1918-S Mercury Dime and 1952-S Jefferson Nickel

[oddcoins]

Today during my lunch hour I headed back to my favorite local park to do some detecting. I found three clad dimes, one clad 25c, 1952-S Jefferson nickel and a 1918-S Mercury Dime. The Merc dime is very nice looking! I think the reverse is in a higher grade than the obverse.

This is the same park where just two days ago I pulled out a 1943-S War nickel, 1919-S Merc dime, and a 1919-D Standing Liberty 25c in VF!!

WOOHOO!!!

 

[watercolor]

Wonderful looking dime!
Looks like it was lost the month after it was minted. (nice finds & SLQ from the other day too!)

HH!

 

[Evolution]

Boy those mercs are pretty coins. Always fun to find, especially in good shape. Congrats.

 

[tymcmurray]

Great looking coin!!!
Way to go.

 

[LI Tom]

She is a beauty and that park is an awesome honey hole.

 

[oddcoins]

That is a beautiful dime. What did you say the name of that park was?

Skinner Butte Park ~ it became a city park in 1914, but I bet it was being used by the public way before that.

 

[oddcoins]

I went back today after work and didn't do so great. I dug another 1952 Nickel and a 1947 Wheat cent, and a few clad dimes. Ron was there when I got there ~ he found a V nickel but we couldn't make out the date in the field. I'm sure he'll take it home, clean it up so we can see the date and post it here.

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Nice Merc Neil. Man I have to come down to your parks if you are still finding that stuff!

 

[TN-Joe]

Nice looking dime. Looks new.
Joe

 

[SgtSki in MI]

Very nice early Merc!!!

WTG

HH,
SgtSki