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Skamaniac
10-09-2015, 08:59 PM
I went to the county fairgrounds today just looking for coins dropped during the fair in August. I hit a spot covered with straw where people sat on bales when they couldn't find a bench. I figured there could be a ring or even a bracelet dropped there and no one would see it. Instead I got a loud hit about three inches down in hard packed dirt and gravel. I expected a penny or modern dime but instead out popped a 1943 S Mercury! So far since July I've found a seated, a barber and now a merc.

Lots of clad too, but the unexpected silver made my day. I'm starting to dig coin hunting.

Sorry about the blurry photo, my phone hates close up work.
Digger Don
10-09-2015, 09:05 PM
Awesome, :congrats: on your first Merc.
Digger_O'Dell
10-09-2015, 09:20 PM
Congrats on the first merc!

One hint for the phone that may help-shoot from a bit more distance from the coin, but zoom in a little to compensate for size. Work like a charm on my phone!
Cheap Thrills
10-09-2015, 10:39 PM
Congrats on your first Merc . Not too many people find a Seated and then a Barber before their first Merc .:shocked04:
Skamaniac
10-10-2015, 12:56 AM
One hint for the phone that may help-shoot from a bit more distance from the coin, but zoom in a little to compensate for size. Work like a charm on my phone!

That's a good idea. Thanks for the tip. I finally get the Polaroid figured out, then the 21st century shows up. :lol:
aloldstuff
10-10-2015, 05:33 AM
The order of your finds is backwards.....seated, Barber, merc. :lol: Huge congrats on that 1st merc, hopefully many more to come.
Bucknut
10-10-2015, 08:33 AM
Unexpected silver is always a treat!
Hiluxyota
10-10-2015, 10:14 AM
That's just the first of many more. You just broke the seal!!!!
Mountaindigger
10-10-2015, 12:09 PM
Congratulations on your first Merc. Love those Mercs.
Fire Fighter 43
10-12-2015, 10:23 PM
Congrats on your first Merc, WTG.
groundhog53946
10-12-2015, 11:42 PM
Congrats on finding your first Mercury!

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MangoAve
10-13-2015, 06:38 AM
Grats. Crazy how you can get the seated and barber before a merc.
GA1dad
10-13-2015, 10:55 AM
Congrats on the first my friend!!
Lodge Scent
10-13-2015, 07:51 PM
Well done Ska. You are finding silvers where it isn't that easy to find them.
del
10-14-2015, 02:48 AM
:cheering::cheering:First Merc !!!!
Digger_O'Dell
10-14-2015, 03:05 AM
Funny, reading the order of your first finds. My first ever silver was a Barber dime. Second was another Barber, then a 26 Merc spill. Didn't get my next silver until more than 6 weeks later when I finally got a rosie! Go figure...:confused::dontknow:
wisconsin digger
10-14-2015, 04:54 PM
Congrats on the Merc, never ceases to amaze me where silver shows up. great find
OxShoeDrew
10-14-2015, 05:09 PM
Congrats on the first merc!

One hint for the phone that may help-shoot from a bit more distance from the coin, but zoom in a little to compensate for size. Work like a charm on my phone!
Nice job, I don't find many mercs :dontknow: A big congrats on your first!!:clapping:
Thanks O'Dell for the tip!