Inspired by a post from a fellow Southern California detectorist, Jamflicker, I headed out this morning to a location I have not detected at before in search of the elusive SoCal Silver. Good news is I found three silvers, and was SO close to a dime trifecta (yes this is good news because this new spot is gonna be hit hard)! The bad news is I gashed the Mercury head dime and cannot read the date, AND the silver coins are in rough shape which I've found is the norm for the soil here.
1893 "V" Nickel (my oldest US soil find to date!)
1903 Barber dime
19??S Mercury head dime
1943S war nickel
Found all these coins in the same hole however the Merc and war nickel were on one side of a large root and closer to the surface while the "V" nickel and Barber dime were lower and on the other side.
1893 "V" Nickel (my oldest US soil find to date!)
1903 Barber dime
19??S Mercury head dime
1943S war nickel
Found all these coins in the same hole however the Merc and war nickel were on one side of a large root and closer to the surface while the "V" nickel and Barber dime were lower and on the other side.