against the wind
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Yesterday I packed up the bike and headed for a park in an outer borough. I could have hit the water to escape the heat but I try to avoid the beach hunting on the weekends. The water temps are close to 70 degrees, drawing bigger crowds, and the kids are out of control. Good reasons to do a little dirt fishing instead.
It was pretty hot but I find that it is the humidity that gets to me. I tried to stick to the tree line to stay out of the sun. The park started to fill up around 11 A.M. Everyone was staking out a claim in the shade of the older tall timbers.
Most of us can readily identify some of the "Yesteryear Finds" that I made. I think the rusted Church Key is probably the most missed item from years gone by. Especially since it led to the development and widespread use of the pull tab. It was a warm sunny day back in the 60's, when an engineer / machinist, discovered that he had left his can opener at home. That led him to think about developing a self opening can. The rest is history and we have been chasing gold signals ever since.
Another relic is the badly rusted JACK. It was a popular game, usually played by girls back in the 50's and 60's. This game goes much further back,, way back,, and was played all over the world.
www.toyhalloffame.org > toys > jacks
The little "L" was probably a faceplate for a ring. The scripted "L" made me think of the TV show; LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY.
I also recovered a rusted out pocket knife that is probably 50 to 75 years old. They were pretty common back in the day.
My favorite relic to surface was the 1906 Indian Head Penny.
My finds for the hot, humid, dry soil day were: 22q, 19d, 10n, 15 memorial pennies, 7 wheat pennies, (35d, 40, 41, 44(2), 57d, and one that is toasted), and the 1906 Indian Head Penny. A total of 74 coins and some outlandish amounts of trash. I think the dry soil played tricks on my concentration and fooled the DEUS.
It was pretty hot but I find that it is the humidity that gets to me. I tried to stick to the tree line to stay out of the sun. The park started to fill up around 11 A.M. Everyone was staking out a claim in the shade of the older tall timbers.
Most of us can readily identify some of the "Yesteryear Finds" that I made. I think the rusted Church Key is probably the most missed item from years gone by. Especially since it led to the development and widespread use of the pull tab. It was a warm sunny day back in the 60's, when an engineer / machinist, discovered that he had left his can opener at home. That led him to think about developing a self opening can. The rest is history and we have been chasing gold signals ever since.
Another relic is the badly rusted JACK. It was a popular game, usually played by girls back in the 50's and 60's. This game goes much further back,, way back,, and was played all over the world.
www.toyhalloffame.org > toys > jacks
The little "L" was probably a faceplate for a ring. The scripted "L" made me think of the TV show; LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY.
I also recovered a rusted out pocket knife that is probably 50 to 75 years old. They were pretty common back in the day.
My favorite relic to surface was the 1906 Indian Head Penny.
My finds for the hot, humid, dry soil day were: 22q, 19d, 10n, 15 memorial pennies, 7 wheat pennies, (35d, 40, 41, 44(2), 57d, and one that is toasted), and the 1906 Indian Head Penny. A total of 74 coins and some outlandish amounts of trash. I think the dry soil played tricks on my concentration and fooled the DEUS.
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You sure aren't going to miss any gold since it appears that you dig all mid tones.
