Mike from MI
Silver Member
- Oct 13, 2007
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- Detector(s) used
- Etrac, Minelab Explorer II, Exterra 30, Fisher CZ-21, and CZ-20
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Went just over a mile down the road to hunt a bean field that I hadn't hunted for a few years. As soon as I started down the road to get there the white stuff started to fly out of the sky and the wind picked up! BRRRR!!!! The wind chill was well below freezing! GRRRR!!!! I was bound and determined to find something. Got an ornate victorian piece that needs bent back into the right shape, two pieces of an old pocket watch and a small pewter button. I also got several trash items. I was starting towards the truck and got a nice little high tone. I was thinking let this be a coin! Out pops this little silver disc. I seen it was a merc so I put it in my container filled with cotton balls. Knowing I wanted to clean it at home and not rub it full of scratches in the field. Got home and rinsed the dirt off and seen it was a 1916 with plenty of detail. Checked the other side and sure enough no mint mark. Oh well I'll take it. (Just a note!!!!) I have seen so many videos where guys find that silver coin and they just have to see the date so they rub it full of scratches. Silver is soft! You can get away with it with copper but not silver. The date will be the same when you get home so wait. Just think if that was a "D" mint mark on that merc I found. Had I scratched it up in the field it would have lost a lot of value. Shoot I even seen a guy find a super nice gold coin on a video last night and the guy about rubbed it to death!
I try to keep a spare water in the car for coin rinsing. Glad you got out.
