.
Not a heavily targeted site for finds, but it was for glass, and pipe stems. For the 1/3 acre spead and the amount of eyeball finds it was fun filled couple of hrs.
First target was what looks like a whizzer?
(Seems like a curse as it has happened twice before,first and last good target)
View attachment 2024374View attachment 2024375
The next hour was nails, iron, one piece of lead. I started to work down the slope
and got a nice sounding 95. View attachment 2024380Just broke the soil and it appeared. I could see by the stars and size I had a good one!
Now it needs a like soaking to take off the crust, but no less it was an easy retrieval.

View attachment 2024377

View attachment 2024379
View attachment 2024378Then another hour before I got the candle snuffer end.



View attachment 2024381
So an ok little scratch the itch from a new site.
First time I've gotten a grey pipe stem.
There's the open pontil ends again. Teasers they are!
View attachment 2024382View attachment 2024383
Thanks for looking, and best of luck to you all on the next dig.

Great job as always pepper! Congratulations on your half dime!

 

[pepperj]

Nice finds

Thanks Gare
Hope all is ticking along well these days.👍

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on that small silver coin. Enjoy the in-situ pictures also.

Thanks Mike
I really try to take a picture of the find in the dirt.
Then put it in the album of the permission.
Getting to that stage in life "where did I find that?"🤣

 

[pepperj]

Nice ones pepper,cool half dime! That phrase always gets me,I picture a dime cut in two!

Thanks Crash.
Time you get some dirt under those clean fingernails.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Thanks Crash.
Time you get some dirt under those clean fingernails.

Workin on it pepp!

 

[uhfradarwill]

That may be a half dime, but is one hell of a find!!

 

[lenmac65]

Nice hunt. Seated coins are great, and those half dimes are a tough find. Congrats!