Got a bucket list coin! (Don't be hating JD!)

[Full Metal Digger]

Hey diggers,
I decided to head over to St. Louis and hit some hammered parks today. These parks date back to before the Civil War but have been pounded to death over the years. I pretty much just stay in the trashiest areas and try to find deeper targets. It is not uncommon to go 1-2 hours without a decent signal. At the first park I found a 1939 mercury dime and 6 or 7 wheat pennies but after 3 hours I was ready to move elsewhere.

I arrived at the second park and immediately got a nice 12-44 at 7-8 inches deep. Cut my plug and popped out a freaking memorial cent!! How could it get that deep I wondered? A few minutes later I got a real solid 12-47 at 6-7 inches deep and thought to myself "probably a clad quarter." Imagine my surprise when a dark coin slightly smaller than a quarter popped out. I could see a wreath and the word "cent" on the back. But it was way too small to be a large cent. I rubbed some dirt off and could now see the word "half!" Holy cow, a half cent! I had found my first ever half cent and it is dated 1851. Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.

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[Thiltzy]

Nice score on the 1/2 cent. That is one of the half cent varieties I have yet to find.:congrats:

[aloldstuff]

WTG Daddydigger. That coin is also on my wish list. Great detecting to find that at a beat up park. Looks in good shape also.

[Digger Don]

Congrats, I can only imagine how you felt when you realized what you found. Awesome finds !!!

[CTTodd]

Really nice shape too. Congrats

[Tony Two-Cent]

That is a mind-blowing find for sure, Dave! Especially in the Midwest. Many detectorists go their entire lives without finding a half cent.

HUGE congrats on your awesome bucket list find! :notworthy:

:perfect10:

[MangoAve]

There were a significant amount of classic and draped styles minted. The majority minted for 26 years. I wonder why they are scarce. Due to being 100% copper and being melted later on..?

[Lodge Scent]

Awesome! Half cents are hard to find anywhere!

[BTV Digger]

Fantastic find on the half cent! Very uncommon find.

BTV Digger

[coinnut]

Nice find...don't get many half cents these days. :clapping: For some reason the braided hair half cents are found less often than the draped bust, in my area. What a surprise that must have been :shocked03:

[The Rebel]

Great Find! Still waiting for my 1st 1/2 Cent.

[del]

:perfect10: holy half cent , what a nice surprise and in very sweet shape too . huge congrats Dave .

all right Tony the glove has been thrown down (with authority I might add) :lol: well done Dave

[MIKE54]

beautiful half cent and that merc ain't too shabby either !

[Ill Digger]

:omg:Another one bites the dust! Thats a nice one to scratch off the list too Dave! :thumbsup01:
Congrats! :grin:
It's been a while since I've scratched anything off my bucket list. :crying01:

[Timewarpdigger]

Congrats on the half cent!! Nice find!!!

[skribnodsister]

:wow:Dave, that's one heck of a find! :shocked05:Sure hope you did the Happy Dance :happy:Big, Big Congrats on that find! :perfect10::perfect10:

[Bell-Two]

Congratulations Dave! :loveit: Just love it....still looking for my half cent!

[POKIE73]

nice coin cant say that i have ever seen one congrats on getting off to a great start with a great find like that dennis

[Tom]

Nice coins.

[Otis Campbell]

Good to go!

[wisconsin digger]

That is a great find. It is so weird how so very few half cents are found. Greta find ands keep digging the trashy areas. Wisconsin Digger

[giant056]

Great score on the ole half cent :thumbsup02:

[Hook]

congrats on the bucket list cross off! that half cent looks to be in nice shape. might be more there, i'm sure you'll hunt there again lol

[NJJOSH]

awesome find!!! Half cents are few and far between. Ive also only ever found one. congrats

[milco]

Dave, congrats on the half-cent, scratch it off the ole' list!!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

beautiful! congrats! i've never dug a braided hair 1/2 cent either

[Otis Campbell]

Liked they say, it's never hunted out! Just pickin's get slim, nice find!

[Longhair]

How did I miss this??!
:shocked05:

Congratulations Dave! :clapping: What a great find!