These Bust Halves were dug up in my neighbor’s back yard.

[Mark T]

I was probably 13 when I picked these up , my guess it was 1970 .

A couple of kids in my neighborhood dug these up in their backyard.

I traded them a bunch of Washington quarters for these Bust Halves.

I probably cleaned them. These carry a lot of sentimental value.

[Coindude]

Wow, great finds!

[bsshog40]

That is pretty cool digging up coins lie that. Far and few between nowadays I'm sure.

[Mark T]

That is pretty cool digging up coins lie that. Far and few between nowadays I'm sure.

 

They were dug up about 40 years ago .

[RI AL]

My best "digging up" experience is finding 17 cents at a beach with a metal detector. I think you had a better experience. Neat finds!!!

[TomB]

That is pretty darn cool!

[bsshog40]

That is pretty cool digging up coins lie that. Far and few between nowadays I'm sure.

 

They were dug up about 40 years ago .

 

I seen the date that you found them. I occasionally metal detect myself and I"m lucky to find a wheatie every now and then. I would love to find just one of those detecting.

[MikeKing]

wow!

what state/city were these found in?

 

 

[Mark T]

I grew up in a small town about 30 miles south of Albany New York.I can not remember exactly how the kids found these but I do remember they were dug up in their backyard. There may have been more of them and I only got these 2. As you can see both coins have environmental damage but not that bad considering they were in the ground. When I was a kid I wanted to get a metal detector, 40 years ago they were expensive so my Dad would not let me get one. I would get one now but with my bad back there is no way I could be digging for coins.

 

[physics-fan3.14]

My dad is in construction, and so every now and then he finds cool stuff when they dig a foundation. A few years ago they developed an area that used to be a plantation way back in the day, and he found several Barber dimes and a Seated Liberty quarter.

[TJ'S Coins]

Great trade on those Washington Quarters for these cool coins.

[rexcat]

Cool story, (thumbs u

 

And you were quite good at striking a favorable deal at a young age. (thumbs u (thumbs u

[michael]

way cool

 

 

[michael]

also they remind me of the economite hoard

 

might this be a mini-economite

 

or how about this.... since the mohawk valley hoard was found in the northern albany ny area a couple of years ago with many bust halves possibly?? it is part of this hoard?? abet unmarked??

[WoodenJefferson]

WOW, way cool...the only thing ever dug up around here was by my wife when she went through an old shoebox and found pictures of my high school sweethearts.

[MBA101]

Nice! That 1824 is an O-112 R4 as well.

[Mark T]

Nice! That 1824 is an O-112 R4 as well.

 

I was not sure which Overton I had. I like that you think it is a O-112.

Would anyone else care to give an opinion on the Overton Variety of the 1824?

 

[MBA101]

http://coinzip.proboards79.com/index.cgi?board=1824b&action=display&thread=1633

[okbustchaser]

Actually, I believe that the 24 is O-105. The star to dentil relationship is wrong for 112. Also, on 112 the 5 is higher than the 0 on the reverse.

 

The 35 is O-108.

 

Nice coins even with the corrosion.

[tenacious]

Thanks for sharing the cool story.

[Oldtrader3]

Cool story, Mark. I found an 1804 half cent in Hyannis, MA in about 1955 while gardening.