I found my first silver coin today, then the second! - WITH PICS

jessewvu · April 18, 2009 7:58AM

I got a nice 1942 merc dime, you can still see the split bands on the reverse and about an hour later, I found a 1927 merc dime. I was hunting with the local metal detecting club in an old housing area next to a military base. They recently demolished all the houses and decided to make it a huge park because they didn't want to have houses so close to the base filing noise complaints as it is directly underneath the approach pattern of the base for aircraft.

I'd put up pictures but I didn't think it would be much use as these are fairly common coins.

I'm happy. I also found a few modern dimes, some nickels, and wheaties.

Today was a good day, for me.

ricko · April 18, 2009 8:03AM

Nice finds Jesse.... Mercs are a favorite of mine... Cheers, RickO

kevinstang · April 18, 2009 8:46AM

Dug mercs always look good in pictures! Sounds like a great outing, congrats!

intocoins · April 18, 2009 9:24AM

Congrats! After about 1 year of detecting I still have not found a Merc.

davbec · April 18, 2009 9:39PM

Nice finds. We do like pics. Thats what helps get me up off the couch and out detecting.

jessewvu · April 19, 2009 5:08AM

davbec · April 19, 2009 6:50AM

I like it.

thanks

fishercz20 · April 19, 2009 7:11AM

Those pics were so Big I could see Mercury's Nose Hairs. Nice coin!

kiyote · April 19, 2009 1:06PM

I still think the Merc is the first bellweather coin most people new to the hobby find to find that gets their heart pumpin' as a detectorist. Congrats!

fc · April 20, 2009 2:19AM

nice finds!

my first day out last weekend just resulted in modern crap, a metal
button, some strange hook/clip thing, and assorted trash because
i was digging almost everything.

pocketpiececommems · April 21, 2009 1:21PM

Nice finds. To bad there isn't a 1 showing under that 42

lordmarcovan · April 26, 2009 1:06PM

Congratulations. That's a real rush, finding silver, ain't it?

I'll never tire of diggin' Mercs. A Merc dime will put a smile on my face every time.

jessewvu · May 1, 2009 10:36AM

Yep, it was fantastic. For a second, I saw bright shiney silver and it was like seeing a nice buck in the woods, your heart jumps a little cause you don't know what it is yet. I also found a bunch of wheaties, some modern dimes, nickels, and an old matchbox car with a #7 on it.

goossen · May 3, 2009 3:11AM

nice finds!

I found my first silver coin today, then the second! - WITH PICS

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