Capped bust silver finally checked off the list!

[bobac]

WOWWWWWW!!!!!! Huge congrats on the Buster !!!!!
Doubt I'll ever see one of those come outta the hole.......However , I did find a 1700s house in this area which is a shocker.....and I dug a copper there and to my amazement it was a KG !!!! So I guess ya just never know......
anywhoooooo......Big congrats again.

 

[cellrdwellr]

Appreciate the looks and comments everyone! Really liking the 9x12 concentric coil on the Gold VS. The 5x8 in that big field. Might have been the difference that day, here's a couple more photo's. Can't stop looking at it happy hunting!

 

[Waveoff]

Congrats on the absolutely awesome finds! Checking a capped bust off the bucket list is no easy task...

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Amazing find! The only thing better than finding a capped bust dime is finding one with no hole! Congrats!

 

[GroundSweeper]

Wow Jeff, fantastic find!!!!! Major congrats!

 

[Captain Silver]

Congrats on the sweet Capped Bust silver...outstanding bucket list dig Jeff!

 

[rustyk1]

Congrats on the beautiful bucket lister!!!!

 

[jbrow]

Awesome finds! Beautiful bust! Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[davedude]

Dang that coin is in good condition too, I'd say spectacular! Congrats! Maybe there is hope for me then but it is discouraging sometimes. Yesterday evening I pulled 28 coins out of basically one hole. All zinc pennies! DOH!

 

[Toasted]

Congrats. Tough coin to find for sure.

 

[Estima8tor]

Congrats man, she's a beauty.

 

[Cherry Picker]

Nice!

I finally got to mark the Capped Bust off my bucket list a few years ago. I know you guys from the east aren't so impressed with a Capped Bust, but us guys in Kansas find it quite a rare item beings Kansas wasn't even a state until 1861.

Luckily the Indians kept my area busy since Coronado came through in 1541. Came close many times with a 1939 seated half dime and a 1841 seated dime but never thought I'd get that Capped. A few years ago hunting the site of an old fort, Fort Mann (1845-1847) I found it. A nice 1835 half dime. The one I use for my Avatar.

 

[Toasted]

Nice!

I finally got to mark the Capped Bust off my bucket list a few years ago. I know you guys from the east aren't so impressed with a Capped Bust, but us guys in Kansas find it quite a rare item beings Kansas wasn't even a state until 1861.

Luckily the Indians kept my area busy since Coronado came through in 1541. Came close many times with a 1939 seated half dime and a 1841 seated dime but never thought I'd get that Capped. A few years ago hunting the site of an old fort, Fort Mann (1845-1847) I found it. A nice 1835 half dime. The one I use for my Avatar.

Im on the east coast and Ive found dozens of colonial silvers including a piece of a Pine Tree shilling and a 1670s French 4 sol and Ive only got 1 capped. A bunch of 1830s and 40s seated but only one capped. I doubt there are many east coasters with more than a few.

 

[amc rulz]

Congrats! Capped bust anything on my bucket list.

 

[The Rebel]

That's a killer Capped Bust!

 

[Kuros_Dad]

Jeff, congratulations on the bucket lister. Beautiful coin!

 

[Ron 71]

Wow! That must have been a sweet feeling when you first realized what you had, Amazing find Jeff! Big Congrats on your new oldest U.S silver!

 

[Princess]

Congrats, Jeff, on your oldest U.S. silver! What an incredible find! Nice job on the other old coinage, too, as well as the lovely .925 ring. It's good to see you posting some finds!

 

[cellrdwellr]

Im on the east coast and Ive found dozens of colonial silvers including a piece of a Pine Tree shilling and a 1670s French 4 sol and Ive only got 1 capped. A bunch of 1830s and 40s seated but only one capped. I doubt there are many east coasters with more than a few.

I dont know anyone with more than one, two of my buddies have hit capped half dimes, mine is the first dime. We have seen pistateens and cobs more frequently than capped busts. Definitely some rare coins, but didn't they melt a bunch of the early US silver coins down at some point? Ill bet that has alot to do with their scarcity. I keep wondering in my head, out of the millions of capped bust coins (draped bust included and flowing hair too), how many could really be left?

 

[cellrdwellr]

Thank you all for the comments! I really hate to see this coin just sit around, wish there was something I could do with it in terms of restoration and presentation. I'm not cleaning it though, and not sure its worth enough to be professionally cleaned, so I guess it will sit in the 2x2 holder until I die good luck out there everyone!