Todays GREAT hunt, my oldest coin found!!!

[Dimeman]

I went this morning to a local park, and starting my way toward the section that I last found some silver.
Noticing it has been hunted since I was last there, I moved a bit further towards the actual spot, where I was before.
Since I was hunting for coins, I had the discrimination turned up, more than usual.I wasn't getting any good signals so I went a bit further up a small old trail.
After getting about 3 shallow trash signals,which were under the surface squashed rusted cans, I got a solid dime reading on my White's M6.
Digging a reading at 5 inches, out came a nice 1903 O, Barber dime.


I searched around awhile and didn't get any more signals, so I moved a bit along the trail,seeing a nice good sized tree with some big roots that were above the ground.
Searching around the tree I got a very loud signal....overload..I thought i was going to find another old rusted can.

I raised up my coil from the ground..checking again, and got a solid signal.

Half dollar !! As I moved the leaves from around the tree, my target was right there......on top of the ground.

Picking it up,I had to look close!!!!
A 1875 Seated Liberty Half !!!!! Did I see this date right??
I was shaking.....I had to look at it again...

It WAS an 1875 half.........and the oldest coin I have found detecting!!!!

I decide to come back another day, since my heart was pumping so fast, I probably couldn't heard any more sounds on my headphones........


Looks like, this part of the park still has some good stuff left in it.

 

[azmetaldetector]

you found that...and THEN YOU LEFT? My God man!!!

Really now...a nice find. Can't believe it wasn't even in the soil...amazing....

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

That is amazing...Very nice finds...I found a barber dime barely covered with grass on time but it was in red clay just under an old cedar tree.

 

[Charlene]

She'd been seated along time beside those big old roots, I love to run into those finds in the middle of never never land, it really makes you wonder how they got there.

Wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing.

 

[scotto]

Sweet finds!

 

[Wheezy]

Great job!!!

 

[JimCalif]

hummm think it's all been said oh well... well done

 

[dandan]

HOLY CRAP! HOLY CRAP! HOLY CRAP! Half man... HEHE!!

 

[Green1]

sweeeeeeet find !! ya gotta love it,, keep em comin...

 

[privet12]

Now that Is what I'm talking about. I've been trying to break into the 1800s forever and got really close a lot of times but no cigar. Of course I live in an area that isn't that old. Any way those are some very good looking coins way to go and keep it up.

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

i thought you are the dimeman. new name.....halfdude. excellent find man

 

[JerV3]

Awesome Half,

I've pulled old barber halfs out of sections of park woods that no one ever bothered to hunt. It is a great feeling. It would suck though to see traces of other hunters.

I'd hit it hard everyday until it was cleared out. Good luck in the future

HH Jer

 

[cheese]

Wow! I haven't found a seated coin yet, or a half. And here you went and got both in one shot! Nice job!

 

[Leon]

Wow!, super day Dimeman,,, Congrats!!!
I once got so exsited about a find, I left my diiging knife and had to go back to get it...
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[staceysallaboutu]

Very Nice im still waiting for my first half dollor,

 

[Mike95inNJ]

Nice coinage Dimeman. WTG. I'm jealous.
HH, Mike in NJ

 

[KOC]

Wow that is really a great find.

 

[moonshine]

incredible find!!

 

[doyboy]

Great find with dat Seated. Come on, dudes, you can't re-name someone without the proper paperwork. Just call me three-cent dude!

 

[Nashoba]

I understand why you left..... The human heart can only take so many beats per minute Now GET BACK OUT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best o' luck
~Nash~

 

[Mona Lisa]

That's amazing, Dimeman! What a rush!