Am I looking at my first silver?

[digger460]

Found last night in yard. Is this my first silver?

 

[Landlord Jim]

YES! Congrats. May you find hundreds more. Find the old areas and you will find more.

 

[mnixon]

imma gonna say YES !!!! good recovery

 

[thrifty76now]

Could be ,but lets have the experts decide. Yep it is and a great start it is.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Yessir, that is a 1938 Mercury Dime. Congratz on your first silver!

 

[digger460]

Thank You, Thank You. Someone here told me that because I've found IH's, I'd hit silver.

 

[Carolina Tom]

That is most assuredly a 90% silver US coin. If you have never found one before, then that would indeed be your first!

Congrats and hopefully many more will show up!

 

[Captain Caveman]

They stopped making IH pennies in 1909. They stop making silver quarters and dimes in 1964. Therefore, if you are finding IHs, chances are there's silver around!

 

[against the wind]

Yep,, Winged Liberty Dime,, 1916 - 1945
They were nicknamed "Mercury" because the wings reminded everyone of the Roman God Mercury.
The wings on the sides of Lady Liberty ' s head were supposed to represent freedom of thought.
Pick up a couple of coin folders and put that bad boy in one. Mark the date and place of find on it and put it in a special place. You can order Yeoman's Red Book of Coins, as well as the coin folders from Wizard Coin Supply.
Congrats on your first silver.

 

[qaela4]

Congrats on your first silver and a great coin to boot. Winged Liberty...aka "Mercury" dimes are nice looking coins.

 

[bigfoot1]

, may the treasure goods continue to smile upon you !!!

 

[RJ55]

Congratulations on your first!

 

[Loco-Digger]

Yes sir, you sure did, that Merc is a sweet find. 77 year old coin, I see many more in your future.

 

[whammy]

Congratulations on your first silver. 1964 is the cutoff date, so 1964 and earlier are silver. Good luck on your hunts.

 

[shoague]

yehaw welcome to the silver club

 

[Old Dude]

That's a nice first silver. Mine was a '64 Roosevelt dime. You did considerably better. Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the silver dime, she's a beauty!

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on getting you first silver, something that only happens once, save it, look at it, smile and live the moment all over again till the next one.

If you decide to sell it-just give the short hairs a good yank to bring yourself back to reality.

 

[Glenn C]

Hook ..line ...and sinker..your hooked

 

[JackalopeZL1]

Congrats on the Merc. But how are we to know if you have found a Silver coin before?