Minelab E-TRAC Forum

Went out for a quick Tuesday hunt with my buddy Up Wind at 1930's park that I haven't had any luck at. Up Wind had pulled almost 13 pieces of silver outta there on different occasions. I told my self to stay calm and dig anything that sounded remotely like a coin. I got a signal that was bouncing from 12-42, 1-42 thought it might be a wheat and that was better than nothing so I dug it. From about 2 inches down popped the thinnest piece of silver I have ever seen. I am still kinda new at this (Less than a year in) so I called Up Wind over to check it out. At first he thought it was a silver 3 cent and that being on or very near the top of my hit list I yelled for joy. He said "No man this can't be a 3 cent it is too big and it is bigger than a dime". He pulled out a dime and checked it and indeed it was a bit bigger. He took the coin and gave it a closer look "No waaay no effn way, you see that the shield and you can just make out the eagle this is a Capped Bust, you just found a Bust dime" he said. I never in a million years thought I would find a Bust dime, I haven't even found a Barber Quarter or Seated for that matter, But there it was a Bust dime, and at that moment I felt like the the luckiest guy on the planet.
The front is so worn you can't get a date let alone any detail but the back you can see the shield and eagle of a Capped Bust Dime (1809-1837).

Great find, That's on my wishlist. You can't help the condition,the good part is you snagged it. Great hunt. Dan

Awesome find. Hopefully your next one will be in better condition. I'm jealous!!

Excellent find. I know how excited you were. I found an 1834 Bust Dime and was smiling for a week. About 6 feet away from the Bust, I found an 1847 Seated Half Dime. I'd go back and cover that area real good. Grid it off so you cover it thoroughly. For your reference, below is a pic of the Bust Dime that I found.

---

HH

Steve - Northern Virginia

Detectors: Minelab Excalibur II w/ Plugger Two Piece Travel Shaft and Knob Guard
Minelab E-Trac w/ Sun Ray Probe, Pro-Tector Rain Jacket, Pro-Tector Padded E-Trac Cover, Swingy Thingy Harness
Garrett Infinium LS w/ Plugger Two Piece Travel Shaft

Accessories: Predator Tools Model 75 Digging Tool, Predator Tools Model 85 Digging Tool, Predator Tools Raven Model 25 Shovel, Sunspot Stealth 6.5 Classic Beach Scoop, RTG Beachmaster Water Scoop, Pro Beach & Water Hunting Pouch, Sun Ray Deluxe Treasure Pouch, Sun Ray Pro Gold Headphones, Garrett Waterproof Headphones, Garrett Pro-Pointer, Sun Ray Coin Popper, Minelab Detector Carry Bag

Excal II Coils: Stock 10"

E-Trac Coils: 6" DD EXcelerator EQ 2 Pro, Sun Ray Stealth X-8, 12x10" SEF (Butterfly), 15x12" SEF (Butterfly)

Infinium Coils: Garrett 10 x 14 DD, Garrett 8" Mono

Oldest Coins Found - 1816 Coronet Large One Cent (Matron Head), 1834 Bust Dime, 1847 Seated Half Dime



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/12/2012 10:23AM by E-TREC-Virginia.

Yeah. Why find those piddley little barber and seated coins when you can just go all out and collect a bust!!!

Congratulations to you and thanks for sharing.

NebTrac

---

Minelab E-Trac, SunRay X-1 Probe and Pro-Gold Headphones,
Predator Model 85

Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/NebTrac?feature=mhum

Romans 10:8-10
II Corinthians 5:21

Great job Golden Boy! I'm so glad I brought you to my "secret" spot. The oldest thing I've pulled out of there was an '04 Indian.

---

Up Wind

Nice find, and here I came thinking the cops busted you at a local park!

---

Detector - E-Trac
Pro-Pointer w/ Sidekick (supertuner)
Lesche Knife

"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering."
Yoda

WOWWWW

MAJOR CONGRATS




UP WIND DON"T FEEL BAD

Sharing is Important

I finally brought Gunwolf to one of my Spot and He Found a Rosey and a Seated Dime! I had Two Wheat's!

And I am Happy for Him..Really

Man that is the way to "Bust Out" Congratulations on an excellent find!

Wow.....awesome find. Congrats

Thank everyone for the great feed back.

Well Done !!!! you gotta love that find,,,

I bet you were cuffed and stuff at that point !!!

---

HH
Ken in Georgia


Detectors own DFX, Tejon, X-3, Cibola, Vaquero, Cortez, CZ-5, 1265x, 1266x, Siver Sabre II. ID Excel, Amigo, Golden, DeLeón, G2 (the best iron eater in the world) 5 inch coil , 11inch coil. E Trac.

WOW! That Bust a great find!

Great find, awesome.

Randy