List of "Harder to Dig" 20th Century American Coins. Have You Completed This List? I added to my list

jordanmills · Dec 25, 2020

Oh I never posted a list. I have exactly one (at least as a detector find - I have SBAs and ike dollars from grabbing them when I see them, but not dug up) but it seems like one a lot of others don't have.

Indian Head Penny
Wheat Penny X (09 Jan 2021)
Steel Penny
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel
War Nickel
Barber Dime
Mercury Dime
Silver Rosie
Barber Quarter
Liberty Quarter
Silver GW
Barber Half
Liberty Half
Franklin Half
Silver Kennedy X
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar
Susan B Anthony

cruiserkev · Feb 1, 2021

Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny. X
Barber V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter. X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half X
Liberty Half. X
Franklin Half. X
Silver Kennedy X
Morgan Dollar X
Peace Dollar X
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony. X
__________________

I finally found a Barber dime today. List completed!!!

ToySoldier · Feb 1, 2021

cruiserkev said:
Indian Head Penny. X

I finally found a Barber dime today. List completed!!!

Amazing that you knocked all of those other coins off the list before the Barber dime!

Foragist · Feb 1, 2021

cruiserkev said:
I finally found a Barber dime today. List completed!!!

Major congrats on the full checklist. Quite an accomplishment! I am also surprised your last holdout was a Barber dime. Well done!

Fooleeze · Feb 1, 2021

I've been looking for this post for a while, I'm glad someone resurrected it. I'm going to hit 3 years detecting this spring, and here's what I've got. I think I'm doing pretty well so far.

Indian Head Penny - Many
Flying Eagle Cent - 2 of them
Wheat Penny - Many
Steel Penny - Haven't dug any, but found 2 in Coinstar, does that count?
Two Cent Piece - 1
Three Cent Silver - NO
Three Cent Nickel - NO
Shield Nickel - Yes
Barber V Nickel - Yes
Buffalo Nickel - Yes
War Nickel - Yes
Seated Dime - 1, 1876
Barber Dime - 1
Mercury Dime - A few
Silver Rosie - A few
Seated Quarter - NO
Barber Quarter - 1
Liberty Quarter - a few
Silver GW - 1
Seated Half - NO
Barber Half - 2
Liberty Half - NO
Franklin Half - NO
Silver Kennedy - Haven't dug any, but found 1 in coinstar (and several CRHing)
Morgan Dollar - 1
Peace Dollar - NO
Ike Dollar - NO
Susan B Anthony - NO

longbow62 · Feb 1, 2021

Most of this list is pretty easy to dig. Big silver is a different story. I'm way over due for a Franklin half. Barber halves at least where I live are extremely tough to dig, and I may not be scratching that off the list for a very long time. Same goes for the silver dollars!

Steel Penny: Never kept one, and the only way I knew I dug them is because they were in a spill with copper Wheats.

Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny. X
Barber V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter. X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half
Liberty Half. X
Franklin Half.
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar.
Susan B Anthony.X

SmirkAtTheMerc · Feb 2, 2021

I've found wheat pennies, buffalo nickels, war nickels, mercury dimes, and a silver washington. :roll:

ToySoldier · Feb 2, 2021

longbow62 said:
Steel Penny: Never kept one, and the only way I knew I dug them is because they were in a spill with copper Wheats.

I'm pretty sure I dug at least two of them before I realized it.

ToySoldier · Feb 2, 2021

longbow62 said:
Most of this list is pretty easy to dig.

I think that's what's appealing about the list and limiting it to the 20th century coins. It's obtainable throughout the contiguous US and somebody putting in the time and effort can reasonably expect to make progress on completing the list. As you stated, it gets seriously difficult once you get down to a few coins. Somebody might get lucky and dig one of the dollars or halves early on the hobby, but getting them all requires a bit more luck but also a lot of effort.

longbow62 · Feb 2, 2021

ToySoldier said:
I think that's what's appealing about the list and limiting it to the 20th century coins. It's obtainable throughout the contiguous US and somebody putting in the time and effort can reasonably expect to make progress on completing the list. As you stated, it gets seriously difficult once you get down to a few coins. Somebody might get lucky and dig one of the dollars or halves early on the hobby, but getting them all requires a bit more luck but also a lot of effort.

Yeah I found a 2 Seated dimes two years apart before I ever found a Barber dime. I actually found my first Barber quarter before I found a Barber dime. It can be rather random when it comes to metal detecting.

ToySoldier · Feb 2, 2021

longbow62 said:
It can be rather random when it comes to metal detecting.

Over the long term we create our own luck, that's for certain.

stursmad · Feb 3, 2021

Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny.
Barber V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter. X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half X
Liberty Half. X
Franklin Half. X
Silver Kennedy X
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony. X

I have also found:
Large Cent X
Two Cent Piece X
Half Dime X
Shield Nickel X
Seated Dime X
I found all these West of the Mississippi, mostly in Iowa.

jordanmills · Mar 7, 2021

Hmm can't edit that post any more. Finally found my first silver quarter in the wild.

