US Mint bicentennial medal and some silver.

skierbob · May 25, 2012

Detected a couple places today. Both spots were along side of old baseball fields. One was under a big old shade tree and the other was on the side of a steep hill. The first thing I found was a neat bicentennial medal from the Mint. I had bypassed it before because it was almost right on top of the ground and sounded like a beer can or something. This time I went for it and was pleasantly surprised. One side of the medal has a scene from the first day of production at the Mint. Martha Washington receives one of the new Half Dismes for inspection. (It was rumored that George and/or Martha had donated some silverware for this first production.) The other side of the medal shows a number of coins that the Mint has produced over the years.

I also found a little silver ring in this area. The ring has a strange shape, but it does say "sterling" inside. I also found a neat little charm with a baying wolf on it. It's marked .925.

On the hill I found a broken silver ring with a black stone on it. Must have been stepped on or hit with a lawn mower. In addition, I found a very nice 1918-s Mercury Dime on the hill. The dime was about 4 inches deep and the ring was right on top of the ground.

Here's the Mint medal:

The wolf charm or pendant:

The little ring:

The broken ring:

And the Merc:

Thanks for looking.

K Zack · May 25, 2012

Very nice finds, A great Silver Day.
Happy Hunting
Kevin

old digger · May 25, 2012

Congratulations! Super-Silver finds. :thumbsup:

Gunrunner61 · May 25, 2012

Good day for Silver, cool finds ...HH

steelheadwill · May 26, 2012

Nice finds and good description of the Mint Token,
Congrats on the goodies!
This medal celebrates the United States Mint’s 200[SUP]th[/SUP] anniversary.
The obverse of the medal features a rendition of John Ward Dunsmore’s painting “INSPECTING THE FIRST COINS” with the inscription “UNITED STATES MINT” centered along the top of the medal. The inscription “BICENTENNIAL 1792-1992” is centered along the bottom of the medal.
The reverse of the medal features a collage of popular U.S. coinage designs, from the first U.S. cent to the 1992 U.S. Olympic Gold Five-Dollar Coin.