A Message from Mercury: My First Silver Ever

[keg11v]

Well, metal detecting anyways. Let me tell you, I've been beating my feet and really putting in the effort since I got my white's MXT last winter, with only one old coin ('21 wheat cent!), so I can't describe how excited I was. Then I log on here and am humbled to see the post about someone finding their 700th silver coin, ha!

All the old treasure hounds in the antique shops around town told me, "Nah, we picked that park clean years ago, nothing left to find there." But I thought what the hell so yesterday I decided to check out the nearby rose garden, which is said to be about 100 years old. About five minutes after the park steward warned me I'd probably only find old irrigation pipes, I pulled this puppy out of the ground:


I'm almost positive it's a San Francisco mint. I had been questioning my detector's accuracy lately, but (as I'm sure you all remember) when you hit a solid mid-80s both ways at 7-inches depth, you just know. About two feet from that I found a '69-s lincoln and my heart dropped but it was too good to be true, haha.

 

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[sgtled3533]

Great find!! I love finding Mercury dimes. Yeah that mint mark is worn down....but it does not look like a Denver Mark, which sucks!! Cause then you'd have yourself a $600 coin. But regardless, it's still a great coin to find, and the 1916 was the first year of that series! Congrats to ya!

 

[Terry Soloman]

Congrats on your first!

 

[detectorben]

Congrats! It took me awhile to find silver also. I remember the feeling it was amazing! They are still few and far between for me so I get a rush every time I pull one.

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[Molewacker]

Nice, Nice! Now forever when you walk by that garden, a small smile will cross your face -

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your first silver

 

[AlienLifeForm]

Hell of a first merc, too bad about the "D" but a 101 year old coin as your first is nothing to scoff at.

 

[toasted]

Congrats. My first silver was a well worn merc about two years ago this month but Im up to over 150 now so if you stick with it they should come

 

[against the wind]

Real pretty puppy.
1916s
Congratulations

 

[JeffInMass]

That's a pretty damn good first silver ever- Congrats on the first of many!

-- Jeff --

 

[ShovelinDave]

Sometimes you have to work really hard for them. Keep at it and I hope you find much more.

 

[SD51]

Sweet Merc, Congrats! Now the silver door is open and you'll start finding many more!

 

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[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first silver. I saw the 1916 and blew your picture of the reverse up to check the mint mark. Looks like a pressed down s to me also.