1845 Repunched Date Half Dime, Other Recent Hunts

[angellionel]

It has been a while since I last posted any finds, mid-September I think it was. :confused: But then again I didn't get to do much detecting during the second half of last year. However, I did get out for a few short hunts during December, and was able to score with several good finds. :yes:

December 3 and 5 2011

These are from two afternoon hunts at a local park. For most of the year I had not been able to drive long distances to explore other locations, but the local sites can still yield good finds if one is patient enough. The photos were taken indoors, so they are not as sharp as I would like. :thinkingabout:

I have yet to clean this 1847 large cent, but it does look like it will clean up well. :yes: I ended the year with 64 coppers.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/December/1847largecent_120311.jpg


A 1876 Queen Victoria Canadian one cent.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/December/1876canadaonecent_120311.jpg


This 1920 Canadian 5 cent silver coin (fish scale) made for a nice surprise. They always do. lol

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/December/1920canadafishscale_120311.jpg


The silver coins I picked up on December 3rd.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/December/silvercoins_120311.jpg


I also dug up seven Indian Head cents that same day. Last year I had been concentrating on finding Indian Head cents whenever I could get out, and I ended up with 247 for the year.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/December/7indianheadcents_120311.jpg


December 5th was a very short hunt, but at least I managed to lock on to a 1864 2-Cent piece before heading home. It was my 10th 2-Cent piece of the year.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/December/1864_2cent_piece_120511.jpg


December 30 and 31 2011

The year was now coming to a close, but I did get to detect two more times before bidding it goodbye. They were short hunts, but I still did not go home empty-handed.

When I first dug up this pretty 1870 seated dime I recalled that there were low mintage in those years. I looked it up on my phone, and sure enough this one had a mintage of 471,000. Too bad it did not have a 'S' mint mark, as there were only 50,000 minted. Still, I can't complain. :yes: This one made it 243 silver coins for the year.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/December/1870_seated_dime_123011.jpg


The following day I detected for a short while in the afternoon at another small park. It was small, but a generous one, as it gave up eight Indian Head cents.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/December/8_indianheadcents_123111.jpg


January 2, 2012

This was my first hunt of 2012. I took advantage of some available time and headed to another local park. It had been a tad hard digging into the hardening soil, but I kept at it seeing as the park was yielding the goods - a couple of Barber dimes, dated 1900 and 1910-D, eight Indian Head cents, and a beaten up old copper.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2012/January/1900_barberdime_010212.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2012/January/1910D_barberdime_010212.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2012/January/8_indianheadcents_010212.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2012/January/colonialcopper_010212.jpg


January 7, 2012

Today was a beautiful day, with the temperature hovering in the 50's. I had commitments to attend to in the morning, but later in the afternoon I took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and headed to a small park a friend had brought to my attention.

I had hoped to score with Indian Head cents, but unfortunately it turned out that most of the park had been redone when underground pipes were installed. :-\ Anyway, since I was already there I settled on detecting the outer edges of the park. There were many clad coins, but not much in the way of older coins. However, I did score with two good coins, a 1838 large cent and a 1845 half dime.

It's not a bad looking large cent. Hopefully it will clean up nicely.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2012/January/1838_largecent_010712.jpg


Now this 1845 seated half dime more than made the hunt worthwhile. :shocked01: There were 1,564,000 minted, but the great thing about this one is that it has a repunched date, which increases the value. :loveit:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2012/January/1845_half_dime_repunched_date_obv_010712.jpg

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2012/January/1845_half_dime_repunched_date_rev_010712.jpg


As it was last year, I don't anticipate being able to detect often this year either, but I sure will try to do the best I can with whatever time I have available. :yes:

I wish you all a very successful and fun detecting year! :beerbuddy:

[CODY]

:wow: :wow: I can't think of anything to say except YOU DA MAN!!!!! :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10: Congrats on some great great finds. |:cheering:

[Ill Digger]

:shocked04: You never cease to amaze me you know it Angel 8/ |:confused:)
Sorry to here your detecting time has been cut back. Hope your able to get out a little more this season. But it looks like you made the most of the free time you did have! Wow! You made some (some more lol ) outstanding finds!! :drool: :envious:
The half dime and fish scale are total winners in my book! And the 1838 LC looks like it has lotsa life left in her! thumbsup01 She should clean up nice! :yes:
Thanks for sharing ! :drool:
Congrats! :grin:

[angellionel]

:wow: :wow: I can't think of anything to say except YOU DA MAN!!!!! :perfect10: :perfect10: :perfect10: Congrats on some great great finds. |:cheering:


Thank you Cody! It's a good thing that we haven't had any snow, as it allowed for some late-year detecting. :yes:



:shocked04: You never cease to amaze me you know it Angel 8/ |:confused:)
Sorry to here your detecting time has been cut back. Hope your able to get out a little more this season. But it looks like you made the most of the free time you did have! Wow! You made some (some more lol ) outstanding finds!! :drool: :envious:
The half dime and fish scale are total winners in my book! And the 1838 LC looks like it has lotsa life left in her! thumbsup01 She should clean up nice! :yes:
Thanks for sharing ! :drool:
Congrats! :grin:


You are much too kind Tim. lol Cutting back on detecting time could not be helped. I did miss getting out as often as I would have liked though. Still, I can't complain. :)

I was very happy to see the half dime pop out of the ground, but I was much happier when I found out that it was the repunched type. :yes:

[dave in iowa]

Just incredible , , great find Angel

[JTGOLD]

lot of very nice finds and I like that half dime,great looking coin,wtg.

