1859 O Yeah!

[Sooper Dave]

I hit a fresh construction site where they just cleared off a section of woods. This area is known to have some major Civil War camps all around. The place is really trashy but to my surprise the first good target I got was a tiny silver coin. After a little splash of water I could see I had dug an 1859 O Seated Half Dime. I couldn't have asked for a better start to a new site. The coin has great details but has been damaged from the heavy equipment. I found a few bullets and my last target was a nice piece of an iron spur. I'm happy to save a few more relics from the dozer and I am waiting for them to clear of some more areas to hunt.

 

[Rockford]

Nice coin. Dents couldve been worse

 

[jim tn]

Dings or not, half dimes are a neat find. Like the spur piece, too. Hit it hard while you can. HH jim tn

 

[Hank68]

Great save Dave. Would have been lost forever. Good hunting forsue !

 

[Sooper Dave]

Nice coin. Dents couldve been worse

Thanks and yes could have been.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Dings or not, half dimes are a neat find. Like the spur piece, too. Hit it hard while you can. HH jim tn

Thanks Jim. I'm hoping more will turn up if I can get back before it is covered up.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Great save Dave. Would have been lost forever. Good hunting forsue !

Thanks Hank. Yeah I always wonder what great relics are lost forever. It is a shame that happens.

 

[laplander]

Nice save looks like it was a fresh drop!
HH Jeff

 

[Sooper Dave]

Nice save looks like it was a fresh drop!
HH Jeff

Thanks Jeff. I don't think it saw a lot of circulation for sure.

 

[JimmyCT]

Full and detailed “Liberty” ! Beautiful coin even with its imperfections! I’m glad you saved a wonderful piece of history

 

[407floyd]

Those may be old marks. They should be shiny new cuts if recent. How could a huge machine make such marks on a tiny object like that? Anyway, nice find. I still haven't found a half dime.

 

[miserman]

I also think that is old damage on the Half Dime. There may be some good ferrous items in the site. Was the iron spur a surface find?

 

[still looking 52]

Love that half dime, absolutely beautiful!
Probably dropped during the civil war.

 

[DW-BGW]

ConGratZ on a Sweet find, the dents give it character

 

[Sooper Dave]

Full and detailed “Liberty” ! Beautiful coin even with its imperfections! I’m glad you saved a wonderful piece of history

Thanks Jimmy.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Those may be old marks. They should be shiny new cuts if recent. How could a huge machine make such marks on a tiny object like that? Anyway, nice find. I still haven't found a half dime.

Thanks Floyd. It may be old damage but looks new to me. And a coin or relic can be damaged just from the heavy equipment running over it, even if it's a few inches under the surface.

 

[Sooper Dave]

I also think that is old damage on the Half Dime. There may be some good ferrous items in the site. Was the iron spur a surface find?

It is possible it's old damage. No the spur was down a few inches. I had to dig it. I try to dig big iron signals on a site like this.

 

[Sooper Dave]

Love that half dime, absolutely beautiful!
Probably dropped during the civil war.

Thanks and I agree it was probably a soldiers coin. Makes for a fun story behind the tiny coin.

 

[Sooper Dave]

ConGratZ on a Sweet find, the dents give it character

Thanks

 

[Mark kus]

Awesome find still looking for a seated half dime!
Mark