Found my first silver finally.

[the_mad_cladder]

Most of my swinging has been at newer parks and beaches that are hammered quite a bit by other swingers. Wanted to learn my machine before I hit the sweet spots. Friday I hit an old private spot and found 4 wheat pennies. I had other hits but it got dark on me. So when I went back I had a good feeling and sure enough I found my first silver.... a 1940 merc dime..... and a huge amount of trash. I know its not the biggest find but I am pumped up now.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[pepperj]

You'll remember the first one and it's a nice at that, hope this is gust one on the road to many to come for you.

 

[park pirate]

Nice one...

 

[doninbrewster]

Always a great day when you find your first silver. I regret to inform you that you may now be officially addicted to metal detecting. The only relief you will find is when you are out swinging your detector.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congrats on your first Merc!
That excitement you felt will come back every time you find silver too!

Dave

 

[Ahab8]

There's just a special feeling every time you see that silver in the hole, or any old coin for that matter. The best part is that it never gets old.

 

[McClod]

Congrats on your 1st silver, and Mercury dimes are one of my favorites! Took me 8 months to find my 1st silver coin, a 42 quarter, couple days later got my 1st merc, was more excited by that! I love seeing that shiney silver in the hole, don't we all!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on your first silver coin. It is all down hill from this point. GL&HH!

 

[cjon455]

Nice first!, my first was also a merc. Like ahab said, something about that silver in the hole is an awesome feeling, once you get that first one you're hooked, I suggest you seek counseling now, nothing will help the addiction lol!!

Congrats again!

 

[schwabie16]

Great job! HH in 2015!

 

[dirtlooter]

gotta love it, the ice breaker! now for more and even gold!

 

[Metal Illness]

It's official now............You're hooked! I remember when I first started, wiping off every coin to check the date and see if I found Silver. That was before I found some "Treasure Hunting" web sites and figured out Silver is Silver in the hole, I didn't know. When I found my first Silver, a 1912s Barber dime there it was shining back at me, no more wiping off to check dates!!!
Congrats on your first SILVER!!

 

[hikerdude]

Congrats on your 1st silver, and Mercury dimes are one of my favorites! Took me 8 months to find my 1st silver coin, a 42 quarter, couple days later got my 1st merc, was more excited by that! I love seeing that shiney silver in the hole, don't we all!

Congrats of digging a beautiful silver coin. My first silver was a Roosevelt. My second was a Mercury. It was almost 3 years ago, and today, I still can see that Mercury laying heads up in the bottom of the hole. I couldn't believe my eyes. It had been almost 50 years since I saw the last one (1964 probably). I was 19 in 1964, so I remember all those merc's, and walking liberty's, ben franklins, and even I remember a few standing liberty quarters. This sport brings me back to when I was a kid collecting money for delivering newspapers on my bike.
HH everyone

 

[wv hilljack]

Nothing like it! Congrats on your first.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats! It's not easy in Florida with all the warm wether and other hunters to find old silver!

 

[MackDog]

Congrats now you'll find more

 

[Scrappy]

May you find many many more! Nothing beats the feeling of a silver. I stare at and study each silver find, no matter how common, for hours. I hold each in my hand for hours and pester my wife to look numerous times. I text my friends, and family that haven't blocked me from sending too many coin pics. I have found tons of silvers, but silvers never ever get old to me.

Congrats again and savor each and ever find

 

[Masterdan407]

Nice Finds!

 

[beez0404]

My first silver was also a mercury dime. I very clearly remember how shiny it was coming out of the dirt compared to all the clad dimes and quarters I had previously dug. I thought not only is it pretty I don't have to do much cleaning on it either.

Congrats on what will surely be many more to come!