key date 1909

RonnieAZ

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Hi everyone, I was out detecting yesterday found a few silver and a handful of wheats, when I got home and looked up my finds I see the 1909 V.D.B. I found is the first year wheat pennies were made I didnt think much of it when i first found it but what a nice supprise, thanks for looking - RonnieAZ

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DigginThePast

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What year is the Mercury dime? I can see 192_. If it is 1921, then you have a great find. Congrats on all of them. :icon_thumright:
 

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RonnieAZ

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DigginThePast, Hi sorry I cropped a bigger picture just to show the 1909 penny my other finds didnt seem to great the merc dime is a 1920 S.

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Cachefinder

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Ronnie --nice finds


where in AZ are you?
Where were you hunting when u found this?


Cachefinder-
 

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RonnieAZ

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LOL Dan thanks for the laugh I never heard it called dirt fishing before.

Cachefinder I live near prescott.

Thanks for all your views and comments GL out there - RonnieAZ
 

johnnycat

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My first wheatie was a 1909 S. Heck, I was so green I didn't even know what I had found until later.
 

FatCat

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Great finds bro. Wish I was there diggin and shootin the breeze around the campfire like we used too.
 

olekyground

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Cool! Yeah thats the first 1909 I have ever seen. good work!!
 

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RonnieAZ

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ME too FatCat me too one of

these days we will get out beep'n again.
 

eathabs

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Good stuff Ronnie :icon_thumleft:

Do you have a pic of the reverse side of the 1909 penny?

habs
 

mlayers

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That was a lot of wheaties. I have only found around 20 this year and it looks like you got about that many on a hunt. WTG.......Matt
 

TommNJ

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WTG on the silver & wheats !!!

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RonnieAZ

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Hey Eathabs, Heres the back the vdb is tiny at the bottom. - Ronnie
I may have to do this again the pic looks kinda small but maybe it will be ok. 100_0308.jpg
 

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