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Old 09-11-2011, 02:00 PM
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I had just got home from work friday (9-10-11), soon as I walked in the house my 8yr old son meet me with my detecting bag and said "Pleeeeeeeeease". We had somewhere to be in an hour so I told him we could go to aspot close by for 20min max.

We hit an iffy dime signal at 5" so we dug it, about 4" down I puled a small piece of what I think is aluminum fence. I rescan the hole and am getting a strong dime signal now, my son asks if he can dig the rest so I let him.

About 2" deeper and he flips a handfull of dirt over and we immediatly see a shiny round object. At the same time we both say "oh my God".Laying there staring at us is a beutiful 1941 merc. It was both mine and his first silver, It is one of the best memories I have with him and Its a day I will NEVER forget.
We were still on cloud 9 when we went to bed.



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Old 09-11-2011, 02:03 PM
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Congratulations to you and your son...great job !!!! Love the pictures---you both will always remember that day.

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Old 09-11-2011, 02:09 PM
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Very cool

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It's the silver police!

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Old 09-11-2011, 02:12 PM
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Real nice guys!

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It's the silver police!

lol yea, he didnt even give me time to change shirts when I got home.
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Very cool, I hope my daughter wants to detect with me when she gets old enough.

That field is huge, I'm sure there are more silver coins there for you guys!

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Garrett 250 can do watch for EMI, you don't need a double D and I'm going to buy another one of those soon to lend out since My father in law has my first one. That's a great find and a fantastic machine for the money! You guys have a pinpointer yet?

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Awesome you getting the next generation of hunter out there with you and finding silver.

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Oh, that is so sweet! Beautiful story and pics.

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Congrats on the first silver!!

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Anything shared father and son will stay forever in the heart and in the mind. Congrat's at building this memory and hope many more will follow. Jack

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Garrett 250 can do watch for EMI, you don't need a double D and I'm going to buy another one of those soon to lend out since My father in law has my first one. That's a great find and a fantastic machine for the money! You guys have a pinpointer yet?
No we dont have a PP yet, we desperatly need one lol. I just ordered a new E-Trac from Bart at big boy hobbies, GREAT guy and GREAT deal.
I will be handing the 250 down to my son amd also gonna pick us up a pro pointer.

Thanks guys for all the kind words, my kid thinks hes famous now because he is on the internet LOL.
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Congrats on the find. That's very cool and your time with the family is a true treasure.

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Anything shared father and son will stay forever in the heart and in the mind. Congrat's at building this memory and hope many more will follow. Jack
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Great find, hope you both have many more.
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That's awesome! A moment neither one of you will forget.

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A Royal Congrats on a Great Father and Son teamup to find that merc! The King hopes many more for you both in your future hunts!

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you should get a close up pic of the dime so we can see the beutiful condition
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Nice job! Here's to many more!

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