MickTwin Gets 1st Silver Coin! (applause here...)

[MickTwin]

OK, OK, so it's no big deal for most of you, but for me - MickTwin (a rookie), after several hunts in yards around my area I finally got my first silver today: a 1929 Merc and I'm stoked!

It was relatively shallow at 3 inches. I was using my new Delta 4000 in discriminate mode. Notched out everything, but 5c,10c,25c, and 50+. I got a solid hit 84-85. Double checked using All Metal 1 (also read 85+ or-). A real easy dig.. plenty of the clad coins I've dug have been deeper. I usually don't notch out as much as I did, but I was getting tired of digging foil.

So, anyway, I get the first silver (of my life) and jim tn gets his 99th (of the year)... Got some catchin up to do!!!

 

[iskirkra]

Congratulations on your first silver and it's in nice shape to. Way to go and keep it up. Thanks for the pictures. HH Randy

 

[Markmac]

Congratulations Mick Twin on your first silver and to be a mercury dime how nice, to me the mercury dime is the presttiest silver coin to find at least for a dime its my favorite.Keep up the good work with your Delta...Markmac

 

[all iron]

Fantastic!

 

[Monte]

n/t

 

[D&P-OR]

Congrats Mick!---It's ALWAYS exciting finally silver--be it the first, or the next one of hundreds of 'em.----That's a very nice Merc you found! ---To me, the two most beautiful U.S. coins ever minted are the Mercury dime & the Walking Liberty half (both sculpted by the same designer, Adoloph Wineman).---------Del

 

[jim tn]

Mick, congrats. My first silver coin 38 years ago was a Merc. as well. Funny thing about finding silver. I get just as excited with each one I find today as I did with the first one back in 72. Good luck, there is still more out there and old yards are excellent spots for them. HH jim tn

 

[earthmansurfer]

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Congratulations. Silver really feels good to find. Even finding two hundred year old coppers doesn't really do it for me like silver.
Keep it up!

 

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

I would not notch and I would use a low disc

 

[cintitomcat]

Nice start to your silver collection, nothing gets you pumped like pulling silver out of a hole. Tom

 

[pull tab mel]

Congrats on the silver!

 

[capt.]

Way to go Mick Twin. Still looking for my first. Congrats bro!

capt.