What are the odds...

BullRun

of finding a 1963 silver dime on an new (no more than 1 year old) elementary school playground under some playground equipment on top of the wood chips?

I figure it is rare to find silver dimes still in circulation, let alone loosing said silver dime by a child.

I found this dime (@ F condition) almost as bright and shiny as new this last weekend. It was my first find of the day too.

Riccar

Maybe a child got into Dad's silver jar, or it may have been one of the rare silvers still in circulation?

nice find!

BentFork

The odds are slim. But these things happen. Even stranger happens though.

G.

KeithinMD

You never know when you'll hit silver, it is sometimes where you least expect it. I have been to sites that looked untouched and were in fact very old. What do I find? Silver maybe? No, modern clad. You just need to keep the coil to the ground and keep looking.

BullRun

Thats the bad thing about fall and winter months in Washington; lots of rain and cold. Not to mention it not even getting light until about 7am and dark by 5pm. Very difficult to get out.

BentFork

Yep, in winter it gets dark early . But in summer you can detect in daylight until almost 11 PM and the weather is great. Been there - done that. Enjoyed it greatly.

LittleBitOEverything

Well my son found a 1963 silver dime under a display case in babbages at the local mall. (babbage is a computer game store)

He also found a 19 something wheatie laying in the parking lot at wal mart, and another one lying on the floor at JC penny's..

Random ..but it happens..

ricko

Both wheaties and silver are getting really scarce.. but they are still out there... Cheers, RickO

Dockwalliper

In the last couple years I've found 2 silver quarters a silver dime a V nickel and a buffalo nickel in the loose woodchips of a playground.