My First Mercury Dime!

[DetectoDude]

I know to you east coasters a mercury dime doesn't sound like too much, but to find one on a California beach was not an easy task for me. I guess it is because a year ago my friend Jim and I went detecting on the same beach, he found a mercury dime I didn't. That is where it all started and today I finally got what I was looking for. Next, maybe a Buffalo?

 

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[battlecat]

Very nice!!!

 

[Lowbatts]

Yeah, I'm with you, darn east coasters with all their mercury dimes...
Nice dgis!

 

[czman]

Keep diggen and happy hunting...Don

 

[coinshtr]

Nice going there DD! Hopefully more will follow!

 

[treasure_lady]

Congratulations on finding your first mercury!

 

[spotz]

Hey! Gotta find the first one before there are more in your hand. Good job. Maybe you'll run across somethin from the Brother Jonathan Treasure Ship Wreck. It's along a California beach someplace & someone's gotta find some of that loot. Congrats. Spotz

 

[Trevor43]

I usually have to knock the Mercurys out of the way to get at the hard to find pull tabs here in Va.

 

[alwayslookin]

Mercs are great no matter where or when you find them. WTG.

Dave

 

[Detecting Fool]

Whats the date on the dime? And for the record, us east coaster might be finding the older coins for the most part, but you gotta admit, the west coast mint marks (S, D and CC) are the rarer coins and there more valuable.

Anthony

 

[DetectoDude]

1942 no mint, I think an east coaster droped it while on vacation.

 

[bigrig40]

Good silver! Keep it up!

bigrig

 

[Keith IL]

You always remember your first Congrats

 

[lonewolfe]

I remember my 1st silver dime-- it was a 48 roosie in an old park in Midland MI (otherwise known as) DOW CHEMICAL USA

 

[Coin_Saver]

ooo- I rember my first 1940 d i think i was sooooo excited! oh yeah! Great find my heartiest congrats!! HH CS