Two Coppas and a Cut Capped Bust Half

[xlt nh]

Went back to the Revolutionary War Button Field...and this field just keeps on GIVING and GIVING!!! Three hour hunt yesterday brought up an 1818 Large Cent, George 2nd Coppa (looks to be 1741), and my first Capped Bust Half (at least a piece of one)!!! The half dates from 1807-1836.... what a morning!!

HH, Hank 8)

 

[cntrydncr1]

that is a good day in my book! congrats

 

[dwayne sueno]

awesome day, indeed. the "cuts" on that half fragment look strange. it's as if the metal was more brittle than silver. perhaps it's a counterfeit?
either way, killer day. dwayne

 

[hogge]

The Georgie looks like most I dig up. Nice finds! Hogge

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice copper finds. The broken one does seem a little strange. It does look brittle because of the way it cracked like that. I don't think copper would do that. Not picking on your finds, just pointing it out

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Nice going on the cool finds ! As for the broken half dollar....... Just because these coins don't usually break does not mean that they cant. I remember seeing a "broken" gold coin from the UK
The piece of half also looks porus, like it has been through a fire.


Keep pounding that site VPR

 

[DigginThePast]

Nice finds. Maybe the rest of the half will turn up in another hunt.

 

[xlt nh]

Thanks All!

Yes, it looks to be counterfit, but is very real. You can see where it was holed at one time at the top of her cap. The field had been burnt many times over the last decade according to the land owner....I thought it was a copper when first dug due to the 'blackness'.

Hope you all finds some great stuff as well....

HH, Hank 8)

 

[spitfire55]

Nice Finds

 

[ModernMiner]

Congrats on some FANTASTIC finds Hank. Well done.
-MM-

 

[johnnyi]

Really cool finds, particularly that fragment. Check the edge of the rim for letters. The edges were hard to fake and it may tell something?

 

[Deno]

That's some nice hunting. The xlt rules.

 

[wyattrr]

Now that's what I call Hunting... Congrats and HH

 

[terpfan]

Keep searching. You've got an incredible site there. It would be really cool if you could find the other pieces of that half!

 

[xlt nh]

I can read the letters H A L (Half) on the rim...

 

[DeArmitt Pa]

Great Finds Hank !! Just Love that Old Coppa

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

If that Capped is counterfeit then it sure is good craftsmanship. I found an 1803 Draped Bust silver dollar counterfeit last year and it's condition now is not as good as yours. Congrats.
Chris

 

[allen]

finding old coins always makes for a good day of detecting !!

 

[halfdime]

Even a fragment of silver like that should ring pretty solid on the XLT; odd looking, but also looks legit. Maaaaayyyybeeeeeeee someday you'll find more of it!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Great stuff there! Yes, 50 cents was a lot of money. (Imagine carrying around 50 large cents!)

I have dug a mangled Seated or two...but I'd trade 'em for a Capped anyday.



Best Wishes,



Buckles