My yard is giving up more silver!

[gates21]

Just when I thought I had checked it enough- I set the XLT to descriminate all but silver. It seems to get rid of the trash and let me hear the silver signals in a very trashy area...check it out

1945 Merc- anyone know where the mintvmark is- what is the w for?

1944 P war nickel

Had to show the back of the merc too (my first)
They are all in really good shape...I will be out again later tonight searching for more!!!!
HH
Aaron

 

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[kevo]

all of the mercs have a "w" I think. I believe it's just the designers initial or something. Nice finds though, especially for your own yard. When you say you set it to discriminate everything but silver, what kind of setting do you use?

 

[gates21]

set it to accept 80-94 and jack the preamp to 15- works well for me and I always know when its silver. Even with a choppy signal it gives me that really high pitched flutey sound.

I rarely use this setting- but it seems to have its uses

 

[cwdigger]

Damn nice lookin merc looks very very good, congrats

 

[halfdime]

You're not finding a mintmark on that Merc because it doesn't have one. If it did, you would find it at the bottom of the fasces, left side, on the reverse.

 

[SilverDreams]

Nice silver! They are in great condition!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Just a word of advice--and since you're a newbie on this website I think I can say it: I wouldn't cherrypick a site like that. You miss all kinds of good stuff. Dig it all. Also, I think that is probably the nicest war nickel I've ever seen in dug condition. Usually they have a mottled patina on them--don't look quite silver--because of the inconsistencies in the alloy they're made of. Almost looks like it was just dropped...


Buckleboy

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

How did you dig the War nickel? If you discriminated out everything else, but wilver, you should not have gotten the nickel signal. That soil must be VERY kind! That is the best War nickel I have ever seen.

 

[tymcmurray]

You and "birdman" know how to pick your yards!
Nice finds.

 

[EDDE]

nice work 8)
silver polish cleans them up pretty good

 

[gates21]

The nickel still rang as a nickel (20 or 30 VDIish)
I did polish the nickel and quarter with silver polish- but left the merc as is

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Love those silver finds...

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[LadyDigger]

W mintmark on Mercury Dimes
Question: I have a 1942 mercury dime with a mint mark of "W". Where is that, and why don't I ever see it listed when I read prices of coins?

Answer: It's actually not a mint mark, but a very prominent display of the designer's initials - Adolph A. Weinman. If you look closer, what looks like the letter W has an A in it.

The mint mark on the Mercury Dime is located on the reverse to the left of the fasces and to the right of the 'E' in ONE.
(http://coincollector.org/archives/002385.html)

Mercury Dime (1916-1945)
Designer: Adolph A. Weinman
Designer's Initials: AW on the right of the neck.
Mints: Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco
Mintmark Location: On reverse to the left of the fasces, to the right of the 'E' in ONE.
Weight: 2.50 grams
Composition: .900 silver, .100 copper
Diameter: 17.9mm
Edge Type: Reeded
Interesting Tidbits: This coin is commonly known as the Mercury Dime, but in fact the obverse shows a representation of Liberty. The wings on her cap symbolize freedom of thought. It is sometimes referred to as a Winged Liberty Head dime.

Congrats on your finds. In the last month, I have found 4 war nickels at work and your's is far better looking than the 4 I found at work!!! Lucky!

Even my yard produced one Merc and several pre-64 Rosies!!! Oh, and quite a few wheaties!!

I hit my yard from time to time, hoping to find something else....and when I can't really get out to detect!

Hit it again, there is more waiting!
HH,
Annmarie

 

[gold fish]

Your mint-mark should be right in there.