[Epi-hunter]

:perfect10: :perfect10: Wow Angel, those are all beautiful but that half dime has me drooling :drool:

I can't believe you found 247 IHs :shocked01: I was really happy with my dozen or so lol

It's great to see your posts again. Something about your photos is very motivating. Now I'm going to go out and dig :happydance01:

[jkress]

A great couple of short hunts Angel. :clapping: I'm happy to see you are getting a little time to rescue oldies here and there. :yes:

It's amazing how easily you are able to find 'exotic' coins. :shocked04: Seated dimes and Half dimes, Two centers and a Fish Scale. Not to mention the coppers. :smitten:

I agree with Angie... I need to get out and detect very soon. :girlcry: lol Thanks for planting the seed. thumbsup01 Tuesday looks like it might be the day.

Congrats.

[milco]

Great to see the finds you have pulled out recently Angel! Good luck in 2012 and hope we see you back on here often. The half dime is a beauty!

[Fire Fighter 43]

It is great to see you back posting again Angel. Im looking forward to seeing your finds this years. Good Luck and HH.

[POKIE73]

tha t halfdime is a very nice looking coin i found one years ago but nowhere near the shape that one is great finds and good luck huting in the future dennis

[aloldstuff]

Glad to see that you got some time to swing that detector around. As usual your post does not disappoint. Very nice 1845 1/2 dime and some of your totals are outstanding. By the way, you got way to many IH's which might explain why I didn't.

[angellionel]

Just incredible , , great find Angel


Thank you Dave! thumbsup01




lot of very nice finds and I like that half dime,great looking coin,wtg.


Thanks JT! The half dime sure was an exciting find. :yes:




:perfect10: :perfect10: Wow Angel, those are all beautiful but that half dime has me drooling :drool:

I can't believe you found 247 IHs :shocked01: I was really happy with my dozen or so lol

It's great to see your posts again. Something about your photos is very motivating. Now I'm going to go out and dig :happydance01:


I made it a point to concentrate on Indian Head cents whenever I had the opportunity to get out. They really do make for fun finds. :smitten: I did not concentrate on them as much the year before, but I still found a good amount. :yes:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/2010_2011_otherfinds.jpg




A great couple of short hunts Angel. :clapping: I'm happy to see you are getting a little time to rescue oldies here and there. :yes:

It's amazing how easily you are able to find 'exotic' coins. :shocked04: Seated dimes and Half dimes, Two centers and a Fish Scale. Not to mention the coppers. :smitten:

I agree with Angie... I need to get out and detect very soon. :girlcry: lol Thanks for planting the seed. thumbsup01 Tuesday looks like it might be the day.

Congrats.


It was good to get out and detect. :yes: I mostly detected the local areas. It is amazing what can still be found at many of these locations. All of the coppers and 2-Cent pieces I found came from parks and town commons. :shocked04:stretcher: I had hoped to surpass my 2010 copper count, but didn't quite make it. lol At least I bettered my Draped Bust large cent count. :yes:

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2011/2010_2011_coppers.jpg




Great to see the finds you have pulled out recently Angel! Good luck in 2012 and hope we see you back on here often. The half dime is a beauty!


Thank you milco! I wish you much detecting success this year! thumbsup01




It is great to see you back posting again Angel. Im looking forward to seeing your finds this years. Good Luck and HH.


Thanks Jeff! I also look forward to reading about and seeing the great finds you have made. Have a fun and successful year!




tha t halfdime is a very nice looking coin i found one years ago but nowhere near the shape that one is great finds and good luck huting in the future dennis


They are so tiny that it is hard to see the details at first glance; at least it is for me. lol But a magnifying glass does reveal their beauty. :yes:




Glad to see that you got some time to swing that detector around. As usual your post does not disappoint. Very nice 1845 1/2 dime and some of your totals are outstanding. By the way, you got way to many IH's which might explain why I didn't.


Thank you Al! I will have to make plans to get together with you and Rob for a Saturday afternoon detecting trip. :yes:

[RobW]

Thank you Al! I will have to make plans to get together with you and Rob for a Saturday afternoon detecting trip. :yes:


WE would love that!

THose are some great finds...I still can't figure out your secrets >{, but your posts have made a huge difference in my detecting, and I really cannot complain...you are an inspiration to us all thumbsup01

[angellionel]

WE would love that!

THose are some great finds...I still can't figure out your secrets >{, but your posts have made a huge difference in my detecting, and I really cannot complain...you are an inspiration to us all thumbsup01


It definitely would be fun to get together. :yes: And let's not forget about Tim. :)

Thanks Rob! thumbsup01

[Tony Two-Cent]

Now THIS is what we like to see! Ah, just like old times! :smitten:

What can I say, Angel? Even when you are just getting out for a few short hunts you are still blowing us all away! I love the 1870 Seated Dime, the 1864 Indian Head (we rarely find them that old around here) and of course the incredible 1845 Seated Half Dime! I think I'll just stare at it for a while! :loveit:

Thanks for posting this, Angel. We have missed hearing about your inspiring hunts! :yes:

[angellionel]

Now THIS is what we like to see! Ah, just like old times! :smitten:

What can I say, Angel? Even when you are just getting out for a few short hunts you are still blowing us all away! I love the 1870 Seated Dime, the 1864 Indian Head (we rarely find them that old around here) and of course the incredible 1845 Seated Half Dime! I think I'll just stare at it for a while! :loveit:

Thanks for posting this, Angel. We have missed hearing about your inspiring hunts! :yes:


Thank you Tony. thumbsup01 The short hunts varied from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours, which is much shorter than what I would like. lol It just gets dark much too quickly this time of year. :-\ I do look forward to the extended daylight though. :yes: