1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ & CLAD

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1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ & CLAD

I met Ron & Richard downtown today ~ we all did pretty good! Here's what I dug:

1936 Mercury dime

1943-S War nickel

1945-S War nickel

15 Wheats ~ '18-S, '29-S, '30-S, '36, '39-S, '40-S, '41-S, '42'S, '42-D,
'44-D, '44-S, '46-S, '47-S X 2, & one too corroded to make out the date.

12 clad quarters

22 clad dimes

8 nickels

105 memorial cents

I was hoping for more silver coins since I was digging so many Wheat cents ~ but a merc dime & two war nickels ain't too bad I guess!

HAPPY HUNTING!
Neil
 

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Re: 1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ & CLAD

Nice war nickels. I havn't been lucky enough to find one yet. :P
 

Re: 1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ & CLAD

silver, wheats, and a nice pile of clad good hunt wtg
hh
dave+bobbie
 

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Nice haul oddcoins, load of wheats, clad and some silver wtg man.
Glenn
 

Re: 1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ & CLAD

Now that's a great hunt OC. Where do the war nickels hit on an xlt?
 

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silverfreak said:
Now that's a great hunt OC. Where do the war nickels hit on an xlt?

That's a good question! I'm not sure actually! They seem to come in all different ~ it depends on the ground conditions and how deep they are.

I've done air tests with regular nickels and War nickels ~ they come in at the same VDI number. But out in the ground it's different. It seems that the War nickels are easier to detect than the nickels that were made before & after the war time nickels. Not sure what happens to them in the ground. 99% of my detecting is done in Oregon ~ I may be different in different area.

Happy Hunting!
Neil
 

Re: 1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ & CLAD

sweet hunt !! gotta love a 3 silver day...... ;D ;D ;D
 

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Congrats again, Neil, on your silver finds. You've been getting those war nickels on a regular basis. I really like finding them because they're not as frequent as mercs/rosies for me. You're right....depending on what the ground does to them (how much of that black tar grows on them), they can sound anywhere from a regular nickel to a wheat penny.

Good luck on your next outing!

CAPTN SE
Dan
 

Re: 1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ & CLAD

Nice finds, keep it swinging
 

Re: 1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ & CLAD

GREAT SILVER love those mercs
 

Re: 1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ &

Killer finds!! Keep up the good work!!
 

Re: 1936 Merc dime ~ 1943-S War nickel ~ 1945-S War nickel ~ 15 Wheat cents ~ &

Awesome day.............congrats on the wheatie count................dang that's alot of squats!

HH,
Moon
 

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