Mercury Dime, 1950 Wheat and a 10k bracelet. 2 hunts, 1 scrape and 1 park.

Ant

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I night hunted (Friday) this area trying not attracted too much attention. This area is public land, fenced, not posted and has a couple of entry points that workers use, so it was fair game to me. Disclaimer: Know the laws in your State before you night hunt places like this. What date do you see on the Dime?

I sampled a small area and found this Mercury dime and a 1950 wheat, about 40 minutes. I spotted this spot on Thursday in an older part of town. Before it was scraped the area was a small park like setting in the middle of a city, notice the old trees.

The only downfall in areas like this is electrical interference. That makes it so unpleasant detecting with my machine, not all the time but often or intermittent interruptions. It was even worse that one of my cousins tagged along without a machine, so it was hard to concentrate and he got cold. To see what happens I stuck/imbedded the Mercury dime in a jar of Silver Cream.

Early that day I hit one of my circuit parks that is fairly consistent at coughing up gold. Hit this 10k gold bracelet with a MEX hallmark. The DFX will won’t detect this bracelet in my area, that's why I’m hooked on the GB2. I don’t think I have enough time to hunt with 2 two machines.

HH
 

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lonewolfe

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Nice haul!

HH
 

skierbob

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Man, that spot looks very inviting. Lots of luck. Hope that merc cleans up for you.
Bob
 

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COOL STUFF MAN , I LIKE THE RING. I WISH I COULD FIND A RING LIKE THAT. ;D
 

whitesid

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WesTex said:
Great Job. The dime date looks like a '21 to my tired old eyes.
yes what is the date on that dime, because the 1921 is a bit more money
 

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Ant

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Thanks everyone.

The date turned out to be 1931, oh well, maybe next time.

HH
 

Ed-NH

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Great finds. That ring looks really nice. You found quite a variety of things over there. Maybe there's a Franklin half waiting for you??? Good luck out there if you go again, I would :)
 

WesTex

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I guess that wishing just couldn't make it so. I tried my best to make that dime a '21 for you. It's still a nice find, though.
 

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