Jazdo
Sr. Member
- Oct 11, 2007
- 452
- 8
- Detector(s) used
- Tesoro Cortes,Golden Sabre II, & Inca!
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
"Whats your story"
So how did you start searching for lost items?
My story actually begins without a Detector at all. In 1984 a friend and I were practicing with our compound bows at our local football field. Now this field was not used for school sports for some
20 years maybe. The two school districts had combined,and all sports were held there. So this made
a pretty good Archery range. For one no one really used it anymore. It was quite a ways from the school. The uprights still stand,the ticketbooth,and a old concession stand that was used for storage
and a high jump bar with some foam padding underneath itare all that remained at this time.
For some reason that day we decided to look for some foam in the concession/storage shed to use for
targets.After setting our equipment down we went in the door. a bunch of padding strewn around some boards. The wind was blowing through the open window that day and we both had gotten some
foam pieces in our eyes I remember. As we walked around I remember stumbling on a two by four
that was next to the wall where the main hinged windor would drop down for concessions. Which shocked us both to the extreme. On the underside of the board was a perfectly straight line of coins
mostly silver. We both stared at each other.We counted about thirty coins in all. We divided them up
and looked at each other some more laughing and talking;as we left. Each heading home after grabbing our equipment.
Walking home I remember looking at them.My return was quick,and I was grinning as my grandparents greeted me. I stated you wont believe what Mckibben and I found! Turns out their was
3 Walking halves,Washington quarters,mercs,roseys,jefferson nickels and even a barber dime found
between us both.
Later on my Grandfather said when people exchanged money at the stand;some was dropped inbetween the double wall. Never to be retrieved; until now that is! The next day we returned and sure enough there was a 4inch gap that coins fell into and ended up resting along the 2 by 4.
This sparked my interest in this Hobby. "Whats your story"
So how did you start searching for lost items?
My story actually begins without a Detector at all. In 1984 a friend and I were practicing with our compound bows at our local football field. Now this field was not used for school sports for some
20 years maybe. The two school districts had combined,and all sports were held there. So this made
a pretty good Archery range. For one no one really used it anymore. It was quite a ways from the school. The uprights still stand,the ticketbooth,and a old concession stand that was used for storage
and a high jump bar with some foam padding underneath itare all that remained at this time.
For some reason that day we decided to look for some foam in the concession/storage shed to use for
targets.After setting our equipment down we went in the door. a bunch of padding strewn around some boards. The wind was blowing through the open window that day and we both had gotten some
foam pieces in our eyes I remember. As we walked around I remember stumbling on a two by four
that was next to the wall where the main hinged windor would drop down for concessions. Which shocked us both to the extreme. On the underside of the board was a perfectly straight line of coins
mostly silver. We both stared at each other.We counted about thirty coins in all. We divided them up
and looked at each other some more laughing and talking;as we left. Each heading home after grabbing our equipment.
Walking home I remember looking at them.My return was quick,and I was grinning as my grandparents greeted me. I stated you wont believe what Mckibben and I found! Turns out their was
3 Walking halves,Washington quarters,mercs,roseys,jefferson nickels and even a barber dime found
between us both.
Later on my Grandfather said when people exchanged money at the stand;some was dropped inbetween the double wall. Never to be retrieved; until now that is! The next day we returned and sure enough there was a 4inch gap that coins fell into and ended up resting along the 2 by 4.
This sparked my interest in this Hobby. "Whats your story"
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