Old Silver out in Texas

Diggin-N-Dumps

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Sep 9, 2009
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Finally was able to get out and do some " Normal" hunting with a buddy of mine out west...Pulled up to some lots that seemed promising. within the first 10 mins he was on a good Wheat spill...not a few mins later out popped this beauty.

1918 - D Merc Dime. First silver coin I found this year..which is still hard to think about.

it was pretty toasted when I found it...ive slowly been able to clean it up to see some detail.
 

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sandchip

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Oct 29, 2010
4,351
6,873
Georgia
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Nothing short about that. Great find!
 

Carolina Tom

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Apr 4, 2014
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Charlotte
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Really nice condition old Merc.

Very well done sir. Congrats.
 

dts52

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Jun 20, 2015
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NW CT
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Great finds!
HH
dts
 

RW

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Feb 7, 2007
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993
Fort Worth'ish
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Cache Hunting
Nice finds. Out west?
 

Oct 5, 2014
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Massachusetts
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Relic Hunting
Beautiful coin find! :occasion14:
 

califteacher

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Sep 30, 2012
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Vista, San Diego County, CA
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Minelab CTX3030 and Excalibur II
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Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Nice find! To think that that dime likely was in that spot for close to 100 years boggles the mind. The Mercury dime is one of my favorite coins, and I am still waiting to find one. Looks like you did a good job cleaning the ol' girl up. Congrats!
 

Loco-Digger

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Jun 16, 2014
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Northern O-H-I-O
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F75 LTD, 1280X Aquanaut, & a Patriot (back-up/loaner)
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Congrats :occasion14: Pulling a silver still makes me smile, I hope you smiled when you first knew what was in the hole.
 

pepperj

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Feb 3, 2009
38,015
141,501
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Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
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Nice going on the Merc. just about a 100 yrs old now.
 

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