Silver DIME Seated - 1861 - Metal Detecting Joy!

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  1. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Hello everyone,
    Today I did a 5 hour Metal Detecting hunt at Brooklyn's Prospect Park..
    I found a coin that's on my bucket list..
    What a joy it was to find a...
    Silver DIME - Seated -1861
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    It is my oldest find ever! :happy:
    (I noticed the Reverse pic is upside down)
    Here are the totals for today..
    25C - 25 each
    10C - 26 each
    5C - 4 each
    1C - 3 each
    1C - Wheat - 3 each
    1 Silver Pin.. 1 Silver Charm
    20 Cent - Euro.. No country determined yet
    1 - Dog Tag
    1 - Misc Metal with American Eagle
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    Last edited: Apr 12, 2020
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  3. Inspector43

    Inspector43 Celebrating 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    Awesome. You could even make Clint Eastwood's day with that.
     
  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Prospect Park Brooklyn has a lot of neat stuff to look at.
    There is Grand Army Plaza -
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    Also Statues of important figures in history -
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    And some miscellaneous stuff -
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  5. TexAg

    TexAg Well-Known Member

    Awesome finds Paddy, I am jealous. It’s a big deal around my West Texas town if I find a Wheat cent, lol! Is the pedestrian tunnel in your last photo the scene where Jodie Foster’s character (and her fiancé) were attacked in the movie The Brave One?
     
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  6. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    I never saw that movie. Interesting. It's a long dark tunnel with very old wooden seating on each side. Kind of spooky! :nailbiting:
     
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  7. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Nice find, Paddy, but where is your mask? I don't see any 6' markers in that tunnel, either. ~ Chris
     
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  8. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    True.. It got hot and stuffy half way through my hunt so I removed it. Everyone there were all practicing social distancing.. Only couples were walking close to each other.
     
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  9. Robert Ransom

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  10. Hunter_123

    Hunter_123 Active Member

    That's awesome. Nice finds
     
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  11. Ana Silverbell

    Ana Silverbell Well-Known Member

    Do you keep of record of the date and where you find a coin? Or do you rely on your incredible memory?
     
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  12. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Finding a seated coin is special. Finding a war time one is really cool.
     
  13. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    I'll bet you were surprised. I would have loved to watch you when you dug that coin and realized what it was. Congrats
     
  14. MeowtheKitty

    MeowtheKitty Well-Known Member

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  15. Mainebill

    Mainebill Bethany Danielle

    Awesome find of an early coin. Especially civil war date
     
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  16. thomas mozzillo

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  17. eric6794

    eric6794 Well-Known Member

    Very nice find. As it goes currently we are loosing all rights to detect in my area because of new laws. Its annoying.
     
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  18. halvessearcher

    halvessearcher Active Member

    Congrats on the bucket list find. Love seeing all that you find.
     
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  19. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Some updates.

    - I checked one coin in my Dime section and it was actually a 1868 Indian Head Cent. Bad condition but another neat find -
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    - The 3 Wheat Cents were dated - 1928, and two 1944.

    - The Seated 1861 Dime had no Mint Mark so it is not the rare Low Mintage 1861 S Mint Key Date.

    - Whatever this item is was made in Sterling Silver -
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    It's the size of a Nickel.

    - The 20 Cent Euro coin was from the Netherlands
    2004 -
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  20. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Thanks.. I'm sick more because of Springtime allergies. It is mild but still irritating.
     
  21. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Another update.. And this one is funny -

    I just checked another pocket in my Metal Detecting finds bag and realized I had some more coins hidden in there. I remembered moving them in the beginning to separate them from trash I was holding on to.

    So add these to the first totals -
    25C - 9 each
    10C - 10 each
    5C - 2 each
    1C - 17 each
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