Got Silver on the 2nd day of 2009!!! Turns out to be my first Mercury Dime!!!!

Detectingfreak

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Hey guys! Well, Today was a nice day to start off the new year! I met up with JuJu (Nate) in Tacoma, and we headed off to a spot nearby, which lead us to hitting a nearby strip. Second signal that came out of the ground was a poop ring. Nate calls them poop rings because it not silver or gold. I was amazed when it came out of the ground because I thought that it was silver, but it turned out that it had no markings. The 4th target out of the grass strip was a really cool key, which had an Eagle in the middle of the key and the writing on it was Terryville, Conneticut U.S.A. I had gotten a lock in Ronald before that had the same name, so I was really excited that it had the same company's name on the key.

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After freezing our butts off in tacoma, JuJu (Nate) and I decided to go into Elma and hit the house where I got my 1952 dime and thimble last time. Took us an hour to get there and it paid off!! :) I was really excited to hit the right side of the yard, where most of the goodies had been found last time along with the Silver Dime, that I had found. I scanned the area and my first hit was a 1939 wheat penny.

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After scanning the ground with my coil for 10-15 minutes. I got a really good Dime-Penny-Dime Signal on the side of the yard, almost where the sidewalk was. I dug the plug and was surprised to see a silver dime. I thought it was another rosie, but as it turns out, it was a MERCURY DIME! The Date on the Mercury dime was 1943!!!! :) I was so excited! I left my detector on the ground and I had ran while jumping in the air to JuJu(Nate), Who was shocked to see me and wondered what I had found. I showed him the coin and we pounded it! :) ;D I am really excited right now because I got my first Mercury Silver Dime ever!

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We dug a few more targets, and then decided to go back to Tacoma. After hunting the next door neighboors house in Tacoma and not getting anything but clad. I had decided that it was time for me and JuJu(Nate) to quit.

I told JuJu(Nate) that it was great hunting with him and will see him again on Sunday! :)

All of my finds including my clad, garbage, and poop ring:

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2009 has started off great so far and I hope to get better finds throughout the year. For all those who want to know the settings, I used Captain SE's settings, but this time I turned my Sensitivity down to 17 on my detector and that freed up many targets that were masked in the ground before. :thumbsup:
 

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juju

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When I saw ya jumpin around like that I thought to myself. Thats the first time I ever saw someone run and have a seizure at the same time. :laughing7: Congrats on the merc. There are plenty more out there to be had, and we're gonna get em.
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JuJu
 

49er

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juju said:
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When I saw ya jumpin around like that I thought to myself. Thats the first time I ever saw someone run and have a seizure at the same time. :laughing7: Congrats on the merc. There are plenty more out there to be had, and we're gonna get em.
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JuJu

Most excellent find there DF. I wish I was there to film you jumping around. Glad you had a great day detecting with juju. Can not wait till this spring for some detecting on the wet side.
 

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Captn SE

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Nice going, DF!! I knew it would be just a matter of time with your machine before you start getting some more of those beautiful silver coins.

Md'ers who are avid to know more, like you, will be successful in time.

Congrats on your first Merc, buddy!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: I know you gotta be happy about that find. Go find some more!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan
 

DD-777

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Big congrats on your first silver DF - and a beauty of a Merc to boot! Looks like Dan might have some "Left Coast" competition this year... :wink: ;D
 

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relichunters

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Re: Got Silver on the 2nd day of 2009!!! Turns out to be my first Mercury Dime!!

Very nice finds, Mercury dimes are my favorite, I also only have found one. Mine is 1936.
 

terpfan

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Congrats on finding your first merc! Many more will certainly follow. That has to be the most beautifully designed US coinof them all. I love 'em! My first silver coin ever was a mercury dime, and I found five more mercs before finding my first Rosie.
 

t-bucket

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Re: Got Silver on the 2nd day of 2009!!! Turns out to be my first Mercury Dime!!

WTG and congrats on the merc !!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

Argentium

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Excellent find ! The merc. is my favorite U.S. coin, I've only found 4 so far, they are on my

perpetual wish list for coin finds . Love your pic of it in the dirt - that's great looking !

Argentium.
 

Dman

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Great finds. I believe you have learned the machine. Congrats
Dman
 

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it hit me funny you said you detected in tacoma,my girlfriend is there visiting her son and they went to the beach,when she called me that night she said she saw a couple of guys detecting there,somewhere where they had a copper smelter! anyways congrats on the finds,best of luck.
 

juju

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LabradorBob said:
it hit me funny you said you detected in tacoma,my girlfriend is there visiting her son and they went to the beach,when she called me that night she said she saw a couple of guys detecting there,somewhere where they had a copper smelter! anyways congrats on the finds,best of luck.
That would be the old Asarco smelter. In old town next to point defiance.
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JuJu
 

kdismuke1

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great finds on the silver.glad you and ju ju had a great hunt. :thumbsup:
 

camb1

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Congrats on a first. Nice looking Merc. :thumbsup:
 

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