I completed my Mercury dime collection today

bk · Nov 13, 2011

After thirty seven years of detecting, I finally realized my goal of finding a complete set of Mercury dimes with a metal detector by unearthing the elusive 1916-D.
Ironically this coin was found in one of the first parks that I ever detected.
I was showing a friend how my detector works, and had unplugged my headphones so that he could hear the sounds too. Within a few minutes I had a good solid signal that read 28 on the Minelab Explorer. The depth meter indicated that it was deeper than most of the clad dimes that I was finding there so I told him that it will be a dime and probably will be silver because of the depth.
The photos show the coin shortly after it was found with the dirt still on it.
The dime was found near the tree in the picture.

caleb · Mar 9, 2012

AWESOME HH :blob7:

mfitzy111 · Mar 9, 2012

wow - that is a dream find right there!!!!

oldsalty19 · Mar 9, 2012

excellent.....congrats

Threshold · Mar 9, 2012

what a high goal, but you did it! congrats !

JmCraz8 · Mar 9, 2012

Congrats on finishing the collection, awesome!!! :headbang:

bk · Mar 9, 2012

High Plains Digger said:
Your 21D is stinking gorgeous also. What a great pair! Your other 21 is what my 21d looks like. But, we take what we can get.
Shoot the whole book when you get a chance. But now you are in a bad spot--when you are number one there's no place to go but down. Unless, of course, you set your sights on a SLQ complete dug set. Can you make that commitment?

Here are pics of the album.

Roland58 · Mar 9, 2012

People like you make me sick.............sick with happiness for you! What a great collection and something to be incredibly proud of! I have already said it in a previous post, but, I'll say it again, "Congrats on the great finds and saves!" The sight of all those together is most impressive!!! :notworthy:

curbdiggercarl57 · Mar 9, 2012

Congrates! I need 8 lousy Wheaties to fill my collection, have a most key dates, but I also need a few that about a billion were minted.
Not even close to filling the Mercs.
Carl

scaupus · Mar 9, 2012

wow! mercuries are very real to me. I'm not likely to find a flowing hair in miami, fl, but I do find mercs and your accomplishment is an inspiration. That 16d...gorgeous!