My last two hunts

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Tuesday I obtained permission to hunt a church site that dates back to 1846. The present church was built in 1881 and the current office building was built in 1861. There was a school on the property from 1886 and had its last class graduate in 1968, the school was torn down in the 1970's. The grounds covers a large area with a couple modern buildings. I only had a few hours to hunt so I decided to move around to the different areas and get a sample of what was in the ground. I started hunting an area that once had a ball diamond on it and found some modern coins and a few wheats. I got a jumpy 12-30/37 at 7" that ended up being a costume ring with a red stone. My first silver was a small ring stamped sterling. I also found a nice military button, 20 wheats and $$2.05 in clad. The heart stopper of the day was a 1916-S Merc. Which was the only silver coin.
Wednesday I only had 2 hours to hunt so I headed to my famous grove and was not disappointed as usual. I dug another silver quarter 1964, a religious medal and 5 more wheats.
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Fantastic bunch of finds you got there :thumbsup02: congrats on the nice silvers!

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i myself have found 6 1916 s all but 2 are s i know what you mean so close maybe the next thats what keeps us going its nice to see that your go to spot is still producing congrats on all of your finds dennis
 
Very cool ! Everyone would love to find that iconic 1916 D merc! In my first year of detecting I found three 1916 mercs in a short period of detecting at a buddy's house....all plain dates of course. I bet that gave you a rush until you saw the "s".
 
I'll bet the old heart skipped a beat on the "s" mintmark. Coins in nice shape. Great Finds. My old church basement did not work out but I am still hoping to hit the grass outside sometime this summer. Wisconsin Digger
 
its nice to see the silver surfacing out your way again Jeff , big congrats sir :clapping:
 
Them '16 Mercs sure get you :ticked:Is the back of the Button iron or brass? Looks like it was a fun hunt!
 

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