First Mercury Dime

[CladMoonRising]

Found my first Mercury Dime tonight at a small park on the way home from work. Most of the park had been renovated but there were some old trees along a parking strip so I gave it a try. The coin was about 3" deep in hard packed dirt and I feel lucky I didn't hanzo it with my digger. It's a little rough but it easily makes my top 10!

 

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[c281]

Congratulations! Lucky, I haven't found any silver yet but I'm still hopeful lol Nice find!

 

[Scrappy]

Nice silver. Where there's one there's more. Dig deep!

Congrats

 

[treblehunter]

Congrats on your first!

 

[park pirate]

Nice one..

 

[DirtStalker]

Your first silver lady you'll always remember. She won't be your last. My first silver was a merc from an old park. That's what got me hooked on this hobby.

 

[cjon455]

Great first! , mercs are 1 of my favorite dimes!

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice mercury.

 

[Ahab8]

Very cool. One of my favorite parts of this forum is seeing people hit firsts. I keep journals and its always fun to check one of the list

 

[TokenMan]

Pretty dang awesome!!!

 

[Tony in SC]

Mercs are always cool!! They're from a time when US coins were works of art. Tony

 

[Coinhawk]

Not that I would be unhappy with any silver found, but I secretly hope my first silver is a mercury dime as well. I don't know what it is about it, but that is such a beautiful coin.

Well done!

 

[retire05]

Great job; this is a majestic coin, my personal favorite. Have fun and I wish you many more...Brad

 

[Evolution]

Your Kill Bill movie reference was not lost on me. Congrats on your first merc dime.

 

[yodi]

Nice find I have found three mercs and 2 of them were also 41's is that coincidence or did they make a lot that year?

 

[Roadrunner007]

Nice Merc!

 

[CladMoonRising]

Your Kill Bill movie reference was not lost on me.

Nice catch. I use a Japanese digging tool called a Hori Hori but "Hatori Hanzo" would have been a much better name. It slices through worms like Crazy 88s.

 

[Old Dude]

Congrats on your first one. I hope your next is soon!

 

[doninbrewster]

Congrats on your first Merc! Finding a first of anything is always a thrill.

 

[46Wheat]

Thank you for sharing your hunt and those pictures with us .