markinswpa
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Due to heat, rain, and home projects I have not got out much and when I have finds have been sparse. This is a low point for me in this hobby and reading other members posts keep me going and knowing the next cool find is only a plug turn over away. So my neighbor is having some concrete work done and one of the guys that work fore the contractor says he's a digger. I say you do metal detecting, he says nope, just digs. He proceeds to tell me he has been working the same site for years, has dug thousand of coins, tokens, and artifacts. Gold and silver, he said he has even found gold teeth. The site is where they hauled the debris from the 1936 Pittsburgh flood. Then he said don't ask.Said he has drawers full of stuff and that he would bring a few back with him. This morning I was having my coffee on my back porch and he came over with a bag full of tokens, buttons, and some foreign coins. Including a Grand Army of the Republic medal. a Remember the Maine medal and bunch of other cool stuff. I remember a while back one of the other members posted one of those and I thought what a cool piece of history. After seeing how much I enjoyed the piece he said go head take it, pick one more, I've got drawers full the stuff. Even though I didn't dig it its still a great piece if history and glad to have it. The other token makes me chuckle because the neighborhood where they want you to buy a house is just the hood these days.So that was way back when.
Now I have a 10 o'clock app. to get fitted for my new glasses so I decide to stop on the way back at the local Wal-mart and do a little shopping. I go in and spy this guy at the coin star. I'll have to keep an eye on him I thought so periodically I would check back and yep he was still there. Now I was in the store for at least 40 min. and he was still pouring coins in there. I get in the shortest checkout line and don't you know I got the slowest cashier. He's still pouring coins in. Just about the time I finishing I see him pull his slip, I said damn, timing couldn't be better. He walks off and I head over and the tray has a pretty good hand full of coins left in it, I pocket them noticing a bunch off foreign coins which is all I usually get from the coinstars and as I'm walking out I see the guy come back and check the return slot, Sorry too late. After checking them I got a Toonie, 6 quarters 6 dimes, ,and 5 Canadian nickles, Also a coin from the Netherlands, 1 from Bermuda, 1 from Aruba and one from Nambia. A memorial penny and YES my first US silver a 58 Rosie . So as you can see it was an interesting morning. Two tokens and a silver without detecting, not quite the same but I'll take it. Sorry for long winded post but I wanted to share. HH Mark
ps. last pic is from my last hunt at the local park
Now I have a 10 o'clock app. to get fitted for my new glasses so I decide to stop on the way back at the local Wal-mart and do a little shopping. I go in and spy this guy at the coin star. I'll have to keep an eye on him I thought so periodically I would check back and yep he was still there. Now I was in the store for at least 40 min. and he was still pouring coins in there. I get in the shortest checkout line and don't you know I got the slowest cashier. He's still pouring coins in. Just about the time I finishing I see him pull his slip, I said damn, timing couldn't be better. He walks off and I head over and the tray has a pretty good hand full of coins left in it, I pocket them noticing a bunch off foreign coins which is all I usually get from the coinstars and as I'm walking out I see the guy come back and check the return slot, Sorry too late. After checking them I got a Toonie, 6 quarters 6 dimes, ,and 5 Canadian nickles, Also a coin from the Netherlands, 1 from Bermuda, 1 from Aruba and one from Nambia. A memorial penny and YES my first US silver a 58 Rosie . So as you can see it was an interesting morning. Two tokens and a silver without detecting, not quite the same but I'll take it. Sorry for long winded post but I wanted to share. HH Mark
ps. last pic is from my last hunt at the local park