1853 Half Dime!

Originally known as the "Half Disme" and now made of nickel, the half dime has been around forever. This is a terrible example of one, but it only cost me $5 and I can trade it back in if I ever get a better one. I started coming up with stories as to why it is in the condition it's in and the best one I came up with goes something like this:

  It was a dark, unforgiving night on the soon to be explosive battlefield. The young soldier pulled up his lucky half dime and whispered "Give us victory." His wish would not come true. Suddenly, the screams of his comrades charging and the gunshots of the enemy that expected the attack became almost deafening. He joined in screaming and shooting until he himself was shot twice in the chest. He fell, was trampled by horses, and once the battle was over, he was left to rot.

 His body lay untouched for nearly 150 years until a little boy, armed with his new found love for digging on his parent's land, dug a deep hole. What he found would both scar and intrigue him for the rest of his life. It was a skeleton. His dad helped him dig further and they eventually uncovered some bullets, a gun, a not-so-shiny belt buckle and a half dime. In the hard times, these were perfect items to sell to collectors willing to pay top dollar for their conditions. So off to the pawn shop they went where the half dime was sold for $1.00, the gun for $30.00, the bullets and buckle for $14.99, and the skeleton for $22.00. The family was never hungry again. At least, not in that week.

So the half dime basically rotted in the guy's hand for 150 years until a little kid dug him up and sold it for $1.00 if you want the short version. The coin is probably only worth $5.00 in this shape but in true VG, it would be worth around $20.00.

Also, let me know what you think of my story and write your own if you're feeling adventurous!