trobaughokc
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The trip back home to Illinois was pretty much of a bust. The weather was interesting, everything from tornados to snow.
The one day I had at the old farm, started out warm enough but the wind was steady and gusting up to 45 mph. There ain?t no place to hide in an open field. Once I was a little off balance and was literally blown backwards three steps. It?s hard to hear those signals with your ears flapping back and forth. The temp started falling as a front moved through and soon the wind chill got to the point I couldn?t stay out any longer. Of course if I?d been finding anything worthwhile, I might have made it longer than the six hours I was there. Someone out there was real fond of using lead for body work and soldering. No coins earlier than late sixties and one piece of mystery jewelry that might have been a shoe decoration.
I was only able to hunt the old park in Momence (in use continuously for over 100 years) for an hour and a half. Cold, wet, and muddy I had to confine myself to the wood chips. Pulled some clad but nothing old. Next day I got into a couple of yards for two hours, but again junk and clad.
Got out a little every day, my usual haunts (schools and parks) in Normal and Bourbonnais, pulled 329 clad for $16.93 face.
One coin of note was brought home; my mother-in-law gave me an 1865 2 cent piece that?s in excellent shape. Of course she had to tell me that she found it in the garage at the old farm before they bulldozed it and the house into a hole, burned it, covered it with dirt and plowed it over.:o(
The one day I had at the old farm, started out warm enough but the wind was steady and gusting up to 45 mph. There ain?t no place to hide in an open field. Once I was a little off balance and was literally blown backwards three steps. It?s hard to hear those signals with your ears flapping back and forth. The temp started falling as a front moved through and soon the wind chill got to the point I couldn?t stay out any longer. Of course if I?d been finding anything worthwhile, I might have made it longer than the six hours I was there. Someone out there was real fond of using lead for body work and soldering. No coins earlier than late sixties and one piece of mystery jewelry that might have been a shoe decoration.
I was only able to hunt the old park in Momence (in use continuously for over 100 years) for an hour and a half. Cold, wet, and muddy I had to confine myself to the wood chips. Pulled some clad but nothing old. Next day I got into a couple of yards for two hours, but again junk and clad.
Got out a little every day, my usual haunts (schools and parks) in Normal and Bourbonnais, pulled 329 clad for $16.93 face.
One coin of note was brought home; my mother-in-law gave me an 1865 2 cent piece that?s in excellent shape. Of course she had to tell me that she found it in the garage at the old farm before they bulldozed it and the house into a hole, burned it, covered it with dirt and plowed it over.:o(
Congrats on the 1865 2 cent. A great gift.
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