Michellets
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About a week ago my detector fritzed out...I had an Ace 250, but never purchased a coil cover for it. The coils were worn and cracked, and I tried in vain to fix them, but no luck. I finally bit the bullet, and ended up getting another Ace 250 with two coils, and the coil covers were thrown into the deal this time. Now, every time I swing that coil and scrape, or bump something I can grin, and keep smiling. I like the Ace, and dig most every signal with it. I went out for the first time yesterday with the new detector, and a good friend of mine. The weather was cool and sunny. After several hours of fruitless searching I hit on a dime signal. I didn't think much about it, but realized the value of being careful with a shovel. Another mentor of mine had taught me well! I found this at about 6 inches in very nice soil.....I didn't wipe it, and carefully wrapped it up in tissue, put it in the finger of a glove, and moved on. Later at home we washed it very carefully, and I brought out the red book. What a surprise! I wonder if I'll ever top it. The amazing thing.... I guess it's the first coin I found with the new detector and the only coin I found all day! HH
I added pictures after I put the dime in an ultrasonic cleaner with soap and water... no scrubbing, just the rinse after to take the soap off!
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Admiral de Salee
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« Reply To This Topic #1 on: May 02, 2008, 05:01:17 AM » |
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Hoo-wee, that is one beautiful Seated dime!!
I'm no expert, but VF and prob. worth $60+ is my guess. And a lot more than 60 bucks' worth of fun finding it, eh?
WTG on your methods of carefultude in safeguarding that little beauty, too.
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« Reply To This Topic #2 on: May 02, 2008, 05:51:53 AM » |
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Very nice find  |
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« Reply To This Topic #3 on: May 02, 2008, 05:56:08 AM » |
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Super Dime, which coil were you using? What mode were you hunting in? Bongo
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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you,
Jesus Christ and the American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
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pointdlr
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« Reply To This Topic #4 on: May 02, 2008, 05:57:16 AM » |
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That will be very hard to top in the rarity and condition department. My red book says 72,500 minted and $700 in VF, $1200 in EF. I would say you paid for your detector in one day. Super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jon Dickinson www.prehistoricartifacts.com |
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Michellets
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« Reply To This Topic #5 on: May 02, 2008, 06:02:16 AM » |
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I used the big coil, thanks for the grading Admiral, but ya might want to check the estimate you made.... But then again...I'm no expert  |
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allen
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keep on digging !!!!
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« Reply To This Topic #6 on: May 02, 2008, 06:06:27 AM » |
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beautiful find...
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bongo1962
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« Reply To This Topic #7 on: May 02, 2008, 06:09:06 AM » |
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I used the big coil, thanks for the grading Admiral, but ya might want to check the estimate you made.... But then again...I'm no expert The Ace has 3 coils available, does big mean biggest? (12") or bigger than small(4.5") all metal, coin, jewlery,custom modes? Bongo |
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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you,
Jesus Christ and the American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom
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Michellets
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« Reply To This Topic #8 on: May 02, 2008, 06:20:36 AM » |
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I used the big coil, thanks for the grading Admiral, but ya might want to check the estimate you made.... But then again...I'm no expert The Ace has 3 coils available, does big mean biggest? (12") or bigger than small(4.5") all metal, coin, jewlery,custom modes? Bongo I use the biggest and the smallest of the three. At the time I had the 12" coil. I mostly hunt in all metal mode. If I'm in a heavy metal area I switch to a small coil. The machine works, and it really doesn't cost much, but like anything else it has limits, and you have to get to know it. |
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Gregory, Santa Fe
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« Reply To This Topic #9 on: May 02, 2008, 06:23:01 AM » |
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Wow ! Man that is a very fine coin, and one of the key dates to the series. Isn't it wonderful how nice
silver is coming out of the ground ? It truly is a "noble" metal . Enjoy your treasure , and thanks for sharing.
Gregory, Santa Fe.
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arf, arf arfarfarf arf. ARF, arfarf.
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« Reply To This Topic #10 on: May 02, 2008, 06:27:24 AM » |
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Wow, if you're only gonna dig one, I guess that's a good one to dig. And if you didn't wipe it, that dime should grade pretty good.
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I noticed that no-one really utilizes all the signature space provided, so I figured to be REALLY original I would make up the longest signature that I could and probably just leave it as one big run on sentence because all that punctuation just takes up way too much space-HH.
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Michellets
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« Reply To This Topic #11 on: May 02, 2008, 06:35:30 AM » |
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Wow, if you're only gonna dig one, I guess that's a good one to dig. And if you didn't wipe it, that dime should grade pretty good.
No wipes, I havent really cleaned it (I'm too scared of even a micro scratch on it), Just a rinse.... There's a lot of detail in it, just about all the original details, with a pinch of circulation, and a dose of dirt for 150 years that you'll ever get out of a dime like that, and when you said if your gonna dig ya might as well dig that... you hit that one right on the nail head! |
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Admiral de Salee
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« Reply To This Topic #12 on: May 02, 2008, 07:04:29 AM » |
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I used the big coil, thanks for the grading Admiral, but ya might want to check the estimate you made.... But then again...I'm no expert No slight intended to your fine coin. I'm at work, and I don't have a Red Book here to see the criteria. I just glanced at the PCGS site. If your beauty-eh dime is worth 10x what I typed, I'm 10x happier for you! [Returning to edit after returning to the PCGS site] "Glanced" is accurate.. I have *no* flippin' idea what line I was reading back there, really. I was "grading" your dime at VF-30 to 40, so on the CORRECT line (1844), that translates to "over a Grand". And I beg that many pardons. Like a thousand. |
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Michellets
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« Reply To This Topic #13 on: May 02, 2008, 07:10:55 AM » |
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I used the big coil, thanks for the grading Admiral, but ya might want to check the estimate you made.... But then again...I'm no expert No slight intended to your fine coin. I'm at work, and I don't have a Red Book here to see the criteria. I just glanced at the PCGS site. If your beauty-eh dime is worth 10x what I typed, I'm 10x happier for you! No slight taken Admiral, as I always say "you can call me whatever you want, but just don't ever call me late to dinner"  |
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Admiral de Salee
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« Reply To This Topic #14 on: May 02, 2008, 07:14:31 AM » |
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If I ever dig up a coin worth $1000, I'll be out stopping people in the street and grabbing 'em by the lapels to tell them about it. Serious congratulations!  |
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Evolution
So many colonial sites to hunt....so little time. I think I'll buy another DFX for my other arm and do some ambidextrous hunting.
