St. Louis road trip to a POUNDED park gave me a $1000 dime. A shocker 1916D Merc

SC_hunter

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Jan 16, 2007
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Totally fantastic Bryce. I almost had a heart attack for you when Nick called me....You are DA MAN..and Congratulations..most awesome find. Gotta be a banner for sure.
 

postalgriff

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Amazing!....thats a dream find for sure, I think about it every time I dig a merc before I look at the date. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: BANNER congrats big time, way to dig it!
 

cntrydncr1

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How exciting! congrats. I'm headed to St. Louis next month. Hope I get that lucky! lol
 

Marc(NB)

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:o :o awesome !!! Iam glad for ya!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

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hogge said:
CONGRATULATIONS BRYCE! I'm glad your hunt with " The Godfather" turned out so well. I know you hunt very hard, and now the reward, with a rare coin, IS YOURS. I can't think of anyone more deserving than you. My BANNER vote is in. The mods better give you this! Your T-Net Friend........ Hogge :thumbsup:
Thanks Hogge. I hope it makes the banner. I know it nearly caused me to need a change of shorts :wink:

allen said:
congrats on that beauty !!!!! :thumbsup:
Thanks Allen

gibsondan said:
You are a true metal detecting celebrity. Awesome post! Congrats on the rare Mercury dime.
Thanks Dan.

dfx willy said:
man bryce you sure have a thing for mercs! maby we sould call you merc master now. willy.
:D Thanks Willy

stoney56 said:
WTG silverfreak! Looks like the hunt was worth the trip! :thumbsup:

Hey Nick, tell silverfreak no more sammies, he owes you dinner @ Acero's! :wink:
Thanks Stoney. You're right...but if I offer to buy dinner...then I miss out on his "sammies" ;D
 

Goes4ever

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I love reading your stories, I felt like I was right there with you brutha! Congrats on getting the Big $$$ Merc!
 

ModernMiner

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Dude,
You are AMAZING!!! The holy grail of Merc's. Congrats on a BANNER find Bryce.
Well deserved big guy. :icon_king:
-MM-
 

Old River

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Congrats on the find. "Banner for sure"
 

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SC_hunter said:
Totally fantastic Bryce. I almost had a heart attack for you when Nick called me....You are DA MAN..and Congratulations..most awesome find. Gotta be a banner for sure.
Thanks SC. When Nick handed me the phone...and you told me what it was worth....I literally had to crouch down to keep from passing out ;D

whitesPA said:
real cool find :thumbsup:
Thanks whitesPA

EpsilonMinus said:
Awesome story, man! Like you seem to be implying, the adventure and time spent with your friends made the trip as worthwhile as the cool finds themselves. Thanks for sharing this, great stuff!
Thanks Epsilon. You are 100% correct. The friends and fun are worth more than the finds made. Seeing the Yeti eating berries was worth the price of admission alone :thumbsup:
 

camb1

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Dec 11, 2006
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WTG Bryce. Has your heart rate slowed down as of yet? Congrats on one awesome find. :thumbsup:
 

drodda777

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Mar 13, 2009
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Bryce,

Another great post and another great find by the master. Does not surprise me in the least that you would find a coin of this stature. IF they are there to find I think you are the one who can sniff them out.

I envy and hate you all at the same time! :icon_scratch:

Keep em coming, :thumbsup:

Dave
 

Jack(IN)

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Jan 20, 2007
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Sweet find and if this isn't a BANNER coin, then there shouldn't be a Banner!! Congrats on the "Big Daddy" of Mercs!!
 

coltdavis

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Dec 21, 2008
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WooooHooo!!!! congrats on an awesome find! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: just amazing that they are still out there! congrats again! keep it up! best of luck and HH
 

Nate in Ohio

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Wow that's amazing, congrats on the rare dime! It personally looks much more like an AG to me but that's besides the point. You scored big! 8) Think you might sell it? Congrats to you again.
 

litefire56

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May 14, 2008
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Absolutely fantastic Bryce!!! Great story also..You've got my vote for Banner! :thumbsup:
 

t-bucket

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Oct 7, 2007
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Bryce that is awesome !!!!!!!! Congrats on a Great find.That one is on my list and hope to get lucky one of these days !!!! WTG and Good luck on your next hunt !!!! :thumbsup:
 

terpfan

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Oct 31, 2007
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Who says that good guys finish last? Well they were wrong this time. Congratulations on the dream find, the holy grail of metal detectors everywhere! I am personally grateful to you for the knowledge you have shared over the years, and I was thrilled to see you hit the big one. See you on the banner!
Steve
 

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