It Was Dropped The Day Before It Was Minted,, and then

against the wind · Sep 6, 2015

I scooted up to the Grove I have been pulling Silver out of. I had to work today and didn't start my hunt until 5 P.M. I figured a 2 1/2 hour hunt was better than no hunt. About an hour into the hunt I popped out a beautiful piece of silver which I promptly deposited in my coin pocket. A young fellow was watching me dig and he asked what I had found. I told him, "Just a dime." No sense in telling anyone that I'm finding 100 year old coins.
When I got home I cleaned the 1914 Barber Dime with a little Baking Soda. This dime looked like "It Was Dropped The Day Before It Was Minted" ,,,, and then I saw the nick on Lady Liberty's neck. My heart dropped. I must have brushed it with my digger.
Well tomorrow is Labor Day and I have off. You can bet I'll be out bright and early, looking for whatever Silver,, The Grove has to offer.
My 2015 Silver Coin Total is now 109.

Erik in NJ · Sep 6, 2015

The day before it was minted it was just a planchet :laughing7:

CASPER-2 · Sep 6, 2015

against the wind · Sep 6, 2015

Erik in NJ said:
The day before it was minted it was just a planchet

Yep,, without any nicks too. lol

Trezurehunter · Sep 7, 2015

Nice Barber. I think that year was a mint error, & they called it a "hickey".

46Wheat · Sep 7, 2015

Very pretty dime

sutphin · Sep 8, 2015

DANG NICE DIME ..

JerseyDigger19 · Sep 8, 2015

That's still a beautiful dime! The nick is not unsightly at all. This Saturday I whacked the reverse of a 1944 Merc. It happens to us all, but yours is still a spectacular coin!