Todays find...1916 Mercury Dime

[Neil in West Jersey]

I read a newspaper article about an old swimming spot not far from me, so I decided to give it a look during my lunch-hour. I changed out of my suit & tie and within minutes found the dime. I was not wearing my glasses, and I could make out the date, but I couldn't tell if it had a mintmark or not. The chances of finding any Denver mintmark on an early 20th century coin in this region are slim, but I was still hopeful. It is always nice to find any silver.
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[khouse]

Great find. I haven't hit one in a long while. Good work!

 

[awhitster]

Nice find. I like the looks of the Mercs. I've found 2 of them. Did you clean it or did it come out of the ground like that?

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

[quote awhitster]Did you clean it or did it come out of the ground like that?[/quote]

That is the way it popped out. I just blew off the dust.

 

[awhitster]

I keep all coins for my collection so I clean the silver. The silver I have found has some black tarnish. I dip it in silver jewelry cleaner then use a polishing cloth. I like the shiny look. Here is an example.
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[John-Edmonton]

Man those Mercs are a nice looking coin! And silver to boot

 

[Uncle Willy]

That's the nice thing about silver - real money, instead of the cheap junk we are forced to contend with now.

Bill

 

[draaiorgel]

Hey Neil,
That's one beauty of a coin, great condition for the year. Well found that man.