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first silver FTY - 1860-O half

DougF

DougF

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I haven't posted a find on here for a long time, but this deserved a post. Today was only my fifth hunt this year, too many other things going on. I went to my old standby park, which has been hammered, but there are still some good finds here. The soil today was bone dry and the grass was high, but I tried to find some deep targets. I dug a few clad coins, then a deep one which turned out to be junk. Finally got a good silver signal showing a depth of 8 or 9 inches. It was a weak signal, but got better when I switched from semi-auto to manual on the SE. Was at least 8 inches deep. A few years ago I had found a seated quarter within 20 feet of where I found this half. This is my oldest silver coin.
 

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Stunning . And I like the fresh-reveal pix. A "come to papa" moment :cool3:
 
Excellent! Love the fresh from the dirt pictures. That hasn't seen the light of day for a long time. Just awesome.
 
Smart. Keeping the dirt off the grass like that. How many of these things have to be found before I find mine ?
 
Wow a seated half, and from a park even. I'm thunder struck! Congratulations!

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Wow...any silver half is great find, but a seated half is in a league of its own. Major congrats on finding that Big Old silver, especially with an "O" mint mark!
 
Thanks for the comments - After I found a seated quarter in this spot several years ago, I went back there and searched it many times. I did find a CW Union overcoat button but no more silver. I guess I just had to hit this target exactly right to hear it.
 
Incredible find. What a beautiful coin. Don't see many of those coming out of parks. Major congrats!
 
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