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Old 08-12-2011, 03:14 PM
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Default 5 mercuries in 40 min.
I found these in an old packed dirt front yard a couple blocks from the university, along with 14 wheaties, 1920's - 1940's.
The far left one was on the surface, I saw it a couple steps after I ground balanced.
The other 4 were all within a 10' radius on the former path from the driveway to the front door.
The two shinier ones are both 1920.

This was a jaw dropping find for me because I've been detecting for only 3.5 months and have found 1 merc and 1 '59 quarter up until this day.
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Old 08-12-2011, 03:22 PM
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That's a great day out. Congrats!
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wow! Congrats!!!!

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Old 08-12-2011, 03:39 PM
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Very Nice.. congrats!

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Old 08-12-2011, 03:41 PM
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Now that is a VERY GOOD DAY! And only in 40 minutes too!

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Old 08-12-2011, 04:32 PM
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I'm envious!! But so happy for you!!! Congrats!!

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Old 08-12-2011, 04:32 PM
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That's incredible!

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WTG!!! In Very little Time!
That's great,congrats!

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Old 08-12-2011, 05:12 PM
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I found these in an old packed dirt front yard a couple blocks from the university, along with 14 wheaties, 1920's - 1940's.
The far left one was on the surface, I saw it a couple steps after I ground balanced.
The other 4 were all within a 10' radius on the former path from the driveway to the front door.
The two shinier ones are both 1920.

This was a jaw dropping find for me because I've been detecting for only 3.5 months and have found 1 merc and 1 '59 quarter up until this day.
Nice!

Sounds like Bonesquat when he is hunting with me. At least you weren't using my coil!

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Old 08-12-2011, 06:30 PM
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Sweet finds, hunts like that are nice when they come along, congrats on the silver and wheats.

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Looks like you found a great spot. Congrats!

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Nice!!!!!!!!

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Old 08-12-2011, 06:57 PM
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Congrats on sime nice silver !
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Old 08-12-2011, 07:16 PM
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awesome day of detecting!!
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I have been detecting since 2006 and do not have 1 Mercury to show for it. You find 5 in less than an hour!
Good bye cruel world! Oh, by the way CONGRATS!

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Good going! Thats a great hunt.

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Great hunt!!!

Make my day and tell me you didn't use an ETRAC?

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Old 08-12-2011, 10:26 PM
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Did you stop detecting after 40 min...or were the coins found in the short time but you continued detecting? I wonder because I always find stuff in bunches and then nothing for hours haha. Either way, sweet finds!
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Great job on the very cool accomplishment! You're doing great, keep it up!

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Great hunt.

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