1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

oddcoins

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1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Hello!

Went out detecting today ~ it rained early in the day, but the rain stopped and it made for a perfect day to dig some treasures! Here's what I found today:

1918-S Mercury Dime
1919 Mercury Dime
1929-S Buffalo Nickel
1943-S War nickel
8 wheat cents dating from 1919 to 1956
4 clad quarters
17 clad dimes
2 modern nickels
58 memorial cents

I took pic's of the coins & token before and after I cleaned them up. These Merc dimes are my silver coins #90 & #91 for the year. My goal is to beat my silver count from last year ~ I dug 104 silver coins in 2008. I only need to dig 14 more by Dec 31 to beat it!

This trade token is one I've never seen before! It's about the same size as a US one cent. One side reads, SALES PREMIUM - 2 1/2 c - DR. WEST'S PRODUCTS ONLY, and the other side reads, REDEEMABLE IN CASH - NOT GOOD AFTER JULY 31st 1933 - THE WESTERN CO. CHICAGO.

Thanks for looking!
Neil
 

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rjw4law

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Love that token...expiration date and everything.
 

RONC(OR)

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Nice finds congrats :headbang:
 

gold nuggets

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Nice finds Neil.....Congrats!
Gold Nuggets :hello:
 

MikeOregon

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Neil,

Way to go on another great day! Hope to see you soon,

Mike
 

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

nice finds I especially like the token, congrats and thanks for sharing
 

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oddcoins

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

MikeOregon said:
Neil,

Way to go on another great day! Hope to see you soon,

Mike

Thanks Mike!

Yeah, Hope you can make it to our next club outing ~ it's this Saturday!

8^)
 

kippero

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Wow love the token that is way cool kip
 

mountainplayer

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Great finds as usual, Neil. I also love the token. How cool that you don't need to do any research on it to figure out how old it is?

I still haven't learned the nickel sound. Following the cursor position on my Ex2 is an effort in futility, so I just avoid the mid range conductors and leave the big honking gold rings to the next guy.

MP
 

waseeker

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

nice job Neil. I'm sure you'll beat last years totals at the pace you're finding silver
 

detectahead

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

You had a great day of hunting there! Really like the token! :headbang:
 

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seger98

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Congratulations on the silvers & the token, real neat one you have there. Good luck making your goal!
 

garthbfan169

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

WTG oddcoins some very kool finds you got there!! :notworthy: :headbang:
 

Rusted_Iron

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Great haul of coins. I am starting to like tokens more and more, as well... the endless variety is interesting.

HH
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oddcoins

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Rusted_Iron said:
Great haul of coins. I am starting to like tokens more and more, as well... the endless variety is interesting.

HH
R.I.

THANKS!

Yeah, tokens are the cream of the crop! I didn't know much about 'em until I started detecting. I've been a coin collector since I was 8 years old ~ finding coins is great ~ but sometimes the other stuff is more exciting!

8^)
 

wingmaster

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Re: 1918 & 1919 Merc dimes ~ 1929 Buffalo nickel ~ 1943 War nickel ~ Trade Token

Great finds there congrats.
 

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