D.R.Millers Cornfield half dime

[upton j.]

Thought I would share a photo of a 1857

half dime that I found while relic hunting in the late 70's in the cornfield on the D.R.Miller farm. It was private property at that time. It does not have much value

but it's kind of cool to think a soldier fighting there lost it.

 

[Larryh86GT]

Nice find. I have some dimes in my pocket that are not in that good of shape.

 

[UCVRelics]

Very Nice and the location is a huge plus.

 

[zburkett]

I wouldn't agree with "It does not have much value." It might not sell for much money but knowing its history, that's value. Wouldn't you like to take it out for a beer and get it to tell you its story?

 

[upton j.]

Nice find. I have some dimes in my pocket that are not in that good of shape.

It came out of the ground almost as shiney as if it was just minted surprised me it was not tarnished.

 

[Michael W.]

If I recovered ANYTHING out of Miller's property it would be forever cherished.

 

[upton j.]

If I recovered ANYTHING out of Miller's property it would be forever cherished.

I do plan to keep it I had it for about 40 years now.

 

[ikesdad]

It's not worn down and obviously lost during the time period and not in the 1890s or such.

 

[mofederal]

A sharp looking half dime.

 

[Package4]

Very nice and certainly worth more than a nickel!

 

[Pollaco]

Even if it came out of a coin or pawn shop any coin old enough to be in the "might have or could have been carried by a soldier category" is a prized possession indeed. And who's to say it coulnt have been carried by a southern soldier as well. Some rebs still did that didnt they I mean carried"yankee" money? Or did they?

 

[JOHN42768]

Very nice find. Great condition

 

[upton j.]

Even if it came out of a coin or pawn shop any coin old enough to be in the "might have or could have been carried by a soldier category" is a prized possession indeed. And who's to say it coulnt have been carried by a southern soldier as well. Some rebs still did that didnt they I mean carried"yankee" money? Or did they?

No it didn't come from any pawn shop I have other relics from the farm hunted there for many years before it was sold and it may have been dropped by a Reb soldier I like to think my 2nd Gt. Grandfather dropped it.

 

[zburkett]

upton j., in the absence of any contrary evidence I'm sure your 2nd Gt. Grandfather dropped it, or at least one of the men who were with him. Keep it safe. If not "valuable" then precious.

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Even if it came out of a coin or pawn shop any coin old enough to be in the "might have or could have been carried by a soldier category" is a prized possession indeed. And who's to say it coulnt have been carried by a southern soldier as well. Some rebs still did that didnt they I mean carried"yankee" money? Or did they?

"Yankee" money was the preferred money of many Confederate soldiers and citizens to the extent that General Thomas Hindman, commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, issued an order commanding all people in his jurisdiction use Confederate currency and anyone who was caught with U.S. currency would be immediately arrested and imprisoned.

 

[Pollaco]

Excuse my lack of fluency in English, The point I was trying to make was that any coin from that era regardless of where it came from would be a "keeper". The fact that this one may have been carried and dropped by a CW soldier makes it that much more so. My apologies!