Lilly0fA
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- Feb 13, 2015
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- All Treasure Hunting
Today I found my first silver Roosevelt dime! In fact there were two of them! To date, I have only found 6 silver dimes, and they are all Mercury dimes. There was something neat about pulling the first silver Rosie out of the hole! 1957 was out first, but then the pinpointer was still going off in the hole. I then located the second object, which turned out to be two coins. Behold; a second Roosevelt dime and a wheat penny stuck together!! Here is the 1963D and the 1958 wheatie.
I am definitely going back to this location! There were wheat pennies everywhere! I think it was a "virgin" site. There were only two silver so far but I had to leave for the day!
The best things in life are _______? Free? ✔ In the ground? ✔
***********************UPDATE***************************
I went back today 9/14 and found a pretty silver 1962 Canadian dime! It was only 2-3 inches down and rang up like an old penny! I think that's because the Canadian dimes are only 80% silver. I am hoping there's more as I continue to find wheat pennies! 1944s, and 1957 d wheat pennies and a 1945 Canadian penny.
9/17/15 update:
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Ok so I went back today and found yet another silver Canadian dime! It's funny as it's also a 1962, just like the first Canadian dime. 1962 is the year! I also found 4 wheat pennies today, a marble, and a Cub Scout neck piece. I can't wait to see what else shows up! This place is a treasure mine
9/22/15 update:
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Well, I started to think things were drying up at this site. After a long day of searching and finding about $1.20 in clad, 4 wheat pennies, the sun started to set. I was frustrated as there had been 4 wheaties all from the '50s. I thought; 'Where is the darn silver??!' It seems that the best finds have a pattern of showing up at the end of the day! Funny how that works....The detector hit a high tone, repeatable two ways. It was ringing up like a quarter. I thought it sounded suspect but thought it was too high of a frequency for a dime. So I dug it up...Out pops this Mercury! It's a 1943s! The site is an area where there was a preschool in the 1960s. So perhaps it was dropped in the '60s? What a pretty one. This park has been great to me! Just when I think there are no more left...
I am definitely going back to this location! There were wheat pennies everywhere! I think it was a "virgin" site. There were only two silver so far but I had to leave for the day!
The best things in life are _______? Free? ✔ In the ground? ✔
***********************UPDATE***************************
I went back today 9/14 and found a pretty silver 1962 Canadian dime! It was only 2-3 inches down and rang up like an old penny! I think that's because the Canadian dimes are only 80% silver. I am hoping there's more as I continue to find wheat pennies! 1944s, and 1957 d wheat pennies and a 1945 Canadian penny.
9/17/15 update:
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Ok so I went back today and found yet another silver Canadian dime! It's funny as it's also a 1962, just like the first Canadian dime. 1962 is the year! I also found 4 wheat pennies today, a marble, and a Cub Scout neck piece. I can't wait to see what else shows up! This place is a treasure mine
9/22/15 update:
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Well, I started to think things were drying up at this site. After a long day of searching and finding about $1.20 in clad, 4 wheat pennies, the sun started to set. I was frustrated as there had been 4 wheaties all from the '50s. I thought; 'Where is the darn silver??!' It seems that the best finds have a pattern of showing up at the end of the day! Funny how that works....The detector hit a high tone, repeatable two ways. It was ringing up like a quarter. I thought it sounded suspect but thought it was too high of a frequency for a dime. So I dug it up...Out pops this Mercury!
It's a 1943s! The site is an area where there was a preschool in the 1960s. So perhaps it was dropped in the '60s? What a pretty one. This park has been great to me! Just when I think there are no more left...
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One silver makes it a very good good, 2 silver makes it a great day.
. You'll know if it is virgin ground if you start pulling quarters, usually they are the first to disappear when the coin-shooters go through.
