Hey Hive people,
It may be getting colder, but that hasn't stopped me from metal detecting! I did some research and found an old golf course to hunt at (owned by a public park). The metal targets are few to come by due to the grass being so overgrown, but I managed to find three silvers in the past couple weeks!
The first of the trifecta was a 1942 Mercury dime. This was the US dime from 1916-1945. It is a much cooler design! 90 percent silver of course! You don't see this in change anymore, but it is still underground!
The second silver I found at the golf course may resemble the current dime, but it's 90 percent silver. The Roosevelt Dime was made of silver from 1946-1964. Although it is easy to find a penny from the 60s in circulation, you would be very lucky to find the silver dime or quarter pre 1965 in any change currently. Unfortunately, I hit it with my shovel 😒
The last of the silver coin trifecta was yet another Mercury dime..a 1937 D.
That brings my total to 8 silver coins metal detecting so far and 11 pieces of silver counting jewelry.
Stay thirsty for treasure! Keep Stackin'!!!
Cheers.
Nice score @tfeldman. Great find of by-gone-era, of real US Coin Money. May have been the USA's peak.
Agreed! I love the look of this dime!
Cool finds. I got a Garrett 400i I find plenty of loose change, none of them silver, keys, nails, bottle caps, gum wrappers etc at my favorite beach. The Life Guard appreciates my clean up of the beach garbage. Lol. My only silver coin find is a silver dime in a Coinstar machine.
Thanks for sharing.
Fine sand is tricky because things can go so deep. You have to find where the sand is being shifted and check high/low tides. River banks are typically easier because there are bigger rocks that trap the coins for ages. You may have some luck trying a park or areas on the beach where there are bigger rocks. Or understand how to read the tides (but I have no experience with that) Best of luck!
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