~Dream Hunt 1916-D Mercury Dime~

Goes4ever

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Today Mr Stuff (Dave) drove up to hunt with me, and wow....we both had a KILLER day!

We hunted sidewalk curb strips and a couple old houses. Our finds were just awesome today. He was kicking my butt on silver and I grumbled that I had not YET dug a silver coin yet today and the very next signal was a solid 12-45 at 4-5"...........I cut the plug and opened it up. I saw a silver dime, pulled it out of the hole and right away I saw it was a merc....cool. I yelled at Dave, "hey I finally got a silver!" then I looked at it and saw the 1916, and nervously flipped it over and saw the D.....instantly I started shaking. I am still in utter amazement, this is a once in a lifetime find. Thank God I did not scratch it.

It got rinsed very gingerly with water, and took it straight to the bank safety deposit box until I can send it in to be graded and slabbed.

Other than that the rest of my finds were awesome, I ended up getting a silver trifecta, 1946 rosie, the 1916D merc, and a 1905 barber dime.

3 injuns, bunch of wheats, best being a 1909. A good luck token, buffalo nickel, play coin. Lead soldier, and bunch of clad as well.

I am still amazed, I took dirty pictures of the 1916-D and rinsed pictures as well. I can't wait to send it in, any ideas what it will grade?

Mr. Stuff had an awesome silver day.....I think he got a double trifecta of silver dimes as well as a silver half. What a DREAM hunt! thanks to everyone for looking!!!!!
 

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deano

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SCORE !!! I have found quite a few 1916 Mercs and I always hold my breath when looking for the D mint and haven't found one yet, congrats on a super super find!!!
 

MaineRelic

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A coin we all dream of finding ! Congrads on the Banner ! In all your excitement did you take a close look at your 88 indian for an 8 over 7 ! Those are worth a few $$ as well , Again a super find ! MaineRelic
 

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kevkirki said:
Dream for sure!!!! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
thank you so much :hello2:

MaineRelic said:
A coin we all dream of finding ! Congrads on the Banner ! In all your excitement did you take a close look at your 88 indian for an 8 over 7 ! Those are worth a few $$ as well , Again a super find ! MaineRelic
no I haven't yet, but I will, thanks for reminding me! :thumbsup:

DMN said:
You've been at this long time and done some pretty heavy work to get some of your finds. You deserve a stellar find! Congrats to you and what persistence can do for an MDer! :hello2:
thank you for the KIND words! :laughing7:


HEAVYMETALNUT said:
thats awesome dude! congrats on a true american rarity! :thumbsup:
very kind of you, thanks so much! :hello:

testing123 said:
awesome fine and 100% worthy of banner. congrats!!

Looks to be a VG8 to VG10 gross grade - who knows how the grading companies will do though.
yeah I will be stoked if they say VG08, thanks for the comments ;D

MichiganJay said:
Congratulations on finding the "Holy Grail of Dimes"!!! That one is still on my wish list. I dint know if this has been addressed yet, but does it say anything on the back of the 1909 wheat? Nevertheless... A true Dream Hunt indeed!
Congrats on the Banner.


Keep It Up! M.J.
nope it is 1909 plain, I can't be THAT lucky...lol :laughing9:
 

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I don't know grading but that's the best one I have ever seen dug. congrats :headbang:
 

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That just "goes" to show you it's still out there.

Congratulations on a fantastic find.

This is the best hobby in the world.
 

jcooking

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Great find Terry, so Stoked for you Congrats!!
 

Tuberale

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I don't understand how my dream got in your hunt.

That's a nice 1909 Wheat too. Would love to see the back as well.

My favorite coin is the Barber dime. Anytime you can see LIBERTY in the headband is REAL nice.

I would have voted for banner, but looks like others beat me to it. So ... Congratulations!
 

creeper71

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treasurepirate1 said:
that must have been a holy s*** moment when you first saw that d,i had a dream hunt today as well but not nearly as exciting as yours a 1900 LC, cuff button, child's gold plated ring, 1920 wheat an a 1934 dog tag. i am posting it tomorrow
How come this post wasn't deleted? I did same thing on another thread an mine was deleted for doing exact samething..... That 1916 D is what we're all looking for..awesome find!!!!!!!
 

Dano Sverige

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Congrat's on a great find and the banner! :thumbsup:

However...the outer ring on the obverse side looks offset to me. It's thinner at the top than the bottom. Is this normal for a dime or is it just an optical illusion in the pic's?
 

Breezie

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Congrats on the dime and the banner; it's in great condition too. I bet it was a heart-thumper when you saw that "D"! :thumbsup: Breezie
 

BuffaloBoy

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congrats on the score of a lifetime!!! that 1916d is in great shape considering it came out of the ground too!
 

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Congrats on the well deserved banner!!!! That entire hunt was just awesome :thumbsup: I love the goodluck token. I have one from South Bend Indiana. A clothing store as well. Cool hunt all the way around :icon_thumleft: jgas
 

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I am packing it up tomorrow and sending it off to be slabbed, will keep you all posted!
 

Mike from MI

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What a great find my friend! A BIG congrats to you!!!!!! :headbang: :hello2: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumright:
 

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Wow! It looks great! Solid VG with above average eye appeal for the grade. Sooooo many out there in AG-3 or FR-2, it's hard to get one that nice even with deep pockets.
 

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testing123 said:
Goes4ever said:
I am packing it up tomorrow and sending it off to be slabbed, will keep you all posted!

where are you sending it?
ANACS
 

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