Quadruple Merc hole!

wheres_wheatie · Jul 25, 2015

Got out yesterday to a strip of grass that runs along a paved road. This road connects two historically significant properties. As soon as I start my detectors screaming with big shallow targets. One after another I dig beer/soda cans from the 50s-60s; the strip was litterd with them. Finally after two hours of hunting I come across a wheat, and then a few steps away a high signal at 6 inches; this was a big deal after getting 2 inch signals left and right. I dig down and out pops two Mercury dimes against each other. After a minute of admiring them I rescan the hole and my pinpointer goes off! I carefully dig out another Merc and check again. When the pinpointer goes off again I'm beyond stoked! A forth Merc comes out before the hole goes silent. This is the first multiple coin hole I've ever dug and I have to say it was a rush. The site produced a total of six wheats and a flat button in addition to the 4 mercs which are dated 1925, (2) 1942, 1944.

cjon455 · Jul 25, 2015

nothing more exciting that popping out a silver and rescanning and hearing the Pointer going off again, and again!!

congrats

digging440yrs · Jul 25, 2015

Diggin-N-Dumps · Jul 25, 2015

Da Da Da DANG!

Msbeepbeep · Jul 25, 2015

That is awesome! Coin spills are great but silver Merc spills are awesome!
Four at a time is the way to go!

Erik in NJ · Jul 25, 2015

A coin spill like that is a rare one. I have found a spill of 3 silver dimes, but never 4! Sounds like your persistence paid off :thumbsup:

CoilyGirl · Jul 25, 2015

Very nice! Mercs are such pretty coins.

PaDirtDigger · Jul 25, 2015

Awesome find... I've found doubles before... Can't imagine doubling that! :thumbup:

port ewen ace · Jul 25, 2015

road kill Mercs do tend to show their wrinkles. most diggers ignore the places that are rough digging. many of my best coins and relics were a tough row to hoe, mainly roots of old growth trees, gravel, and around/under virgin ground boulders. lazy diggers leave the good saves for us. never nailed a double play silver, but 2 weeks ago on a hunt with FMERG, he bagged 2 Barber qtrs. in a hole, wanted to beat him with my DD. WTG & HH

PaDirtDigger · Jul 25, 2015

2? Damn....still waiting for just one of those...

thrifty76now · Jul 25, 2015

Those are nice finds. It can be seen in your pics that some were stacked onto another , by the way some reverse sides are so clean.

The Aluminum Monster · Jul 25, 2015

Sweet! One a day is great. Two in a day is fantastic. Finding three silvers in a day is kinda hard. Four in the same hole?! Pinch me, I'm dreaming. Congrats on an awesome save!