A kinda odd find...

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I stopped to have a look at a sidewalk tear out and eyeballed a .30 cal rimfire cartridge.... It looks like it was just fired yesterday which is really strange for a round that's been obsolete for a LONG time :icon_scratch:..... Also got a nice Merc for my efforts..... Anyway, thanks for looking and HH to all!

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It's not crimped or rolled at the lip like a blank would be, it's got a D headstamp, which I'm thinking is Dominion from Canada, but I'll have to look it up later
 

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Congrats on your Merc dime & spent cartridge finds - anyway thank you for sharing pictures of your finds with us & wish you many more while out dirt fishing.

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NOLA_Ken said:
I stopped to have a look at a sidewalk tear out and eyeballed a .30 cal rimfire cartridge.... It looks like it was just fired yesterday which is really strange for a round that's been obsolete for a LONG time :icon_scratch:..... Also got a nice Merc for my efforts..... Anyway, thanks for looking and HH to all!

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Has to be a 'fresh drop' even if it was somehow it got embed'ed into the fresh cement back when it was pored , it seems like there would be more Corrosion.???

Merc's are always welcome to , U eyeball that to?
 

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What a pretty merc
 

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Nice bit of silver you found! Congratualtions. :occasion14:
 

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Davers said:
Has to be a 'fresh drop' even if it was somehow it got embed'ed into the fresh cement back when it was pored , it seems like there would be more Corrosion.???

Merc's are always welcome to , U eyeball that to?
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It's an old copper shell, so it can't have been there long. the merc I got with the detector, I sure wish I could just eyeball silver.....
 

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