A Very Odd Merc & A Buffalo Bill Token ...

[JimBeHuntin']

Got out Sunday afternoon to an old home site I've been researching. Torn down in the 1950s and put in farm field. I've tried to locate the home site on a couple of other visits but just couldn't pin it down. Today, I finally located the site and found the following: 2 Merc dimes (one in very bad condition), 7 wheats (all in rough shape), a Buffalo Bill token, an old key, several washers, flat button, and a rivet. Also eye ball found a nice marble and a couple of pieces of field glass. I don't know what happened to the one Merc dime ... maybe burned? exposed to some chemical? What do you think?

[Ken in Georgia]

That odd Merc looks like a slug, nice finds

[oxbowbarefoot]

I found a Merc that was toasted like that in my yard, right next to a shiny Roosevelt. mine was concave on the face and convex on the back, and just as toasted. I have no idea what happened to it. Nice finds though

[SeatedorBust]

I've seen a few dimes come out of the ground like that. Must be very acidic soil? Still nice finds and good Research!!

[mcmurphi]

I love the Buffalo Bill token, that's a keeper! The merc looks like it spent some years in salt water but could have gone threw a some heat along the way, who knows. Regardless, nice finds.

[ModernMiner]

Congrats on the token and the Mercs Jim.
Ugly Merc or not, it's all good.
Congrats,
Doug

[kkfos1975]

The Merc, Ive pulled one very similar from a fresh water lake swimming area. I just assumed it was minerals in the water myself.

[jewelerguy]

I'd say it's been burned, possibly from burning trash. I've found a couple like that in a yard where other surrounding targets showed evidence of being burned and blackened.

[Wldbil]

Very Cool Token... Congrats

[Common Cents]

Great hunt! Silver is silver!

[looking4largecent]

Neat finds, the merc is roached but its neat I've never seen one in that bad of shape.

[highnam]

I would be thrilled to find a buffalo bill token...cool find. National hero...you better believe it.

[birdman]

That buffalo bill token may be a cracker jack toy. Really nice hunt.

[Gunrunner61]

Nice finds, That Mercury has been in a fire

[Just some Guy]

Sweet Finds!

the Token is awesome


Happy Hunting

Dan

[dirtdigger1581]

Nice finds! I pulled a couple mercs that looked just like that from a river last spring. Could be fire, could be ground minerals. Either way, it's a silver coin and something you don't see every day. Congrats!