WOW !!! CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLAR !! from California no less!!

Ron (CA)

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UPDATED w/ VIDEO -- CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLAR !! from California no less!!

UPDATED with Video and Pics !!

Incredible night!! Mark and I have been hitting a Gold Rush Site and digging some nice relics. I got a sweet 12/46 hit on the CTX and called Mark over stating "You will like this one!" Knowing it had potential to be a great find, we videotaped the dig and what a SURPRISE when this baby popped out !! We went crazy as usual!! LOL

Digging any capped bust coin is rare here in CA (or anywhere) and to get a Capped Bust HALF is beyond belief!! We have dug more gold coins in CA than we have Capped Bust coins so this is a VERY SPECIAL find!! :hello2:

Thanks for looking. I usually have a video to go along with our finds but this needed to be shared ASAP so the video will follow in the near future!!

I'm still on Cloud 9 with this one!!

 

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Beauty! Nice to know there are still great finds out here if you do your homework and look in the right spots.
 

Thanks for all the great comments and banner votes!! ???
 

Ron I love the dark toning of that big silver. I'm voting Banner and apologize for not doing it before. The condition and the geographical location it was found in certainly make it more than worthy.
 

Ron I love the dark toning of that big silver. I'm voting Banner and apologize for not doing it before. The condition and the geographical location it was found in certainly make it more than worthy.

Thanks for the vote. The fact that this coin is 16 years older than the State of California amazed me when we found it. The rarity of capped bust coins out here is undeniable. We have found more reales and gold cons than we have capped bust coins!! Go figure!!

Thanks again for all who recognize the value and rarity of this coin find in CA ! Now I need to go to Mass and find that Pine Tree !! LOL
 

A Good Looking Coin, and they are pretty few & far Between in CA, likely more Gold Coins there than Capped Bust Coinage.
 

Sorry I just looked at the Coin before posting my comments.
(About the Gold)
Great minds think alike. LOL X LOL 'your mind is likely better than Mine'.
Davers
 

Dang. that's beautiful. congrats!
 

That has to be an incredibly rare dig here in the west, I'm voting banner as well!
 

Congrats on a rare coin find anywhere and much more rare west coast find. Can't wait to see the video - will you still be posting it?
 

Congrats on a rare coin find anywhere and much more rare west coast find. Can't wait to see the video - will you still be posting it?

We will be putting that video together. I just posted the coin as I wanted to get it on TODAY'S FINDS forum. The video in this case will probably be a while as we have some great footage to put together.

Thanks for the comments.
 

I thought I had commented on this post, but I guess I didn't. Great find, great condition, Banner in my book.
 

That's one beautiful coin! :o Voting banner now!
 

You guys never cease to amaze me!! Another unbelievable find!! I literally kill for that lol. Cheers, and thanks for sharing. You guys are the best.
 

You guys never cease to amaze me!! Another unbelievable find!! I literally kill for that lol. Cheers, and thanks for sharing. You guys are the best.

WOW-- thanks for the nice comments!! Check out our youtube if you have not already. All of our finds end up on youtube eventually. Making the vids seem to take longer than finding the relics!! LOL
 

Not bad, but hand grenades are a bit more grand.

You have to get out before you can get in!

COME ON GUYS!, GET IN!


I voted banner
:)
 

Wow that's a beauty! These coins seem to be popping up a lot more frequently on T-Net lately. Now I want one!!
 

banner vote in...more likely you find a mars meteorite in this state than that coin !!very well done...again
 

banner vote in...more likely you find a mars meteorite in this state than that coin !!very well done...again

I agree Bigfoot!! 6 gold coins from our California sites but only 2 Bust Coins!! Rare is right!!
 

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