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Hurray!!! ...my first merc!

ResplandorResplandor Posts: 401 ✭
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Hi
I went to the beach for a couple of hours but nothing interesting came up. I was getting ready to leave and as I was mding my way out of there I saw what looked like a penny, once I got it off the ground my heart just jumpedimage I could not believe I had found my first merc ...boy am I excited!


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1918 Mercury dime
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This is where I found it only it was half covered with dirt. Once in my hand the wing was the first thing I saw. If I had seen the wing before pulling it out I would have taken a picture, either way I just love it.
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This is what I found
A 2002D dime, 1989D quarter, Wyoming quarter, 1971S penny, two 1977D pennies, 1989D penny, 2001P penny, 2004D penny, three rocks of some sort of metal (possibly lead), a staple and the beautiful (and my first) 1918P mercury dime.
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This was my second silver coin ever found with my detector, the first one was another dime only it was a 1954 Rossy that I will picture later and post here for you to enjoy.
Happy hunting everybody!

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Comments

  • BentForkBentFork Posts: 829
    Silver! Yummy! Congrats Jorge. Hope you have many more to come.

    G Man
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  • crispycrispy Posts: 792 ✭✭✭
    Nice job on the 1918 (an early one). Now you're gonna be hooked for sure. Mercs are addictive. Congrats Jorge!
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  • davbecdavbec Posts: 321 ✭✭
    Congrats on your first merc. image
  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,266 ✭✭✭

    always nice finding a Merc......you'll never get tired of that! Congrats.

    wes
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  • intocoinsintocoins Posts: 602 ✭
    Congrats on your first Merc! I just got into detecting and I am still a merc virgin. Looks like a neat spot you are sweeping. Good Luck.
  • DUBBADUBBA Posts: 935
    wtg man...love them mercs...hh
    "see ya at the beach"
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  • ResplandorResplandor Posts: 401 ✭
    Thank you guys mercury's sure are addictive, I've showed it to a few of my friends and they all wowed image I can't wait 'till I detect the whole area since I only did a small portion of it.

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  • speer34speer34 Posts: 375 ✭
    Congrats on your first Merc. That is an awesome coin to pull out of the ground. I sure do love digging them. I've only managed three (at least I think it's three without looking in my info) but everyone one of those were awesome to dig. It's a great feeling pulling that coin out of the ground.

    Scott
    Speer34

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That first Merc is a magic milestone. I remember mine well.


    Interesting that yours was a beach find.

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  • marymmarym Posts: 713 ✭
    Jorge,

    Congrats on finding that little merc!! That happens to be my very favorite coin. image I've got tons of them, but not a single one found with my md. Doesn't matter, love them just as much!

    Mary
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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is that at Half Moon Bay?
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  • millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
    Very nice.....a memory you'll always keep...Keep good notes on the finds. I wish I did when I started...
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great find... Cheers, RickO
  • ResplandorResplandor Posts: 401 ✭


    << <i>Is that at Half Moon Bay? >>



    Close, it was between Half Moon Bay and Santacruz.





    << <i>Very nice.....a memory you'll always keep...Keep good notes on the finds. I wish I did when I started... >>



    Thank you that is such a good idea, so far I have pictured both places where I had found silver and kept a record of it.



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