1923 Merc From My Own Front Yard

Ohio Jerry · Feb 8, 2009

A couple days of 50 degree weather here in eastern Ohio has melted the snow out of my yard and though there is still a frozen layer about three inches down I'm able to cut through it :thumbsup:

I went to my front yard this afternoon covering ground I've been over and over again without any high hopes but I was surprised to find some clad, 4 wheaties and 1923 Merc!!
One of the neatest finds is this valve stem cap/tool made by The Dill MFG. Co. Cleveland,Ohio with a July 13,1915 pat date.
We've had snow cover and bitter cold the past month so it sure felt good to be able to dig a few holes today. HH :icon_sunny:

Jerry

beetle662 · Feb 8, 2009

Very cool finds! Merc's are my favorite!!!

Congrats!

seger98 · Feb 8, 2009

Congratulations on the mercury dime! Good to see you have gotten out!

Chris

RatchetH22 · Feb 8, 2009

Congrats on the Merc!

lairmo · Feb 8, 2009

Nice!! I love finding stuff like that in my own yard...

kdismuke1 · Feb 8, 2009

SUPER FINDS AND I LOVE THE DIME. :thumbsup:

coltdavis · Feb 8, 2009

awesome finds! :thumbsup:

im in lower Michigan and i know exactly what your talking about with the couple inches of solid ground. HH

Narthoniel · Feb 8, 2009

Treasure is everywhere! Congratulations on a nice hunt, and nice finds!

Detectingfreak · Feb 8, 2009

Very nice job on the wheaties and Mercury Dime! Isn't it surprising to what you can find in your own front yard?

history hunter · Feb 8, 2009

The good ones just keep popping up! HH!!

mpostma · Feb 9, 2009

Nice Merc Jerry!

Cool Tool!

Sorry you still have some frozen ground. Up here in Northern Michigan our biggest worry is Sunstroke!
Or maybe it was Snowblindness? (I think this is where we refuse to open our eyes to see any more snow)

Glad you are able to get out!

Good Luck,
Mark

rl10673 · Feb 9, 2009

Nice MERC!!!!! Snow is just about gone here to. I think I'll try my luck today. HH

bula · Feb 9, 2009

How long have you had a md. My yard has been hit so many times I do not even have to have my lawn aerated, because I have dug so many holes. If there is anything left I will need a backhoe to get to it.

1491 · Feb 9, 2009

Love the old merc Jerry. It's worn and has a lot of character! :thumbsup:

Jim

MUD(S.W.A.T) · Feb 9, 2009

Meh, I like the Merc.

Keep @ it and HH!!

litefire56 · Feb 9, 2009

Gotta love finding a Merc on your own property OJ....so did you find these with the 12" coil? Just wondering if you thought you past over 'em before with the stock coil.

Ohio Jerry · Feb 9, 2009

Mr. Pappagiorgio said:
How I love DAD ...

Let me COUNT the ways ~ One Thousand Nine Hundred & Twenty Three ...

~ Nick ~

Thanks "Son"

The new avatar is cool but my fav is the grungy character that isn't t-net appropriate 8) Doing any swingin?

bula said:
How long have you had a md. My yard has been hit so many times I do not even have to have my lawn aerated, because I have dug so many holes. If there is anything left I will need a backhoe to get to it.

I've only been hitting my yard off and on for about a year along with a few visits by my brothers Explorer SE...Doesn't seem like we should have missed this many coins but i was REALLY taking it slow. John Deere Digger might lend you his backhoe :thumbsup:

ziphius said:
Love the old merc Jerry. It's worn and has a lot of character!

Jim

Thanks Jim,thats what my wife says about ME

MUD(S.W.A.T) said:
Meh, I like the Merc.

Keep @ it and HH!!

Thanks MUD(S.W.A.T.)

litefire56 said:
Gotta love finding a Merc on your own property OJ....so did you find these with the 12" coil? Just wondering if you thought you past over 'em before with the stock coil.

I did find these with the 12 inch coil but i've been over the area many times with the 12inch and different settings. I was in slow motion yesterday though,specially since the merc was one of the first finds.

mpostma said:
Nice Merc Jerry!

Cool Tool!

Sorry you still have some frozen ground. Up here in Northern Michigan our biggest worry is Sunstroke!
Or maybe it was Snowblindness? (I think this is where we refuse to open our eyes to see any more snow)

Glad you are able to get out!

Good Luck,
Mark

Thanks Mark,sorry to get the jump on ya..I know we've got more snow coming so i'm trying to squeeze in as many hunts as i can before im buried in it again :thumbsup: