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1806 Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle Half Dollar!!

J

j.d. in missouri

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Hello everyone I have been focusing on 2 ghost towns out here in Mo. and I havnt been posting at all...
One of the towns was first settled in 1793 and abandoned in 1889 the little platt map in the pic is the town in 1843 the entire town is on private property most of the cellars holes are left, we have found many items there too many to post here in one post everything has been draped bust - seateds my friend got his first capped bust dime on wendesday there... we have permission from the owner and will have to wait until the fall now to do anymore work there, but a few of my friends wanted me to post this find that was made there so here it is...
I had just gotten done detecting with my DFX for 3 hours I had an 1883 IH to show for that time my buddy was trying a new coil on his Fisher EDGE detector and I decided to take out the T-2... we decided to try to detect along a stone wall together as we were walking towards the wall we were swinging our coils I walked over a large root and with the T-2 I got a 22-90-34 reading no matter what angle I tried I still got the large VDI number in the middle, he was only 2 feet away from me and he used his fisher and said "yeah bud, thats a good signal". so I dug it up and out popped a large disk I picked it up and said "##### I think its a token, I dont recognize the eagle". I took some of the dirt off and said " wait, its says United stated of America on it". My buddy took it and turned it over and I saw 1806 I almost passed out!! boy did I let out a scream.
We had to go sit in the car and stare at it..lol lol I never thought in a million years I'd find an American coin that old but the T-2 sure sniffed that out between the trash.
Is it perfect No, but I'll never get rid of it... I'm happy with it I took it to a coin dealer for authentication because it had some strange knots on it... He said he thinks it may be fire damage and thats real because of a die break thats on the front of the coin on the left side near the stars.
Well happy hunting everyone!!!! jd
 
I could see how you'd want to call it a day after one of those.

Interesting how that coin peeped out from between those two iron signals. The T2 does an excellent job at that, doesn't it.

HH
 
Excellent find JD.:super:
 
Great coin find J.D.
Have been thinking of buying a t-2. And had tryed to send you a
message to ask you where you bought yours. But got cut of by webb
master i think. Where did you get yours? Thanks Don.
 
I drove a 500 mile round trip to buy a new T-2. Got it from J.Ds
friend Steve in ashland, Mo. He showed me how to Q start. Was
pleased with his preasintion. Thanks steve. Took it to an old base-
ball field in my old hometown of moran, ks. Found a IH penny 1904
in good shape as ihs go. New Q. Merc dime 42. and shotgun shellends.
That was after I had run over my test Garden. So called hunted out(no way). Really love the T-2. Don. And thanks for all the info. I get from Here.
 
Don: Sounds like you are doing well with the t-2, pay close attention to the posts on the fourm, espically those by Mike Hillis, you will learn how powerfull and versitle this machine really is. This fall JD and I may be out to hunt with you for a day or two, have fun, you have a detector that will compete with the best, as you learn all the things it will do. Enjoyed meeting you and your wife, hope to see you later this year Steve.
 
Steve I am likeing it more and more. Got to hunt the yard that the
people own I am working for. Didint find to many good coins. Just two
Wheates 42-46. and some clad stuff. 11 in all. Will keep an eye open for a place to hunt when you can get here. I have a friend jcollins
near here Maybe he can go with us. Will get in contact. If you see this jcollins give me a call. Have found more nickels with this t2
than any other detector. 5 in 1 1/2 hr of hunting on sunday 2Q.6dimes.
3wheats.and 21 clad pennys. I dug some pulltabs to see if the t2 is
telling the truth and it is. OK need to go. Thanks Steve and J.D HH
don
 
Congrats JD, what a cool feeling it must be. I'm sure there are more where that came from for you. Enjoy your private ghost town.

Earthmansurfer

Don't forget to post some of your other finds!
 
GREAT FIND jd - I'd almost give my left @^% for a super find like that!!! WTG - Hawkeye Jim.
 
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