Hoping for a mercury but found bigger silver

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Hi all, someone I work with told me that they were :diamond-ring:selling their rental house. I asked the age and was told it was built in 1910 if I wanted to come out and look around.
I went out this morning and the lady next door asked if I wanted to hunt her yard also so of course I happily said I would love to.
I hunted both yards hoping for a silver dime but no luck. After five and a half hours I had 3 wheats and an Indian head cent.
I had somewhere to be and it was time to leave when I got a fair signal under an old tree. At about 8 inches under a big root I dug a 1939 2 shillings from the UK!
I'm sure it has a neat story to tell from the ride over the pond in a soldiers pocket from WW2. Surprises like this are what really make this hobby exciting. :headbang: 20210515_132755.webp20210515_132831.webp20210515_132821.webp20210513_184549.webp
 

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Awesome find!!! Congratulations
 

Nice work! The private yards are the best!
 

Congrats on a very nice unexpected find. Seem like that happens a lot where someone makes their best find as they're ready to leave.
 

Nice find! Neat key too!
 

Nice going on the Shilling, made the day right there.
 

Great find - congrats !
I found the exact same type of coin about five or six years ago - I think mine is a 1943.
 

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!
 

Very cool finds- next time hope for a Washington, so you can nab a silver dollar :icon_thumleft:
 

Mighty nice of you to give her the key,bet she,ll remember that!
 

Nice job on the coin.
 

super cool finds, love that big silver
 

That was a long day of digging. I am glad you were rewarded! Cool finds!
 

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