Finally, Silver...

[Stone]

I've been detecting my yard for a few weeks now and have found a lot of nice finds and a pile of wheat pennies. I think it's around 27 wheat pennies. I knew there had to be silver somewhere around. I went out today for a few minutes in between the rain and did a little digging in the mud. I recovered some nice targets today and a few of them I have no idea what they are. I think the Mickey Mouse looking thing is the back of an old lock and I have no clue what the the long brass thing is. I also found a few 410 shotgun shell headstamps and a 12 gauge headstamp, a .22 caliber bullet that was around 3 inches deep, a broken harmonica reed, not sure what the brass piece with the threads is but it says Craftsman on it, 1 junk ring, an old brass button, 1940 wheat penny and finally found my silver, a very nice 1945 Mercury dime.

 

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[frostdigger]

Nice digs, sweet merc.

 

[deershed]

Sweet!!

After 28 wheats the silver finally reveals itself, Awesome!!

 

[Roadrunner007]

Nice recovery on the Merc

 

[DaveOnTheHunt]

this gives me hope. I've found about 15 wheats in my driveway but no silver yet.

 

[Higgy]

Here's your silver dance, Dave!

 

[park pirate]

Nice merc..

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the Merc! Other nice finds too, keep at it! GL&HH.

 

[kingskid1611]

Wonderful stuff on the homefront. Congrats.

 

[46Wheat]

Thank you for sharing your hunt and those pictures with us

 

[WHADIFIND]

Lots of neat stuff there! WTG!

Your avatar reminded me of how I used to tell my kids I would give them a nickle for every quarter they could stand on end! LOL

 

[cjon455]

Hey nice merc!, persistence pays off

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great finds.

 

[Stone]

Thanks for all the kind comments. I went to the park after work today and pulled another Merc. The date is 1916.

 

[McCDig]

That ratio of wheats to silver dimes I saw repeated at small park area in Baltimore. Surrounding homes date from 'turn-of-the'century' to the 1920's and I must have pulled 90 wheats from a quarter-square-block area and 3 silver dimes so far - a merc, a rosie and a barber. Haven't been back for months but will return in April to see what else comes up.