Shield nickel and silver

[jkress]

First two hours at a new site produced some nice keepers. :yes:
There is some debate of when the original house was built. My source lists it at 1890
but the owner said possibly as early as 1870. Either way... <:

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Lots of property at this site. So I picked a small section of the front yard and started to work slow.
Fifteen minutes in I hit my first 1800's silver! I've been waiting almost two years for this. :happydance01:
I've gotten close to the 1800's on several occasions, but was never able to break through until today.

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A short time later, I got a very broken nickel signal at about 8-9. I must have circled that target,
taking readings for a couple of minutes before I decided to dig... glad I did. 1868 nickel.

http://homepage.mac.com/j.kress/AmericanDetectorist2011/pictures/picture-21.jpg

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The nickel has lots of nice detail under the green corrosion. All vertical and horizontal bands in the shield are crisp.
I'm gonna have to figure out the best way to clean it.

Curious if anybody knows what this is? It's about the size of a Morgan dollar.
Perhaps a bridle rosette?
http://homepage.mac.com/j.kress/AmericanDetectorist2011/pictures/picture-24.jpg

[angellionel]

Woohoo! Wonderful old ones there. :happydance01: Congrats Joe! Those are some really nice finds. :clapping:

[tanacat]

:shocked04: Wow! Would you look at that blue sky!

Congrats on some beautiful coins! Love the 1898 barber dime :smitten: and the shield nickel... and the merc... and the rose rosette. Yeah, I think that's what it is too....

[Ill Digger]

First Barber of the year and it's your first 1800's silver coin, ever, to boot!! <: :clapping: Kinda like double your pleasure !! lol thumbsup01
And the shield nickle ain't nothin' to sneeze at either lol Thats awesome! At least you can make out the date on yours :rolleyes:
I was thinking the round rose item may have been half of a powder compact :dontknow:
Nice digs Joe!!
Congrats :grin:

[pulltabsteve]

WOOHOO JOE!!!!!!!!!!!! Great saves |:confused:) Big congrats on breaking into the 1800s on Silver. I agree with Tim. Looks like the rose thing is the top of a compact. Very nice hunting :beerbuddy: <:

[PL8MAN]

Sweet finds ! :beerbuddy:

[del]

great old house Joe it looks alot like the older 1830's or 1840's brick homes with the columns from around here ... lots of area huh :smitten: i bet you do well there on your next few visits . congrats on the old silver and yes that definately a decorative horse rosette , very nice :beerbuddy:

[hockeyguy]

THAT nickel is in nice shape....good job

[dave in iowa]

great hunt Joe , under 1800, great job, i got out , not much , 4 wheats and a 1982 canadian dime ,

[milco]

Congrats on your 1800's silver, the nickel and other finds! Looks like a great spot! I would definitely say the house is more of the 1870's vintage.

[Carver]

SWEET finds Joe!!!! Big congrats on your first 1800s silver,,,very nice :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
Nice shield nickel too,,,,don't they have the smallest dates on them :thinkingabout: :thinkingabout: :thinkingabout: :thinkingabout:

[Epi-hunter]

That is a beautiful site; it even looks vaguely familiar as if I have seen it before (I used to live in Dubuque, I guess it's possible).

Awesome finds!!! Love that barber dime and the rest too :cheering:

[odave]

Congrats on the Silver Joe thumbsup01 thumbsup01
The Shield Nickel is a beauty !! Congratulations :clapping: :clapping:

[coinnut]

Nice hunt Joe |:confused:) |:confused:) That is a gorgeous Shield nickel. :happydance01: That is a horse rosette. Looks like it is lead lined like most of them are. That is where the back piece would have been put under the lead. Real nice house. Congrats on the 1800's Barber :beerbuddy:

[jkress]

don't they have the smallest dates on them :thinkingabout: :thinkingabout: :thinkingabout: :thinkingabout:


Very small dates. :yes: The nickel I found last year I could not even get a date off of it.



yes that definately a decorative horse rosette , very nice :beerbuddy:




That is a horse rosette. Looks like it is lead lined like most of them are. That is where the back piece would have been put under the lead.


... I figured you guys would know for sure. thumbsup01 At first I also thought it might be a compact case lid... until I saw all that lead on the back.

[RobW]

Nice old finds...love that old silver :loveit:

[russellt]

awesome shield nickle. silver finds are through the roof thumbsup01

[staydetuned]

Sweet man! That's a great spot you've got there - beautiful and very pleasant looking. And it's got old coins to boot - a detectorist's dream! I'm sure a lot more good stuff will come from that lawn...