Got out Friday for a few hours to a family friend's property on 2 acres.The property is very close to one of the oldest houses (1727) in my town, so I knew it must have been part of that original farm. I spent the entire time in one part of the backyard and was becoming increasingly discouraged digging clad and unmentionables here, there, and everywhere. Then about a 1/2 hr. before I left, I got a nice hit in the 70s. I honestly thought nothing of it because of the way the day was going, but I was happily surprised to see a very small silver coin pop out from no more than 3 inches down. I immediately saw the seated figure and thought I had my 1st seated dime. Closer inspection revealed that it didn't say "one dime" on the reverse, but "half dime." An 1861 (no mint mark). I also picked up a silver Rosie (1940) a few minutes later close by and some mystery object that looks like a rosette with "...OR" at the top, "...MAN" at the bottom, and a design in the middle (have to clean it further). I only hunted about 20% of the property, so I'm looking forward to return trips, especially the larger front yard. Enjoy and HH.