Barber Dime and Mercs

[angellionel]

Late in the morning I took a drive to a park a short distance from the one I have been working the past few days. I had hoped to spend a few hours there before heading back to the small park. Unfortunately, though, the ground at that park had apparently been redone a few years back. It's too bad as the place had looked promising. I then took off to the second park. Once there I got busy working another section and after a while I dug up my first silver of the day, a 1941 mercury dime. It was slow going after that find, digging mostly junk, clad, and several wheat cents. But in the end I ended up with seven silver dimes before heading home.

A 1941 mercury dime. I like the way they look while still covered in soil.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/1941mercinsoil_030710.jpg


Another one, dated 1917.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/1917mercinsoil_030710.jpg


And another, dated 1944.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/1944mercinsoil_030710.jpg


My total silver take for the day.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/silverdimes_030710.jpg


I also dug up a sterling silver 'H', and a religious pendant.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/sterlingsilver_030710.jpg


And yet more wheat cents.

http://www.angellionel.com/myfinds/2010/March/wheatcents_030710.jpg

HH!

[CyberSage]

Sweet hunt Angel! That's a great presentation. I really like that picture of the Mercs surrounding the Barber. I have tried to dig a coin to show it still in the dirt like you often show in your post. I think this demonstrates very good digging technique. Getting them out of the ground like that ensures that there will be no damage to the coin. When is that book going to be out? :)

Keep Swing'in
Jack

[xzlr8n]

Another successful hunt. Congrats on 7 more silvers for your hoard :drool:. That H thing might be bars for some rank in the military (Lieutenant maybe)??

[xzlr8n]

Yup it's a 2nd Lieutenant badge. Here is an eBay item currently going: http://cgi.ebay.com/Sterling-2nd-Lieutenant-bars-eagle-wings-propeller_W0QQitemZ160408513277QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ LH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item255917aafd

[Ill Digger]

If it's made of silver... and your with in arms reach of that area...you got it!! :yes:
Another awesome hunt! :thumbsup01:
Congrats :grin:
I still think we need a daily silver ticker total in your signature :yes:

[Epi-hunter]

I told him today that he needs to stop finding other letters and find me a silver 'A' :lol:

It doesn't really look like an 'H', Angel. I guess everyone else has already identified it. :)

Nice barber and mercs. :) I especially like the barber, but you already knew that :grin:

[SeabeeRon]

Another successful hunt. Congrats on 7 more silvers for your hoard :drool:. That H thing might be bars for some rank in the military (Lieutenant maybe)??


HA! That was first thought as well, but you beat me to the post! :cool: Great stuff Angel!

[angellionel]

Thanks, everyone!



Sweet hunt Angel! That's a great presentation. I really like that picture of the Mercs surrounding the Barber. I have tried to dig a coin to show it still in the dirt like you often show in your post. I think this demonstrates very good digging technique. Getting them out of the ground like that ensures that there will be no damage to the coin. When is that book going to be out? :)

Keep Swing'in
Jack


Thanks, Jack! I do like the way silver contrasts against the soil, or when the reeded edge sneaks a peek through the soil. They do make for nice photos. :yes:



Yup it's a 2nd Lieutenant badge. Here is an eBay item currently going: http://cgi.ebay.com/Sterling-2nd-Lieutenant-bars-eagle-wings-propeller_W0QQitemZ160408513277QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ LH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item255917aafd


Nice! Thank you, xzlr8n. When I first saw the target the first thing that popped to my mind was the letter H. :lol: Good ID! :thumbsup01:

[coinnut]

Great ID on that H thingy :lol: Another good silver day. I think we all forget there are wheats to go with that silver. :yes: So when you gonna give us a wheaty and silver count?? Or are you gonna make us trudge through old post to tally it up ourselves :ticked: :lol:

[RickO]

Well done Angel, nice silver haul... RickO