1873 Seated Dime Today on my Lunch Hour - PICS ADDED

There is an old city park about 5 minutes from where I work. I don't hunt there often because there doesn't seem to be much left there. The first time I hunted it about 2 years ago an older gentleman stopped and told me that I wouldn't find anything there because he had been hunting it for over 30 years.

Nevertheless, I later found a couple of Indian Heads there, and a surprise Walking Liberty Half that was near the edge of the street. But lately I have struggled to find any old coins there at all.

However, today is such a beautiful day that I just couldn't stand to sit at my desk during lunch, so I went to the old park to see if I could maybe find a deep nickel or something. After about 20 minutes I got a steady 10-40 signal at 7" deep that vaguely sounded like a wheat cent. Boy, was I ever surprised when a silver dime came out of the hole!

When I got back to work I ran it under some water and could then see that it is an 1873 seated dime. :loveit:

It is really worn but it sure was a nice surprise! It just goes to show you that no site is ever hunted out.

Congrats Tony on another great coin save! I haven't found any seateds this year. Now I have to increase my number of times I'm jealous of you! HH, Dave.

Thanks, Dave!

By the way, it is the No Arrows, Closed 3 variety. No mint mark.

Sure beats the hell out going to McDonald's for lunch. Looking forward to the photos. Great job Tony

Nice job sniffing that one out Tony! It's avoided all the other coils for 30+ years.

Awesome score on the ole seated there Tony :thumbsup02: what a fantastic lunch you had :grin:

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It may be worn, but that's a great old coin. I'm still waiting for my first.
Congrats on a great lunch. :thumbsup02:

you may have gotten only one coin but its a keeper congrats on your find dennis

Obviously the old guy planted it for you so you wouldn't feel bad that he found all the coins already :lol: Great find Tony. Worn dimes can read way lower, especially if they're deep. Worn but not worn out, it still looks to be in pretty good shape.

You won't find anything ....right must of been a recent drop from a little kids change when he bought a ice cream cone. Yeah that must be it since your "friend" had cleaned it out already! :rofl:

nice job Tony. I think a lot of times guys say that about parks so you wont hunt there and they can sort of have it to themselves.

Nice going Tony and it didn't take you Thirty years to find it . Yeah , a Seated would really rock my world right now .

Noe that is a great lunch hour!:thumbsup02: Nice find.

That was a great lunch break you had Tony! :congrats: on the seated dime! HH

Instead of staying "seated" at your desk for lunch you manage to find a seated during lunch. WTG on sniffing that one out. I can feel Daddydiggers pain....:lol:

Congrats Tony awesome find. Safe & HH