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Scrammed from city park, look what I found

RockieBoston

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Took me a week to get my nerve back after my first encounter with a park ranger. Went to a less patrolled city park and found a large cent, WWII pin, 1901 IHP and my first intact crotal bell. And a little cross country team pin.

Ha!

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The crotal bell is my white whale, I have found pieces of them and last week found half of one but have yet to find a complete one. Congrats on some great finds.


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Nice going, Rockie ! Now look for a Park Ranger to turn over that loot to :laughing:

In almost 40 years of detecting, I’ve found only two crotal bells; a brass one over the left outfield baseball fence at a city park (not Boston) and a “tombac” crotal in a plowed field, during a members-only club hunt at a suburban farm stand property. MTHA is our club, www.masstreasure.com
 
What park were you hunting in that had a park ranger? Was it a state park? You do know you cannot hunt on DCR land, save sand beaches with permission of the park ranger?
 
Nice going, Rockie ! Now look for a Park Ranger to turn over that loot to :laughing:



In almost 40 years of detecting, I’ve found only two crotal bells; a brass one over the left outfield baseball fence at a city park (not Boston) and a “tombac” crotal in a plowed field, during a members-only club hunt at a suburban farm stand property. MTHA is our club, www.masstreasure.com
I think it's a tombac crotal bell because when I started rubbing the dirt off it turned silver colored. I was REALLY surprised that's what it was.

I know about the club, I need to join up with you guys. Just haven't gotten to it yet. I won't have to share my secret spots, will I?!
 
I know about the club, I need to join up with you guys. Just haven't gotten to it yet. I won't have to share my secret spots, will I?!

My guess is that the club will soon be able to meet in-person again (June or July) now that COVID restrictions are being lifted. And no, your secret spots are YOUR secret spots… :yes:

Jim
 
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