My First Merc

[MountainGoat]

Went out to a hillside by an old school in Southern Cal and found my first merc. At first I thought it was a 21 before I washed the dirt off. But a 44 is ok. No mint mark. Found it with the yeller feller (Ace 250).
I'm so glad I finally found a merc - I've been detecting for about 6 months now and ready for a DFX.
Across the street in a vacant lot I found a '30 wheatie. Not a bad morning.

MountainGoat

 

[Old River]

Very nice dime. Its always nice to find one of them.

 

[Ray in CA]

Congrats on your first Merc! Scour that hillside some more and you just may find a few more! Kids love to slide down hills, even back in the day when they didn't have video games to keep them home.

Ray

 

[Michiganne]

Sweet Merc, Mountain Goat! Congrats on your first. Nice pics, too.

HH

 

[Dman]

Congrats on your first Merc. Stick with the Ace until you get use to it. It will get some good stuff.
Dman

 

[treasurefiend]

Awesome job on your first merc!!!!

 

[kimsdad]

Congrats on finding your very own first Gorgeous Merc!!

 

[Goldiver]

Welcome to Treasurenet!! It is nice to have you with us. That is a nice Merc, cogratulations on your first! I remember my first Merc, I found it in 1978 it was a 1939 and I still detect to this day.

Steve

 

[BomberJohn]

WTG MoutainGoat! Your story is the same as mine. I have been at this for about 6 months and I found my first Mercury dime today! Been a long time coming. Feels that way anyhow. LOL

Congrats again!
BomberJohn

 

[whitesid]

congrads on your first merk. if only that penny was a year older

 

[t-bucket]

WTG Goat !!!! Congrats on your silver

 

[Golden1]

WTG
Congrats

 

[49er]

Cool merc and wheatie...WTG....

 

[Idaho PRB]

Way to go! I just LOVE mercury dimes. Keep on keepin' on.

 

[pjroo33]

Always fun to find a first! Congrats!

 

[Ramapirate]

You never forget your first one. Mine was on a club hunt and I hit it next to a sidewalk about 4 inches down in front of a torn down house. I went nuts with my Ace 250

Congrats,
Ramapirate

 

[MikeOregon]

Congratulations! The feeling of digging up any old silver coin is great, and it never seems to lessen. That 1930-S cent is not an easy one to find, either. In fact, there were only about 11% as many 1930-S cents minted as there were 1944 dimes, so the fact is, the cent is a much better find.

Great job!

Mike

 

[dex378]

Nice find and nice pics!

 

[TimC (North Alabama)]

Nice looking Merc dude.

 

[nightwolf]

Congrats on your first merc! Looks good and hasnt been chomped by a mower or anything, very nice!