{"id":5550,"date":"2021-10-24T16:38:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T20:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forths.com\/?p=5550"},"modified":"2021-10-24T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T20:48:58","slug":"got-a-merc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/24\/got-a-merc\/","title":{"rendered":"Got a Merc!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More rainy weather was on the way, but I knew that I had a few hours to enjoy before the rain arrived. I decided to load up the motorbike with my metal detector and head out into the woods again. I targeted an area that I’ve hunted in many times before – a mid 1800s home site about a half mile from my backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It always feels good to ride the sidecar bike onto the trails. It goes just about anywhere. After finding only aluminum can pieces and some unidentifiable iron bits, I moved a bit further up the trail. My first signal at the second site turned out to be a 1941 Mercury dime. The Mercs were minted from 1916 to 1945. These were made in large numbers, especially during the World War 2 years, and are not uncommon. This 1941 is a Philadelphia mint version. 175,090,000 dimes were minted at the Philadelphia Mint that year. These dimes had a 90% silver content, so they tend to come out of the ground in good condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n