Sweet little surprise

[1hotwire]

Just another example as why we should always dig memorial pennies ( but I don't) unless like today I was hunting a historic district in a local town and this barber sounded just like and rang up 12-43 12-41 and I was expecting a memorial penny or maybe a wheat but not a silver so I guess the reason is because it is kinda slick and thin .
You just never know for sure unless you dig !
Roy

 

[714 Metal Detecting]

Nice find

 

[laplander]

You are correct, my first bust dime read 39, way low . Congrats on the Barb!
HH Jeff

 

[jkline]

Yep! Yesterday I dug a '42 Merc-- on my ctx it gave me an 11 34. After digging 11 memorials and 1 wheat from a sidewalk strip-- I thought about passing it by. As I mentioned in a different post, I rarely ever get a 12 45 unless it's clad.

The only exception are silver rings-- those always give me a 47/48.

So if I 'cherry picked', I would rarely ever find silver dimes.

 

[Elmy]

Yep! Yesterday I dug a '42 Merc-- on my ctx it gave me an 11 34. After digging 11 memorials and 1 wheat from a sidewalk strip-- I thought about passing it by. As I mentioned in a different post, I rarely ever get a 12 45 unless it's clad.

The only exception are silver rings-- those always give me a 47/48.

So if I 'cherry picked', I would rarely ever find silver dimes.

yes ...you are right....but if I hit it at 34 I would have called it an ih and would have dug it also. You are doing right with the pattern you are using and doing very well with it....congrats !!!

 

[Elmy]

Just another example as why we should always dig memorial pennies ( but I don't) unless like today I was hunting a historic district in a local town and this barber sounded just like and rang up 12-43 12-41 and I was expecting a memorial penny or maybe a wheat but not a silver so I guess the reason is because it is kinda slick and thin .
You just never know for sure unless you dig !
Roy
View attachment 8752

also numbers for worn seated dimes....yep...dig those wheat signals....every one !

 

[jkline]

True Elmy. The only seated dime I've ever found, was a 12 40/41.

 

[Elmy]

True Elmy. The only seated dime I've ever found, was a 12 40/41.

They can come in at 46-47 ....If they are in good shape...I have dug many seated dimes in that range also....those signals , with that high coin id, are the ones you try not to scratch !!!!
A 40- 42 id , you don't seem to be so careful when digging.

 

[1hotwire]

Yeah I have found several silver dimes with lower id numbers but most still had the higher pitch sound which turns my head . The surprise comes when it sounds like a penny and turns out to be silver and for me that don't happen that often.
I'm still searching for a seated anything. Maybe one day it will happen!

 

[Elmy]

Yeah I have found several silver dimes with lower id numbers but most still had the higher pitch sound which turns my head . The surprise comes when it sounds like a penny and turns out to be silver and for me that don't happen that often.
I'm still searching for a seated anything. Maybe one day it will happen!

co 34 to 43 is your best shot for a seated in the oldest area you can think of to hunt....set fe at 24 for a deep coin and listen for the high soft whistle...headphones would help. you would also get ih's ,2 centers...ect....
since dimes are found 2 to 3 times more than any other silver, target them.
See my post....https://www.findmall.com/threads/the-screaming-wheat-cent-signal.351728/

 

[jughed440]

Very nice!!
Anything that rings up in that range gets dug up...NO exceptions for me