made a family extremely happy today + I still get a sweet Merc.

[port ewen ace]

did a trail hunt in Woodstock, NY with FMERG today. we both got close to diddly squat--- except I got the Merc an inch down ---then the coil passes over the tag. got home and called the owner, and Harvey is still kickin'. they had it made years ago and Harvey gets his tag back when I meet his human guardian on Tuesday. I am feelin' real good about this one. also got another $4 in clad back at the pounded park.

[Ia.FurTrade]

WTG!!!

Iowa Dale

[cjon455]

very cool that you've tracked down the owner!, they should be thrilled to have it back!

[Bartek]

That Merc is looking mint! Congrats!!

[fmerg]

this looks like it should be a honorable mention
ok just looked up what needed to be done to put this post in for honorable mention
so on Tuesday i will join Rich and take pictures of him returning it
to bad we don't have a quick link button to the Honorable mention forum

[HCW]

That merc looks mint

[treblehunter]

Good work, nice return!

[basque-man]

Sweet looking dime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zach attack]

Awesome Merc, I still need to find my first silver coin in the ground lol. Have a good one, Zach.

[TheRingFinder]

I've never seen a Merc come out of the ground looking that good What type of soil did it come out of and how do you clean your coins?

[port ewen ace]

virgin NY forest soil with major pine trees. 2 inches down, cleaned with gentle 10 second finger rub of wet baking soda to remove dirt. the clad came out like all clad----yucky stained. the merc still has mint luster and is likely EF-AU range. should sell for about $4- $5 on feebay

[fmerg]

here is a picture of rich returning the tag to Harvey and his owner

[Trezurehunter]

That Merc is a great reward for your duties.

[port ewen ace]

just want to clarify, I am the short old guy with 2 legs and the dark shirt. what an amazing feeling to meet Harvey,a great dog and his great guardian Kevin and re-unite them with a lost item from 10 years past. Kevin offered and I humbly accepted a very nice finders gratuity. still get a fuzzy feeling thinking about this encounter. a super salute to FMERG for taking the time to shoot the photo.

[jerseyben]

Not trying to give you a hard time but I am genuinely curious: What was so special about the tag? Why did the owner want it back?