Mirage
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A little late posting this but hey, better late than never.
I tried to hook up with Dan for a ‘berg hunt but our schedules didn’t match. Also, Nate had other plans. Anyway, solo I went for a few hours. I cleared some brush and within the first hour I found 3 silver coins and a silver spoon.
The Merc was all caked over with dirt so I couldn’t see the date. On the drive home I was thinking that it could be a 1916D. $$$$$. Well when I got home and started cleaning the coins I started to see what looked like a 1916! Immediately time appeared to stand still and I was oblivious to everything else. I cleaned it some more and verified it was a 1916 in excellent shape. I flipped it over and carefully cleaned the back. My out of body experience ended when I didn’t see the D. Still a nice find.
It’s the first 1916 Nate and I have found.
The silver spoon turned out to be a nice find. It has a patent date of 1909 and dated 1915.
The rest of the stuff:
Finally, a picture of the girl who broke my heart.
She no longer has any interest in metal detecting. Never mind she was only 11 and only did it for about a month or two. 
Maybe some day she will return…. My daughter just tuned 16 and I’m sure this is what she was wishing before blowing out her candles.
HH all,
Bob
I tried to hook up with Dan for a ‘berg hunt but our schedules didn’t match. Also, Nate had other plans. Anyway, solo I went for a few hours. I cleared some brush and within the first hour I found 3 silver coins and a silver spoon.
The Merc was all caked over with dirt so I couldn’t see the date. On the drive home I was thinking that it could be a 1916D. $$$$$. Well when I got home and started cleaning the coins I started to see what looked like a 1916! Immediately time appeared to stand still and I was oblivious to everything else. I cleaned it some more and verified it was a 1916 in excellent shape. I flipped it over and carefully cleaned the back. My out of body experience ended when I didn’t see the D. Still a nice find.
It’s the first 1916 Nate and I have found.
The silver spoon turned out to be a nice find. It has a patent date of 1909 and dated 1915.
The rest of the stuff:
Finally, a picture of the girl who broke my heart.
She no longer has any interest in metal detecting. Never mind she was only 11 and only did it for about a month or two. Maybe some day she will return…. My daughter just tuned 16 and I’m sure this is what she was wishing before blowing out her candles.
HH all,
Bob
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