Finally!!

[DirtDigginDan]

Today was just like any other day detecting, found about five bucks worth of clad and another dollar coin,when I finished the park I was
in I decided to try some sidewalk strips, hadn`t had much luck with them lately, but I had an hour to kill.

Five minutes into the strips I got a weird signal, it was bouncing between 64 and 80,usually I don`t dig them, but I decided to do this one.

Once I popped the plug I pinpointed the target and I dug a little bit and a dime fell out, it looked funny so when I flipped it over it was
a Mercury dime!!!

I went to fill the hole, but the pinpointer kept singing so I kept digging and found a nickel and a penny too.


Guess that's why the signal was so crazy? Anyway after a little more than 2000 clad coins this summer I finally get a silver!


I didn`t think it would ever happen, Wow, I`m pumped!!

 

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[Squirrel322]

Congratulations! Mercs are a great coin!

 

[A2coins]

Shes a beauty well done

 

[Argentium]

Nice ! My first merc was a 1941 also ( you never forget your first merc.)

 

[DirtDigginDan]

Any advice on how to clean it? I won`t be selling it ever!

 

[washingtonian]

Wow, great persistence! I have a feeling your second silver is going to come a little easier

 

[Truth]

Congratulations on that beautiful lady and your drive to seek and find.

“I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it” ― Thomas Jefferson

 

[Rookster]

Way ta go. Dueling mercs. Congrats

 

[Whyme]

Nice find! Mercs are cool!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on that Merc. They are a very nice looking coin, and its always fun to see them come out of the dirt.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations!

 

[against the wind]

Love those Mercs,,
Congratulations

 

[Tpmetal]

Any advice on how to clean it? I won`t be selling it ever!

just rinse it with distilled water. maybe soak it for a bit in the distilled. Do not rub it. Even if you don't plan on selling it, its good to practice and get into a good habit on "cleaning" incase you come across something really valuable one day.

 

[Randyg12]

You’ll always remember that first silver. Found my first in 1999 and can remember extactly where I found it I bet you’re going to dig more of those iffy bouncers from now on

Congratulations, (the first of many to come) HH

 

[CRUSADER]

Congrats, but no idea why you don't normally dig those iffy signals they have been some my best finds.

 

[xr7ator]

Agree with Cru. Especially when you're working an area that is older and probably already hit a dozen times by other detectorists, ALWAYS dig the iffy signals.

Grats on a first of many.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice merc. It’s been awhile since I’ve found one. Friend of mine cleaned a Rosie with vinegar and baking soda and it came out looking like new. Congrats

 

[secondstar]

Great find! Always dig the iffy signals. Two weeks ago I found a 1730 King George II in the same hole as a square nail. The reason that I dug is because of the repeatable “chirp” that I was positive was a coin. You should also use Pro Zero mode on your AT Max, your silver finds will increase substantially.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Way to sniff out the silver

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Very Cool!