- Joined
- Sep 15, 2006
- Messages
- 2,348
- Reaction score
- 1,153
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- Location
- Fremont, Ohio
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Manticore, Fisher F-75 LTD2, CZ-70, CZ-21, 1280x, Vibraprobe 560, Minelab Pro-Find 40
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
The morning started out pretty uneventful, snagging a modern coin or a wheatie here and there. Then the weather started warming up on me, and the breeze went away, so I was starting to have second thoughts about this hunt, thinking about heading home and getting into the air conditioning.
That's when the 1902 Indian Head penny showed up, and gave me fuel to continue. The next hit I got was bouncing from Dime to Zinc penny, and measured 7-8 inches deep. As I was digging the plug out I was hitting rocks everywhere, I then proceded to remove the rocks and dirt down to 7 inches and still saw nothing. As soon as I stuck my Vibraprobe into the hole I saw the target laying at the bottom of the hole, it was a beautiful Mercury Head dime reverse side up with very clear detail. Seeing that much detail, I said to myself, cool a really nice 1930's or 1940's Merc. When I picked it up out of the hole I was shocked to see it was in fact a 1917 Mercury! I then of course spun it around to see it also had a "D" mintmark. This dime has beautiful Mint State features, including FSB or Full Split Bands on the reverse (which is rare) with a small amount of mint luster left! It is a shame though that it spent it's years in the ground sandwiched between rocks, one of which left a small noticeable scar on the reverse. Oh well I will take her as she is! About 2 inches away, I dug a 1917 Wheat penny, so that explains the screwy signal I got.
I hope everyone got out this weekend and got to dig a little. Good hunting,
Steve
That's when the 1902 Indian Head penny showed up, and gave me fuel to continue. The next hit I got was bouncing from Dime to Zinc penny, and measured 7-8 inches deep. As I was digging the plug out I was hitting rocks everywhere, I then proceded to remove the rocks and dirt down to 7 inches and still saw nothing. As soon as I stuck my Vibraprobe into the hole I saw the target laying at the bottom of the hole, it was a beautiful Mercury Head dime reverse side up with very clear detail. Seeing that much detail, I said to myself, cool a really nice 1930's or 1940's Merc. When I picked it up out of the hole I was shocked to see it was in fact a 1917 Mercury! I then of course spun it around to see it also had a "D" mintmark. This dime has beautiful Mint State features, including FSB or Full Split Bands on the reverse (which is rare) with a small amount of mint luster left! It is a shame though that it spent it's years in the ground sandwiched between rocks, one of which left a small noticeable scar on the reverse. Oh well I will take her as she is! About 2 inches away, I dug a 1917 Wheat penny, so that explains the screwy signal I got.
I hope everyone got out this weekend and got to dig a little. Good hunting,
Steve
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