Weirdness

[mlw67]

Yesterday I hunted a few sidewalk corner tearups, but didn't find anything....except for a strong quarter signal I got in the grass right *near* the sidewalk tearup that I just had to dig. It turned out to be a 1988 quarter--with a 1956 wheatie sandwiched to it's side. (no pic) Obviously someone in 1956 was counterfitting 1988 quarters.

Tonight I had about an hour to hunt, so I wandered around aimlessly for awhile, then found a weird spot that I just had to try. I hunted it for about a half hour, maybe 45 minutes.

I'm curious if anyone can guess where I might have found these or at least what kind of spot I was hunting?

The keepers were a 1950-S wheat, a 1919-S wheat, and some square nails. They were in the downtown Portland area, on public property. They were NOT in a park, or in a sidewalk strip. They were NOT in a construction site, yet the square nails were on the surface, and the 1919 wheat was less than a half inch deep. The 1950 wheat was about an inch deep. I'm sure there is probably more there. There was a ton of junk that I did not show you.

Any guesses? heheh

I love hunting the weird spots no one else thinks of hunting.

 

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[goldencoin]

Nice finds.....that is wierd for those to be that shallow

HH
-GC

 

[Boobydoo]

bummer on the no finds in the sidewalk tearup. But at least you dug these couple things.
My guess... in the median between the road??

good luck
BDoo

 

[Mirage]

Well, I'm not too good at puzzles but my guess would be a Bus Stop. But maybe this qualifies as a "sidewalk strip".

Other than that weirdness escapes me.

Mirage

 

[EDDE]

prolly an old house once there or a newspaper stand...

 

[RatRacer]

Planter box? Nice finds, too.

 

[battlecat]

Obviously someone in 1956 was counterfitting 1988 quarters.

you crack me up

 

[mlw67]

Hee Heeeee! Some great guesses here!

OK, not a vacant lot, there was never anything built there.

Not a bus stop or planter box.

Not a backhoe bucket (ROFL!)

Not a median strip, although that is a great guess. I've hunted those and found goodies before.

Any more guesses? I'm so used to hunting weird spots, I can still think of about 5 you guys haven't guessed!

I'm going back out there today, I'll get a pic.

 

[romeo-1]

Cool...we give up...where?

 

[Ole Mole]

In front of a XXX movie cinema?

Sorry I'll be serious.

empty lot that held carnival's?

 

[Proolio]

im gonna go with the beach. lol

 

[mlw67]

Nope, not a vacant lot.

Beach = good guess, since there are 'beachy' areas in downtown Portland, but......no.

Hint: I have found coins in between the cobblestones of old streets. (that isn't where I got these)

I'll be hunting this afternoon, I'll be sure to take the camera and show you.

Any more guesses in the meantime?

 

[Mona Lisa]

Dear Weirdness,

Here are my guesses:

Around the trees planted along the sidewalks?

International Rose Test Garden?

River bank at Waterfront Park?

Down in the sewers?

 

[Proolio]

Beach = good guess, since there are 'beachy' areas in downtown Portland, but......no.

i laughed hard at that one.

 

[Aguila]

Ok, this is fun. My guess is the yard of the county courthouse.

 

[Postalrevnant]

LoL

Nice thought about the cointerfeiter.

Postalrevnant

 

[MAINE HILLS HUNTER]

dirt parking lot?

 

[vwayne1]

Pot holes in the street.

 

[Cheryl]

OK, I just have to make a guess.

I am not sure if this counts as weird but my guess is along the railroad tracks.

Cheryl

 

[mlw67]

Super great guesses everyone!

I see Lisa even did some homework....

But vwayne is the closest--since this is where I was hunting:

Believe it or not, this actual city street is right by downtown Portland, just a few blocks from skyscrapers. I had to laugh when I saw they even put up 2-hour parking signs. LOL!

Here is my apprentice THer hard at work:

The ground was so hard and rocky we had to leave a few good-sounding signals until fall, or the next available monsoon. We didn't pull out any more coins, but we did find a cool old brass bell. It used to be round instead of smooshed, but it was still a cool find:

I hope everyone had fun guessing, and thanks for all the great comments!