Indian Head Penny
Wheat Penny X (09 Jan 2021)
Steel Penny
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel
War Nickel
Barber Dime
Mercury Dime
Silver Rosie
Barber Quarter
Liberty Quarter
Silver GW X (07 Mar 2021)
Barber Half
Liberty Half
Franklin Half
Silver Kennedy X
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar
Susan B Anthony

kaufenanger · Mar 7, 2021

Here are mine.

Indian Head Penny X
Wheat penny X
Steel Penny
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel X
War Nickel X
Barber Dime
Mercury Dime X
Silver Rosie
Barber Quarter
Standing Liberty Quarter X
Silver GW X
Barber Half
Walking Liberty Half
Franklin Half
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar
Susan B Anthony

pescadore · Mar 7, 2021

Indian Head Penny. X
Wheat Penny. X
Steel Penny. X
Barber V Nickel. X
Buffalo Nickel. X
War Nickel. X
Barber Dime. X
Mercury Dime. X
Silver Rosie. X
Barber Quarter. X
Liberty Quarter. X
Silver GW. X
Barber Half
Liberty Half. X
Franklin Half. X
Silver Kennedy X
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar. X
Susan B Anthony. X

I have found Morgan and Peace dollars in competitions but did not count them because they were seeded.

hikerdude · Mar 12, 2021

Silver Kennedy

jack&jill said:
Been blessed with digging everything on your list but a "V" Nickel. This being my 9th year in the hobby I still have not put my coil over one. Trapper

Like Trapper, I've found all but one, and that's a Kennedy Silver (90 or 40 per center). I'm retired and have been hunting for ten years now, and only hunt old neighborhoods. I had a first a few days ago at a 50's house. A coin spill of two Ben Franklin's. Old neighborhoods, that's the key. "Historicaerilas" can guide you to good hunting grounds. Oh, that steel penny, it was sandwiched between two wheats, otherwise it would have rotted away.
HH everyone

stetam · Mar 12, 2021

Only one year under my belt so have a long way to go

Indian Head Penny X
Wheat Penny X
Steel Penny X
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel X
War Nickel X
Barber Dime X
Mercury Dime X
Silver Rosie X
Barber Quarter
Liberty Quarter
Silver GW X
Barber Half
Liberty Half
Franklin Half
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar.
Susan B Anthony X
LC X

Wolf-Dog · May 4, 2021

Wolf-Dog said:
Here's what I have:
Wheat penny - - - - - X

Indian Head Penny
Wheat penny X
Steel Penny
Barber V Nickel
Buffalo Nickel
War Nickel
Barber Dime
Mercury Dime
Silver Rosie X
Barber Quarter
Standing Liberty Quarter
Silver GW
Barber Half
Walking Liberty Half
Franklin Half
Silver Kennedy
Morgan Dollar
Peace Dollar
Ike Dollar
Susan B Anthony

As of Sunday I can check silver Rosie off! :woot:

ScaredOfClowns · Jun 19, 2021

Updating my post from 2019 to include the SLQ I found last week

:

Code:

Indian Head Penny.......Yes
Wheat Penny.............Yes
Steel Penny.............No
Barber V Nickel.........Yes
Buffalo Nickel..........Yes
War Nickel..............Yes
Barber Dime.............Yes
Mercury Dime............Yes
Silver Rosie............Yes
Barber Quarter..........Yes
Liberty Quarter.........Yes
Silver GW...............Yes
Barber Half.............No
Liberty Half............No
Franklin Half...........Yes
Silver Kennedy..........No
Morgan Dollar...........No
Peace Dollar............Yes
Ike Dollar..............No
Susan B Anthony.........Yes

ScaredOfClowns said:

Updating my post from last year - happy to say that I found a Barber dime and quarter since I posted this. That makes 13 out of 20 - hopefully I cross some more off the list this year!

Code:

Indian Head Penny.......Yes
Wheat Penny.............Yes
Steel Penny.............No
Barber V Nickel.........Yes
Buffalo Nickel..........Yes
War Nickel..............Yes
Barber Dime.............Yes
Mercury Dime............Yes
Silver Rosie............Yes
Barber Quarter..........Yes
Liberty Quarter.........No
Silver GW...............Yes
Barber Half.............No
Liberty Half............No
Franklin Half...........Yes
Silver Kennedy..........No
Morgan Dollar...........No
Peace Dollar............Yes
Ike Dollar..............No
Susan B Anthony.........Yes

Stiffwrists · Aug 23, 2021

Nice to see the growth of this little thread I created a long time ago. Life has been hectic. I can't say I have added to my list. Still looking for those elusive Peace Dollar and silver Kennedys. There have been lots of new members come into the fold. Hope they post their lists! The 20th century list is attainable for new detectorists.

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