Dime Trifecta the hard way – Capped, Barber, & Mercury!!

Steve in PA

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I got out a few times over the weekend at three different spots. The first spot was an old house that is slated to be demolished. It shows up on the 1867 Atlas, but the oldest thing I found was an 1892-O Barber Dime. I also got a 1917 Mercury dime, 1911 V nickel, a Buffalo nickel, and lots of wheats (not pictured).

I also got a couple hours in on Sunday before the rain hit at one of my pounded colonial sites. I got a King George III and a few buttons.

Monday I took the day off to hit a spot where I have recovered a couple hundred buttons, several large cents, and lots of Indian heads, but only two silvers – a 1903 Barber dime and a 1907 Barber quarter. Based on the age of the buttons and the large cents, I had always hoped to find a Capped or Seated silver here. When I arrived I found the grass was pretty high in most areas, so I moved into an adjacent field that hadn’t given up much in the past, but hadn’t been hunted as hard as the other areas. My first target was a somewhat choppy signal on the Deus that improved as I removed some dirt. Eventually the signal was out of the hole and hiding in a clod of dirt. I broke the clod in half, and saw the rim of a silver coin.
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I removed a little dirt and took another picture. At this point things are looking good :thumbsup:
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Finally the big reveal....
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A nice Capped Bust dime. My second Capped Bust silver!
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And finally the trifecta (plus the KG III)
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Rick (Nova Scotia)

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Good job Steve for taking the day off !

On that note a good friend of mine once said " your not going to see on my headstone "I wish I worked another day""

Nice capped.
Congrats
 

treblehunter

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I'm so jelly, congrats, someday I'll see it in the hole.
 

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