Todays find! could not believe it.....still cant!

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michigan michael

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The treasure hunting has came to an end until the snow is gone. The only change that I put in a jar now is the everyday pocket change I receive. We save all our change and cash it in at the end of the year. This usually helps with Christmas. My wife and I went to dinner tonight at a buffet called The Golden Corral. We then stopped at a local party store and purchased some pop and went home. As we were emptying our pockets my wife hands me a hand full of change," I said put it in the jar" and she said, "If I wanted it take it." Well as the change slid from her hand to mine she then jerked her hand back with eyes glowing wide. "Oh my god she said." I was like, " What? What? what? what do you have? lol She handed me a mercury dime. How does a mercury dime end up as return change at a restaurant or party store? I put the coin madness to bed for the winter and now there is a force tormenting me. Teasing me with silver, taunting my addiction! i WANT TO DIG!!!!!! lol It was a nice way to end the day either way you look at it. I will take change like this any day! Thanks for looking everyone.
 

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fistfulladirt

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Neat find to pull from circulation. Here is my theory on how they end up there. It's simple, people nowadays are just too busy to observe closely. They assume it's a foreign coin and just let it go.
It's a rare find. I pulled 12 mercs from circulation last year but I searched a ton of dime rolls. ffd
 

Mike from MI

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COOL! When I get a silver dime from a cash register I then take out a buck and ask for 10 dimes just to see if there are more! :)
 

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awesome! its only happened to me once with a merc in circulation, but I know the feeling, made my day. congrats on your first silver of the year! :thumbsup:
 

Michiganne

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WTG Mike! :icon_thumleft: The best I've ever found in change are Wheaties. Oh, and a Franklin CRH.

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Fistfulladirt said:
Neat find to pull from circulation. Here is my theory on how they end up there. It's simple, people nowadays are just too busy to observe closely. They assume it's a foreign coin and just let it go.
It's a rare find. I pulled 12 mercs from circulation last year but I searched a ton of dime rolls. ffd
That is a very good theory. In a hurry it could pass as canadian if you don not know coins. :icon_thumleft:
 

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