FIRST MERCURY DIME

JimD · Veteran Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Location: Charlotte

I took Charlie's advice and went back to the place where I had been hitting the wheaties and early clad and went slow and listened for the deep signals. I figured with the rain I had a good chance of finally getting some deep silver. I was hoping for some silver Rosies since I had found many 1965-69 in this site. Well I found something I hadn't expected...a sweet 1940-D Mercury Dime! It was about 5" deep. The rain really helped me hit some deeper coins this time. Ended up with the following:

1940-D Mercury Dime
1955-D Wheatie
1948 Wheatie
1946 Wheatie
3-Quarters
9-Dimes
2-Nickels
20-Copper Memorials
10-Zincolns
and a couple of pieces of kids stuff and a glass marble.

By the way i hit the Merc using my MXT with Eclipse butterfly coil with it cranked all the way up.

Jim

rokkij · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject:

Oooookaaaaay, Jim!
Good haul. But it's puzzling... how the heck did you MD the Marble?
Rocky
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Hi-YO Silver!

nc-joe · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject:

Congrats on your first Merc Dime Jim!!!! Excellent haul for sure.

Hey Rocky, funny thing is I have found about a dozen marbles MDing, they seem for find their way into a whole that usually has a penny in it. Shocked

rokkij · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject:

Mystifying, isn't it?
Rocky
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KingsMtnMan · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject: Good Job JIM!!!!

Keep pounding that place. There's got to be some more of those sliver coins laying in wait.
HH

Curt
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Tioga · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject:

I too, have found marbles in the same hole with coins. Wondering if they don't all fall out of the same pocket.

Nice merc dime, Jim! Smile

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CJ Tuffy · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:49 am Post subject:

Nice dime Jim, I love to find shiny silver Smile

I like to find marbles..it's like a little extra treat you would have never found had you not gone for that penny Smile

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EBCIII · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject:

Congrats on the Merc and all the Wheats. That was a very good hunt, Beale.

JimD · Veteran Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 72 Location: Charlotte

Thanks guys. I will be sure to start digging the lower signals the next time. I am sure I left jewelry at the site, especially some silver or gold crosses. As for the marble, yes it popped out when I was digging up a 65 quarter. Some of these marbles are worth some big bucks. I saw one on one of the blogs that sold on Ebay for $180. Keep those marbles!