1st Mercury with my Eagle Spectrum

[hybrid_XLT]

Returned to the old park i have been MDing, did another section that i hadn't tried before..and was digging just clad from the 80's to present when i got a good strong reading (82 VDI) at 4"...couldn't believe it when the Mercury came out..the 1930 Tow truck toy was over 7" down... anyone ever seen these Uncle Sam Play Money coins before ?. this one is dated 1954.

 

[packerbacker]

Congrats! My first Merc was a 43 also but mine was bent.

 

[hybrid_XLT]

...heres my bent 1902 Barber Dime i dug about a week or so ago..still a good keeper

 

[Evolution]

Alot of mercs on the site today. I wish i had one of them. Even your "play" money has a date on it. Nice job.

 

[tymcmurray]

Congratulations.
The tow truck is way cool.

 

[ModernMiner]

Congrats on the Merc, but my fav is that tow truck. What a neat find.
-MM-
P.S. Is that a silver ring?

 

[Natman]

Man you hit paydirt! Looks like a great place to find more..hope you get a chance to go back and find some more goodies.

Nat

 

[SgtSki in MI]

Uncle Sam Play Money

What can I say about it but ARRRRGH!!! It's cool and has a date and all, and every one that I find I have kept. But I lost count of how many times that my breath hitched and my heart skipped a beat because I thought that I had found a Half Dime or 3c Piece!!! Then I calm down, maybe cuss at it a little, put it in my pouch, and take it home as a keeper.

Very nice finds...WTG!!!

SgtSki

 

[hybrid_XLT]

Congrats on the Merc, but my fav is that tow truck. What a neat find.
-MM-
P.S. Is that a silver ring?

Hello MM, yes that's a Silver ring that has hearts going around it and the word "High School" on it..i found it on a set of keys that also had a St Joseph Pendant on it.

 

[hybrid_XLT]

Re: Uncle Sam Play Money

What can I say about it but ARRRRGH!!! It's cool and has a date and all, and every one that I find I have kept. But I lost count of how many times that my breath hitched and my heart skipped a beat because I thought that I had found a Half Dime or a 3c piece !!! Then I calm down, maybe cuss at it a little, put it in my pouch, and take it home as a keeper.

Very nice finds...WTG!!!

SgtSki

Hello SgtSki, Yes i first thouht "Oh Boy a 3c Piece !!!" then it looked like a 10 cent token...after getting it home and really looking at it i saw "Play Money" on it...still a nice find and over 50 years old...i saw the penny version on line for a couple of dollars..

 

[halfdime]

Congrats on that first Merc, and those are some nice finds. Sometimes that play money looks gold in the ground, and is small enough to pass as a $1 piece. My heart has skipped a beat several times only to be fooled by play money.

 

[birdman]

Nice digs for sure. I found two pieces of uncle sams play money in my yard. One 1950 and the other 54 . I think that they are real cool digs.