Quest for 300 Merc's finished with a bang and 1st 2 cent piece sort of

On May 21st I found my 298 and 299th Mercury dime since starting again in 2012. Since that day Merc's have been tough. Found silver but none were Merc's. Well today I hit it with a bang. Not only did I get 300 but I hit a Trifecta as well. Well earned as all the coins were deep and the Barber (the last coin) was as deep as I have ever found a coin (probably 10 inch range). Along the way to 300 the last couple of weeks I got a new permission and managed to find a few other silver. Hit a Barber and Indian at an old Church Camp site and a Washington and Rosie (5 coin spill) at my other new permission. I also managed to find a 2 Cent Piece, unfortunately it is from Belgium. This is the oldest coin I can ever remember finding and that includes the 70's when I was a kid. The coin is dated 1851 and is in remarkable shape for its age. This was found at the same site I found my Civil War store card coin last year. All in all its been a fun quest and now I am shooting for 100 silver on the year. That may take awhile as I am at 63 right now. A little picture heavy but I tried to get both sides of the Belgium coin. Keep swinging Wisconsin Digger

You are killing it on the silver this year, WD! Congrats on finding your 300th Merc, and more! :thumbsup02:

I really like that 1851 two cent piece from Belgium! I don't recall ever seeing one before. It looks like it's in really good shape. That a really cool, unusual find!

:congrats:

Wow! Just plain awesome!!

Awesome Job. That;s one heck of a lot of Mercs.

Congrats on the Tri Fecta And Belgium Two Center

Congrats!!! And that is a beautiful 2 cent piece. :shocked04:

Nobody should apologize for "picture heavy". Huge congrats on getting 300 mercs and your 2 cent foreign is a cool find. Its only June so I'm feeling pretty confident that you'll be reaching 100 silvers this year.

aloldstuff said:

Nobody should apologize for "picture heavy".

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I agree,,, pictures are a great bonus!!!