So today Mike and I got out for a quick 1 hour hunt. Mikes awesome research found this place. Used to be a farm in the 20s. My first target was a beat up pocket watch, then a 1918 wheat then a 1916 Merc. These old eyes couldnt tell if it was a "or not. Threw it in the basket in the trunk and headed towards home. I had to make a sudden stop and I heard the finds fly around the trunk...
When I got home I unloaded the gear and gathered the finds but couldnt find the Merc. Now being that it could be a $1000. coin, it drove me nuts looking for it. I even took out the rear seat but it was gone. Maybe it fell out at the hunt site? So my stepson and I drove back to the site, 20 minutes away. We looked around and I scanned the parking lot but no luck. We stopped off at a little restaurant for a burger and iced tea. I never misplaced a silver find before and it was bugging me. As I sat there eating my old bay burger I said it just has to be somewhere in the car. Old bay burger - American cheese and tartar sauce. Never had a burger before with tartar sauce but it was awsome! When I got home I ripped out the rear seat again and there it was, tucked under the seatbelt buckle bolted to the body.
Still cant be sure if its a plain 1916, a 1916D or a 1916S. At least its in a safe place now... :white
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lol You must be close to Canada. 
Originally Posted by jkress link=topic=9656.msg108393#msg108393 date=1334374661
I scanned the dime and enlarged the mintmark 2000%. Looks like I got an S.... Oh well. I'll post the pic later. Its 5am and we're heading out east now to be on some property at sunrise. Have a great weekend. happydance02
Bummer- maybe next time... 
