Beautiful Half Dime from the beanfield

[Goes4ever]

Last two day I was hunting the harvested bean fields. Friday I hit a field I hit last yr, wanted to go back because it was corn last year, didn't get a lot, but didn't expect much since I already hunted it pretty hard before. Found a thimble, the decorative leaf piece, lipstick tube, a button, a busted crotal bell and lastly a 1941 merc. The indian came from the day before at a farm house.

Saturday I hit a virgin "to me" bean field. First coin of the day was within 30 min of being there and it was the ONLY coin the entire day, and I hunted from 830am to 130pm. BUT I am not complaining, it was a real nice 1855 half dime!!!! It is only my second half dime in 6 yrs, these lil guys don't show up much around here. I guess I did find another coin kinda....it was one of those Chinese coins, it was broke in 3 pieces, part was on top the ground, the other 2 pieces were bout 2" deep, had to stick in in a coin flip to hold it together, I know nothing about them, no idea how old it is?

This field had very little targets for being virgin, I found the large brass front door piece, thought that was really cool. My buddy got 3 indians, one was a 1869, of course that is one I need to complete my dug set.....hahahaha.

 

[Stever0812]

You have found so many productive sites with oldies! Your research skills are super impressive. I haven't had any luck finding maps with old homes that are now fields.

 

[NebTrac]

Nice finds Terry! Thought I had a

 

[Goes4ever]

You have found so many productive sites with oldies! Your research skills are super impressive. I haven't had any luck finding maps with old homes that are now fields.

if you have an old map it is super easy, plat maps have numbers which never change, so if you have a 1870's map or whatever year, you look where there is a dot, that represents a house, then look at 2013 plat map, find that same plat number and it will show owners name there are literally hundreds of them in just my county alone. Where do you live? I bet I could find them for you easy

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Congrat's on the Half dime Terry, That's a way cool find and it's pretty cool that it has some die error's

 

[moonshine]

sweet half dime, nice going!

 

[nge]

Nice dime. trade your buddy for the 1869 penny.........nge

 

[Jim D]

Very nice Half Dime Terry!! Your right they don't show up very often, at least foe me. The only one I found,
an 1850 22 years ago,(found a shield nickel about a foot from it.) HH

 

[Tenspeed]

Beautiful half dime. It is on my bucket list (along with too many other coins)!

 

[Goes4ever]

Nice dime. trade your buddy for the 1869 penny.........nge

nope, he even offered me his 1869 indian for free, it would mean nothing if I did not dig it, my goal is to complete a dug indian set, all by me

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Killer Half Dime - congrats on the great finds !

 

[nge]

Can't blame me for asking Terry. I have only found 2 in 53 years of hunting. Both in the same year, same park about 100 feet from each other, at 8" each..........nge

 

[Philo_NY]

Nice... WTG

Philo+NY

 

[Sooper Dave]

Awesome finds! Way to go on your second Seated Half Dime!

 

[Ohio Digger]

Beautiful half dime. Congrats! I hope you get the 1869.

 

[Jesse W. McComas]

Your Half Dime has a, "DIE CRACK" on The Reverse that runs diagonally From The M in America down threw the M of Dime and ending threw the N of United. This is a very nice rarity. HH...Jesse.