1941-S Merc Dime and Sterling silver thimble

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Hello!

I think it's been a few weeks since I've posted here. Haven't been out detecting nearly as much as I should have been! But I got out today after work for a few hours ~ I met up with Ron downtown. I found plenty of clad and a few wheat cents . . . . . but I managed to find a couple silver treasures that made my day! I dug a 1941-S Merc dime in an area that I had pounded several time over the past few years! Also, I dug a sterling silver thimble (size 4). It's only the 2nd silver thimble that I've dug in over 17 years of metal detecting!

I took a picture of the inside of the thimble ~ kinda of a cool looking shield with a fancy looking "S". Anyone know what this mark means? Any idea how old this thimble is?

This Merc dime is my silver coin find #55 for the year.

Thanks for looking!
Neil
 

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Mr Tuff

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that thimble is a nice one :icon_thumleft: i have only found 1 silver thimble in all my hunts.. great hunt!!!!! MR TUFF
 

CRUSADER

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Good example of a Silver thimble :icon_thumright:
 

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Nice finds Neil...........
The silver thimble is a great find.
Congrats on silver coin #55
Gold Nuggets :hello:
 

treasurefiend

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Great job buddy - That thimble ROCKS!!!! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
 

JerV3

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That's a great thimble man.

I love finding sterling thimbles. Beats a common silver anyday.

HH Jer
 

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Never seen a thimble that fancy ! nice find! :thumbsup:
 

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oddcoins

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JerV3 said:
That's a great thimble man.

I love finding sterling thimbles. Beats a common silver anyday.

HH Jer

Thanks man!

Yeah ~ I've found some cool looking advertizing thimble that are aluminum, but the sterling thimbles are AWESOME! Now if I could just find a gold thimble now!
 

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