Great hunt. MERC and a help what is it

[Detect History]

Hey all

Went out for hunt with the weasel yesterday. We hit a park that should have amazing but it was brutal. 11 cents and 1 wheat lol. We went freestylin after that and I got permission on a 1909 house with a huge property. My buddy couldn't believe it lol. He got his very first silver (45 Washington quarter) and followed it up with a 58 Rosie. He then got a 1920 buffalo (and then ANOTHER IN THE SAME HOLE) and they both are MINT. I'll post those once he sends me a pic.

My CTX coil went on the fritz - "coil not detected" which would explain the erratic performance over the last week or so. Lets see how fast Minelab turns it around.

I had my 6" coil in the truck, so I buttoned it up and kept going. I pulled 18 wheats and no silver out of this place. Very frustrating! But the coil worked

It was getting near dark, and I said I was going to hunt my way out. 3 feet from the edge of the property - rock solid tone @ 2". It was in a small open spot between 3 roots. Flipped the dirt back and MERC!!

Also found this token at the park.

It says

"Mont Cenis
Overcoat
Design letter
Intent
Guarantee
October 21
1884"

What is that??!

 

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[Yard Digger]

Interesting token. Have you posted it in the, What Is It? forum?
I recently found a 1944 Merc also.

 

[jewelerguy]

I couldn't find anything about the token, but a quick search of the net brought up a picture of the rail tunnel that's pictured on the token File:Ancienne entrée tunnel ferroviaire du Mont-Cenis.JPG - Wikimedia Commons

 

[Detect History]

I've been googling it all day lol. Looks like I have the only token like that in the world . I wish

 

[Doubter in MD]

How big is the token?

 

[blugotti1]

nice merc! and love those old tokens!!

 

[vpnavy]

I searched google and found a bunch of references to a Mont Cenis Tunnel (Italy) which would explain the picture of a tunnel on your coin. Now, on "The progress of invention in the nineteenth century" it stated: The Mont Cenis Tunnel was constructed to establish railway communication between France and Italy through the Alps.

 

[Detect History]

Token is a bit smaller than a Morgan dollar

 

[wheatfinder13]

Nice little merc