Had a cardiac moment....

Was hunting my neighbor's yard the other day....he and his family had to move out due to storm damage....so I decided to go over and hunt his yard....found lots of clad and then hit a wheat patch and found several wheaties....then I got THE SIGNAL.....dug down and found a Merc....thought it was one from the 40's....nope....was a 1916.....flipped it over and prayed....it has an S....NO D.....oh well I guess it is still a good find.....worth $20....I will take it....see ya later......

Yup, still a good find. Alot of the 16's you are lucky to even see a mint mark they get so worn.

i bet you was hoping and praying for that d when you turned it over
maybe next time

cool find, any silver is a good day, thanks for sharing and hh

Way to go Pudz.

Maybe you can use that money to help out your neighbor did they give you permission?

trainer:

  If you can't say anything nice, say zero.

lastleg

great story, WTG

Congrats on the Merc, nice huntin there

Yes I had permission....and the owner told me I could keep whatever I found.....if I had found a D...he would not have taken the money....I would have offered it to him but I am 99% sure he would have told me to keep it....next time I see him over there working I will show him the Merc and tell him the story......

Lastleg:

Nice ....... ? you saying I said something bad? From what I read it was written as a no no
But the person took the time to corrected himself , I don't encourage trespassing, if you do
 
Trainer

Congrats on the merc ,had a few cardiac moments myself !!!

might be more there waiting on you,
hit that yard again !!!

trainer:

  Sorry I hadn't noticed you're New York.  No wonder you dissed him like that.   Pudz is a good ol' Arkansas southerner who respects his neighbors.
His own home was almost destroyed by a tornado and repaired it all himself.
His neighbor had to move away temporarily and told Pudz he could detect all
he wanted to.

  Pudsbrat is a member of a Metal Detecting Club started by my old buddy and
mentor since the late 60's.  All those Mena clubbers were taught the ettique of
responsible detectorists.  'nuff said

lastleg

Been there done that!  I'm still hoping for a D to pop up one of these days.  Found 4 S mints so far.  Nothing like that gets the old heart pumping 

Sorry I hadn't noticed you're New York.  No wonder you dissed him like that.



lastleg,whats N.Y. have to do with it.You get on trainer for being disrespectful to one person.You just disrespected an entire state.Got something against Yankee's do you?


btw, nice finds pudsbrat and happy hunting.

Metfan:

  Haw Haw Haw, good one.  Go Yankees ! ! !

Nice dime.
I've dug loads of dimes over 45 years and still not one super rare date.
teddy

last leg:
what's haw haw haw   isn't it ha ha ha  Now there you go insulting my NY neighbor, but us New Yorker can take it





pudsbrat dont listen to last leg you did good in asking for permission I just read your writing the wrong way congrats with the merc

trainer:

  Haw Haw Haw to you too.  Go Mets ! ! !

Trainer....It's OK ...I didnt take offense to what you said.....I never,ever go on someone's property without permission....guess I was just raised right.....my post may have sounded like I was trying to be sneaky...but I dont do that....I was raised to hold doors open for ladies, give your seat up to a lady.....and I try to be polite and courteous at all times....no harm no fail....and yes I learned a lot from lastleg's old buddy John.....I have been at this hobby for 25 years and I dont know everything....I learn from ones that have been at it longer than me and ones just getting started.....as for you being a Yankee...well we all have things against us.... ...just kidding.....but I will tell you I am American by birth, Southern by the grace of God.....but we can all get along....alot of my friends are Yankees.....where I come from, we judge a man by his actions and deeds , not where he was born...see ya later......

WTg pud Awesome find!!

Any Merc will do.

i know the feeling, ive probably found 15 or more 1916 mercs,  i always have great hope when i roll them just to be disappointed.  out of all of mine only one had an s the rest was all plain.  just remember one day that d is going to be there

[Oldest Coin - 1841 Seated Half DimeOldest Relic - Silver plated 1700's Colonial Buckle]

Pudsbrat spoken like a true gentlemen.

Nice going on the 1916 merc, always nice to make sure the old ticker is still working properly 

I found two 1916 mercs this year, and neither one was the coveted D mint mark, but I'm convinced there's one out there somewhere with my name on it 

hh,
Brian

Don't you just hate it?

I pulled one '16 Merc, but it's so worn you can only see the raised area of the mint mark. Can't tell if it's a S or a D, it's so worn.

Robin