Some schoolyard silver

[Dimeman]

Got to go out Saturday morning and dug up some clad coins.




Sunday morning I went out to a schoolyard where 2 other hunters had been detecting the area for a few years, and had told me it was hunted out. I had found almost 100 clad coins and 5 silver coins they had left found before Sundays hunt.
I hunted for an hour and found some clad and only 1 silver coin. I had a dime signal and dug it and saw the familiar color of silver. I got it out of the hole and looked at it, a Merc and it was dated 1916. Hoping for the best ( a letter D mint mark) I turn it over and.............. fumble fingers... drop it back into the hole. Picking it back out of the hole and turn it over and saw........no mint mark.

Soooooo close.

I had an enjoyable hunt just to be out and detecting.

 

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[DD-777]

Nice digs - love that coinage...

 

[kg6yll]

I love how you were told it was "Hunted Out"

KG6YLL

 

[kimsdad]

Nice hunt! Love those gorgeous Mercs!!

 

[Locke]

D or no D, it's a great coin. Good Job

 

[Nana40]

Dang it! :P I know how you felt too! Still, a great hunt, Dime! 8)

Nana

 

[Evolution]

Where the heck is a "D" when you need one? Nice find anyway. Silver is silver.

 

[riverite]

congrats gotta love all these school yards

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice merc. I was just down in Houston last week. Hope you Guys are getting your life back together after Ike.

 

[silverfreak]

Nice merc. I always get punked when looking for a D too

 

[JerV3]

Nice merc,

You know how many 16 P's I've found. When is a D gonna show.

HH Jer