Dumb Luck!

[homebre]

Was home yesterday because I had surgery on my gums, so I decided to go for a short hunt on my property. I own 10 acres in Orange county NC but I don't hunt there much because all I have found to date was one 1968 quarter, shotgun shells and old iron. So I said what the hey (as some people say down here!), I need to go out with the dogs for a few minutes and take the "V" and hunt just below nickel on the DISC. After a bout 5 minutes I got a beep and DISC'ed it past Tab without loosing the the tone; the tone was short and indicated a small object. Figured it was a shotgun shell and started digging. After almost giving up as I had gone down about 6 inches--but my pinpointer was showing it was close. Popped up the last bit of earth, and there was a shiny (you guessed it) 1942 Mercury dime. That ended my hunt for the day (it was hot and buggy). I had gone over 4 months without finding any silver, and suddenly found my first silver on my own property. (I have only lived there 20 years, so it wasn't lost by me.). You never know!

Andy from Hillsborough

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[tabman]

Now that's a really good find.

I bet you start detecting your property with a lot more zeal now.

You need to post some pictures.

tabman

 

[kaolinwasher]

Thats a great find , I would love to find a merc,

 

[homebre]

As you suggested, here's the Merc.
Andy from Hillsborough

 

[ken ward]

Hombre, Have you ever google earth your land. Their might be some great history their that you don't know about. Good hind. Bet there is more there.... KEN

 

[BarberBill]

That's the sort of thing that keeps us serious folks playing in the dirt. Never know what you're going to find, nor where you'll find it. Nice find.
BB

 

[homebre]

Thanks, I have google-earthed it, but I have only found farm land, no structures I could find and an old road. On the old road, only found iron so far.

 

[Topdecker]

Dumb luck is finding a dime in parking lot. But I get what you are saying - I've found a gold ring out in the middle of a field and I guess it just wasn't meant to be lost. Good job!

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[oneguy]

Nice Merc there Hombre............!!!!!