WOOHOO!! 1876 Seated Liberty Half Dollar!!

[oddcoins]

HOLY COW!!! I just got home from a little road trip by myself!

I got permission to detect around a old house in Philomath Oregon ~ a very short window of time to be able to detect there, so I had to take half a day off of work so I did miss my chance! Well . . . . . I didn't find much there at that old house ~ too much fill dirt ~ I dug a 1980 Memorial cent at about six inched deep! DANG!! If there's anything old it's too deep for me to find!

So I drove into Corvallis Oregon to hit some places that produced some goodies in the past. I detected all day ~ up until about 7:30pm and at that point I hadn't found much ~ a couple wheat cents and a silver ring, and plenty of clad (like usual!) ~ my last target of the day was a nice deepy ~ at about seven inches deep, I dug a 1876 SEATED HALF!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!! And, I didn't scratch it either!

This is only the second seated coin that I've ever dug in over 15 years of detecting! This is my first pre-1900 silver coin that I've dug this year.

I took pictures of the obverse & reverse before & after I cleaned it up. This is my silver coin find #19 for the year.

I can't wait to go back to see what else may be there!

Thanks for looking!
Neil

 

[Ohio Jerry]

That is a sweeeet seated half Neil!!! Man that was a lot of money to lose back then....
Jerry

 

[BurnsideSlim]

Fantastic find. What a great way to end the day! I love seeing the big silver. Congrats

 

[Deno]

What a find. You have to be on cloud 9. i only know of one person around here who's found one. Congratulations

 

[jgas]

You can just go right ahead and check that one off your dream list. WOW Nice find... jgas

 

[Captn SE]

Wooo Hoo!!!

Alright, Neil! Very nice coin find!

Funny, I found my seated half I dug back in '07 after 7 pm also.

Major Congrats. It's a day you won't forget!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[oddcoins]

Thanks to everyone for the responces to my find here! It was a very exciting find for me ~ I especially enjoy sharing my finds with all my internet treasure friends!

8^)

 

[Detectingfreak]

Nice job on the 1876 Seated Liberty Half dollar!!!!!

 

[texan connection]

Purrrrtea!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[treasurefiend]

Awesome find bud!!!

 

[lairmo]

WOOOHOOO!!!!
nice Silver!!!!

 

[pepperj]

Very nice, great recovery

 

[Dr. Ace]

Beautiful coin! You must be elated. That is an awesome find!!!

HH,

Dr. Ace

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Great job man. My brother Kevin found one of the same year 20 odd years ago and i'll never forget my jealousy and his excitement.
Chris

 

[vwayne1]

Fantastic coin neil. You have done it once again. I thought 2 gold coins last year would be enuf. But NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Have a good weekend. Good luck tecten washington.

 

[MikeOregon]

Neil,

So some time has gone by. Have you come down yet? I don't think I would. I'd live off this one coin for weeks.

Hope to see you soon!

Mike

 

[Bob S]

Great Find WTG

 

[Butler]

Very nice! Nice to know that there is "big stuff" beyond 1900's here on the west coast!! Congrats!

 

[Marchas45]

I just love a silver lady sitting down, she looks so impressive, Congrat! and more to come. Charlie

 

[oddcoins]

Fantastic coin neil. You have done it once again. I thought 2 gold coins last year would be enuf. But NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Have a good weekend. Good luck tecten washington.

LOL ~ Thanks Wayne!

You're wrong ~ I dug the gold coins two years ago ~ in 2007 . . . . . . so, yeah, it is NOT enough! LOL