angellionel
12-01-2009, 08:35 PM
Today I had one of the best silver coin spills of the year! I dug up four mercury dimes from the same hole. I had been working a grid at a section of the park I detected this weekend when I hit upon the silver dime spill. By the time I came upon the spill I already had four silver coins in my pouch, three dimes and a quarter.
The first silver coin of the day, a 1929 mercury dime. I love how they look while still in the soil.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/December/CPH_1929merc_120109.jpg
After digging my third silver coin of the day, a 1920-D mercury dime, I sent Epi-hunter a text to tell her about the find and to complain that working a grid was tedious. I think she rolled her eyes at me. :lol:
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/December/CPH_1920Dmerc_120109.jpg
I continued detecting, and it wasn't long before I picked up another mercury dime, dated 1943. Then five minutes later I hit on a good signal, high pitched, though the Co number did not rise above 44. I suspect it was due to the nearby trash. Anyway, I didn't spend time examining the target and quickly decided to dig. I cut a plug and scooped out some soil, when at about six inches I saw the coin. It ended up being a 1941 mercury dime.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/December/CPH_1941merc_120109.jpg
I knelt to place the soil and plug back in the hole, but not before checking with my probe to see if there were any other targets. And there was! I removed about another 1/2 inch of soil before seeing the edge of a silver coin, another mercury dime, dated 1926. I checked the hole again, and yet once more the sweet sound of silver filled my ears. I dug more soil, and there it was, one more mercury dime, this one dated 1939. I was, needless to say, quite excited about the finds. I checked the hole yet again with the probe and what was no doubt another silver coin was singing loud and clear. The last target was another mercury dime, dated 1944. Four mercury dimes from the same hole and at varying depths.
My total take for the day, eight silver coins.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/December/CPH_silver_120109.jpg
HH!
The first silver coin of the day, a 1929 mercury dime. I love how they look while still in the soil.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/December/CPH_1929merc_120109.jpg
After digging my third silver coin of the day, a 1920-D mercury dime, I sent Epi-hunter a text to tell her about the find and to complain that working a grid was tedious. I think she rolled her eyes at me. :lol:
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/December/CPH_1920Dmerc_120109.jpg
I continued detecting, and it wasn't long before I picked up another mercury dime, dated 1943. Then five minutes later I hit on a good signal, high pitched, though the Co number did not rise above 44. I suspect it was due to the nearby trash. Anyway, I didn't spend time examining the target and quickly decided to dig. I cut a plug and scooped out some soil, when at about six inches I saw the coin. It ended up being a 1941 mercury dime.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/December/CPH_1941merc_120109.jpg
I knelt to place the soil and plug back in the hole, but not before checking with my probe to see if there were any other targets. And there was! I removed about another 1/2 inch of soil before seeing the edge of a silver coin, another mercury dime, dated 1926. I checked the hole again, and yet once more the sweet sound of silver filled my ears. I dug more soil, and there it was, one more mercury dime, this one dated 1939. I was, needless to say, quite excited about the finds. I checked the hole yet again with the probe and what was no doubt another silver coin was singing loud and clear. The last target was another mercury dime, dated 1944. Four mercury dimes from the same hole and at varying depths.
My total take for the day, eight silver coins.
http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2009/December/CPH_silver_120109.jpg
HH!