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2008 clad count.....what is clad?
(Above) 1786 Vermont copper. Found August 2007
Detector used: Whites DFX/Whites coinmaster 6000 Di
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« Reply To This Topic #15 on: May 02, 2008, 01:16:40 PM » |
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Large copper total for 2008 --5
1797 Draped Bust large cent
1809 Classic Head half cent
1787 New Jersey copper (Maris 63-s variety)
1845 Braided hair large cent (holed)
No detail coppers--1
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« Reply To This Topic #16 on: May 02, 2008, 01:48:54 PM » |
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The coin will grade FINE & is valued around $35.00
you never hunt w/o a coil cover if you cherish
your metal detector
also NO COIN DEALER is going to give you as much
money for a DUG coin as they will for one thats been
in circulation
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2008 COIN COUNTER Wheaties- 32 Memorial Pennies- 259 Silver War Nickles- Nickles-51 Dimes- Quarters-3 Halves-3 Dollars- Clad-$19.71 so far JUNK- <Plenty nails, pulltabs, and S-caps> |
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Michellets
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« Reply To This Topic #17 on: May 02, 2008, 02:16:00 PM » |
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The coin will grade FINE & is valued around $35.00
you never hunt w/o a coil cover if you cherish
your metal detector
also NO COIN DEALER is going to give you as much
money for a DUG coin as they will for one thats been
in circulation
I never even knew you could have coil covers for a metal detector. I'm pretty new to "dirt fishing", and still have a lot to learn. As for the value, it's personal, it's not about money, it is a hobby and I enjoy keeping it that way, I just like finding things that were lost and the opportunity to have them rediscovered and shared. |
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Bartman
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« Reply To This Topic #18 on: May 02, 2008, 02:20:09 PM » |
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Wow, that is an amazing find, whatever its worth. I don't think you could tell it was dug.
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« Reply To This Topic #19 on: May 02, 2008, 02:36:33 PM » |
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That is one FINE dime! May I ask,what is an ultrasonic cleaner?
Steve
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Michellets
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« Reply To This Topic #20 on: May 02, 2008, 02:56:20 PM » |
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That is one FINE dime! May I ask,what is an ultrasonic cleaner?
Steve
I'm a jeweler/artist, and an ultrasonic cleaner uses sound waves to remove debris from metal. It has a plastic basket that you set in a tank of soap and water, and then a timer switch. The one that I have is quite pricey. I don't recommend doing any cleaning on a coin unless you are certain of the outcome. Silver is nice, because it really doesn't corrode in the ground like copper/nickel, thus it's a lot easier to clean, and all you have to do is get the dirt off without scratching the surface... |
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Evolution
So many colonial sites to hunt....so little time. I think I'll buy another DFX for my other arm and do some ambidextrous hunting.
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2008 clad count.....what is clad?
(Above) 1786 Vermont copper. Found August 2007
Detector used: Whites DFX/Whites coinmaster 6000 Di
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« Reply To This Topic #21 on: May 02, 2008, 03:01:48 PM » |
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Large copper total for 2008 --5
1797 Draped Bust large cent
1809 Classic Head half cent
1787 New Jersey copper (Maris 63-s variety)
1845 Braided hair large cent (holed)
No detail coppers--1
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« Reply To This Topic #22 on: May 02, 2008, 03:12:50 PM » |
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That sure cleaned up really nicely with just soap and water! Congrats! |
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Anyone can make life interesting you just have to go out there and do things instead of sitting on your butt doing nothing. Second quote: Life is about trying new things not just standing around.
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Admiral de Salee
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« Reply To This Topic #23 on: May 02, 2008, 04:57:01 PM » |
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I went back and looked at your pics. I still think it would fetch $1000, even if you wound up selling it on fleaBay (if you sold it at all).
We know I was looking at some wrong line, possibly on the wrong page even, when I came up with that $60 noise.
Being a page-bungler and non-expert, I still disagree most heartily with the "Fine" "$35" opinion.
As Grandpa said, "Don't eat that, Elmer, that's horse s---".
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« Reply To This Topic #24 on: May 02, 2008, 05:01:45 PM » |
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That is one awesome dime.
Dman
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« Reply To This Topic #25 on: May 02, 2008, 05:03:15 PM » |
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Congrats on a beautiful coin. The seated are so nice to see. I thought that 1844 was quite old. What a great find!!
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Holding history in our hands is a treasure in itself.
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Evolution
So many colonial sites to hunt....so little time. I think I'll buy another DFX for my other arm and do some ambidextrous hunting.
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2008 clad count.....what is clad?
(Above) 1786 Vermont copper. Found August 2007
Detector used: Whites DFX/Whites coinmaster 6000 Di
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« Reply To This Topic #26 on: May 02, 2008, 05:36:29 PM » |
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Large copper total for 2008 --5
1797 Draped Bust large cent
1809 Classic Head half cent
1787 New Jersey copper (Maris 63-s variety)
1845 Braided hair large cent (holed)
No detail coppers--1
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Goldiver
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