First Mercury Dime

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10-09-2015, 08:59 PM
Skamaniac

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First Mercury Dime

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.
10-09-2015, 09:05 PM
Digger Don

Awesome, :congrats: on your first Merc.
10-09-2015, 09:20 PM
Digger_O'Dell

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!
10-09-2015, 10:39 PM
Cheap Thrills

Congrats on your first Merc . Not too many people find a Seated and then a Barber before their first Merc .:shocked04:
10-10-2015, 12:56 AM
Skamaniac

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Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell

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:
10-10-2015, 05:33 AM
aloldstuff

The order of your finds is backwards.....seated, Barber, merc. :lol: Huge congrats on that 1st merc, hopefully many more to come.
10-10-2015, 08:33 AM
Bucknut

Unexpected silver is always a treat!
10-10-2015, 10:14 AM
Hiluxyota

That's just the first of many more. You just broke the seal!!!!
10-10-2015, 12:09 PM
Mountaindigger

Congratulations on your first Merc. Love those Mercs.
10-12-2015, 10:23 PM
Fire Fighter 43

Congrats on your first Merc, WTG.
10-12-2015, 11:42 PM
groundhog53946

Congrats on finding your first Mercury!

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10-13-2015, 06:38 AM
MangoAve

Grats. Crazy how you can get the seated and barber before a merc.
10-13-2015, 10:55 AM
GA1dad

Congrats on the first my friend!!
10-13-2015, 07:51 PM
Lodge Scent

Well done Ska. You are finding silvers where it isn't that easy to find them.
10-14-2015, 02:48 AM
del

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:cheering::cheering:First Merc !!!!
10-14-2015, 03:05 AM
Digger_O'Dell

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:
10-14-2015, 04:54 PM
wisconsin digger

Congrats on the Merc, never ceases to amaze me where silver shows up. great find
10-14-2015, 05:09 PM
OxShoeDrew

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Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell

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!