Reddit: 1795 Half Dime Metal Detecting Find!?
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Incredible story, if true! What do you think?
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Could be. I was at a show some years back and a fellow had one of those that he had found metal detecting near Williamsburg.
Looks kind of clean to me to be a detector find.
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It’s funny with silver. Ive seen people dig up cut up reales that look fresh and silvery after 200+ years. Really depends on the soil it was in.
Looks like a possible dug coin to me. I have seen several early half dimes, including 1795 and the much scarcer 1805, dug up by detectorists over the years. Then there's this one...
https://coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/metal-detecting-1792-silver-half-dime-thrill-of-a-lifetime.html
Wow... what a thrill that find would be... Looks in great condition too...Cheers, RickO
They guy has pics of it in the dirt too.
It's legit.
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