Finds of a Lifetime!

buckeyehunter · Jul 8, 2009

had a great weekend hunting with Steve. DaytonDigger and then Saturday and Sunday with my brother, it was a very busy weekend and by the end of Fridays hunt with Steve I really didnt even know what I had found except for 6 silvers and 13 wheat pennies. I did check the mint marks on the silver coins though just because I have only found P coins all year and noticed two of the mercurys were D's.

After hunting with Steve all day I went home and went to bed, I had a busy weekend ahead of me including hunting Saturday with my brother and cook out at moms and then going to my brothers in wilmington on sunday, every day I had to drive atleast an hour and a half to get where I was going and all were long days. Saturday I found the two Indians and I was flying high ecspecially with the 1872 Indian. after getting home around Midnight Saturday I posted pics of my finds with Steve and went to sleep.

Sunday I got the chance to hunt a while with my brother and nephew and I found the 1904 Indian, It couldnt have been a better weekend! after hunting I was showing my Nephew the website and seen where Daytondigger posted under our Fridays finds asking if I had checked the mint mark on the 1916 Dime, I looked at the picture and sure enough I had found a 1916 dime! I remembered I had found a Teens Dime and making note that it was my oldest mercury dime I had ever found but not remembering it being a 1916, had I really found a 1916 D dime? I thought no way! I remembered looking at the mint marks on the dimes and 2 out of the 3 were D mint marks, is it really possible I might have found a 1916 D dime!!??

I did not get home for several hours, I finally made it home and I ran to my coin collection, I pulled the 1916 out and looked it over closely, there was a mint mark there, is it a D is it a S? my eyes were so tired, I grabbed the loop and for a split second I was sure it was a S, wait a minuite, I think it is a D! Finally I had to take pictures and blow it up, finally, on the screen before me I had found a 1916 D Mercury dime!

I took it to my coin dealer yesterday who after looking at it several times believes it is authentic, we sent it off to ANACS yesterday and should have it back in 15-20 Days!!!

Detectingfreak · Jul 8, 2009

Very awesome 1916D dime! :thumbsup:

Goes4ever · Jul 8, 2009

sweet find Mike. Glad to see you took my advice and shared it by posting it, that coin is far too nice to not share with the detecting community, lifetime find, won't get any better than that!

thrillathahunt · Jul 8, 2009

AWESOME, SIMPLY AWESOME! THAT IS THE BEST DUG 16-D MERC I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

SOLID FINE CONDITION FOR SURE!

YOU SHOULD BE ON CLOUD 9

:wav:

terpfan · Jul 8, 2009

Banner day, no doubt about it. That was one heck of a post. Please post photos of the 1916 D after it is slabbed.

treasurefiend · Jul 8, 2009

Awesome find!!!!! Seems to be a lot of 16d's being found - this is the 3rd one that I have seen in a months time!!!! :thumbsup:

jimbob450 · Jul 8, 2009

Excellent find. BANNER Jimbob

buckeyehunter · Jul 8, 2009

I will deffinently post after I get it slabbed! thanks for everyones kind words!

Scottso · Jul 8, 2009

holy shit ,1916 D awsome

titan · Jul 8, 2009

banner! please let us know how it grades.

daytondigger · Jul 8, 2009

I was so shocked to think that a 1916-D merc was laying next to me on a picnic table and neither of us bothered to check the date and mintmark. I've hunted that site for two years and always knew that coin was a possibility. Sure I wish I'd found it, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm happy for MIke. Definately BANNER!!!!!!!!!! :headbang:

hogge · Jul 8, 2009

Tremendous! Banner :thumbsup:

buckeyehunter · Jul 8, 2009

thanks steve! yea I think we were just to tired, I ran so much this weekend I didnt even realize I had a 1916 until I seen your post asking me if it was a D, I remember finding one that was "teens" and making a mental note that was my oldest Merc. I had found but If i remember right I couldnt see the 6, I think it had some mud on it but after I dumped a bottle of water on them we should have seen it!